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Lesson Five--No wrong numbers
第一部分 WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS：
garage n. 修车厂
Silbury 锡尔伯里
Pinhurst 平赫斯特
pigeon n. 鸽子
message n. 信息
cover v. 越过
distance n. 距离
request n. 要求，请求
spare part 备件
urgent adj. 紧急的
第二部分 TEXT：
Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private 'telephone' service.
参考译文
詹姆斯.斯科特先生在锡尔伯里有一个汽车修理部，现在他刚在平赫斯特买了另一个汽车修理部。平赫特离锡尔伯里只有5英里，但詹姆斯.斯科特先生未能为他新的汽车修理部搞到一部电话机，所以他买了只鸽子。昨天，一只鸽子把第一封信从平赫特带到锡尔伯里。这只鸟只用了3分钟就飞完了全程。到目前为止，斯科特先生从一个汽车修理部向另一个发送了大量索取备件的信件和其他紧急函件。就这样，他开始自己的私人“电话”业务。
第三部分 LANGUAGE POINTS：
1. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury. 表达距离的一种说法。
2. carry a message 传递信息；carry 有运送、传递的意思
3. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. cover 在这里表示完成一段行程
4. up to now 意为：到现在为止，一般与现在完成时连用
5. 请求要什么东西：request (n.) for; make a request(n.) for sth.
请求某人做某事：request(v.)(sb.) to do sth.
request 还可以与介词搭配：on/upon request 因什么请求
6. spare parts 备件，零件
7. In this way, he has begun his own private 'telephone' service.in this way=by way of this 以这样的方式 service 表示业务
第四部分 KEY STRUCTURES AND USAGE：
时态的复习：一般过去式，现在完成式，一般现在时
句子结构的分析：并列句，转折句
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Exercises:
一、中译英
银行离这儿有五分钟的路。
你能替我把这个包裹送到邮局去吗？
从昨天上午到现在，他们已经走完了60英里的路。
我请求你考虑一下我的建议。
他因我们的要求做了一个演讲。
(spare 的组合短语)
备用轮胎
备用钥匙
业余时间
零钱
邮政业务
客运业务
上门取送业务
二、老式(old fashioned)的传递信息的方式有些什么优点呢？
KEY：
一、The bank is about 5 minutes' walk away. 这里用介词away来表示距离
Can you carry this package to the post office for me please?
They have covered 60 miles since yesterday morning.
I request you to consider my suggestion.
He gave a speech upon our request.
spare tire
spare key
spare time
spare money
postal service
passenger service
pick-up and delivery service
二、Sometimes it's even more reliable. There are no such things as wrong numbers to irritate you.
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