新概念英语第二册第五课学习笔记

Lesson 5No wrong numbers无错号之虞

【New words and expressions】生词和短语

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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

service n.业务，服务

★pigeon n.鸽子It'snotmypigeon.＝None ofmybusiness.不关我的事。

★message n.（口头或书面的）信息

Here is a message for you from your sister.

an oral['orəl]口头的,口述的/written message口信/便条

leave sb. a message给……留便条I'll leave you a message.take a message for sb.替某人捎口信

Can I take a message for you?我能替你捎个口信吗?

Can you take a message for me?你能替我捎个口信吗?

take a message to sb.给某人口信

打电话:

Hello!--MayIhaveawordwithTom?/MayIspeakwith/toTom?--Can you take a message for me?

information[,ɪnfɚ'meʃən]n.信息（不可数）messengern.送信人，信使★cover v.越过；覆盖

Snow covered the whole village.

She covered the child with a coat.她给孩子盖了件外衣。

1②vt.行过（一段距离），走过（通常不用被动语态）cover+距离越过……You can cover the distance to the museum in ten minutes.③n.覆盖物，盖子，罩子，套子Put a cover on the box!★distance n.距离

keep distance保持距离distant adj.远距离的

Can I share[ʃɛr]分享;分担;共有this table? Can I join you?importance n.重要important adj.重要的

difference n.不同different adj.不同的

★request n.要求,请求

①n.要求,请求

request for对……有请求,有需求I have a request for the cake.He granted my request for more time.他同意了我延长时间的请求。

She sent a request for help to Gary.她向加里请求帮助。

②v.要求,请求

request sb.to do sth.＝ask sb.to do sth.要求某人做……require sb.to do sth.要求某人做……

You are required/asked to do sth.（对人要求习惯用被动语态）★spare adj.备用的

①vt.抽出（时间等），让给

Have you got five minutes to spare?

I cannot spare the time. I have no time to spare.

2The robbers['rɑbɚ]抢劫者,强盗spared his life.

‘Share me!’begged the prisoner['prɪznɚ]犯人,囚犯.

③adj.多余的，空闲的，剩下的，备用的

You can sleep in the spare bedroom.

Where can I get spare parts for this machine?

I have no spare time now.

‘Have you any old clothes that you do not want?’he asked.=‘Have you any old clothes to spare?’he asked.

★service['sɝvɪs]n.业务,服务

service作为不可数名词时通常用于表示旅馆、餐馆以及商店等对旅客、顾客等的侍候、接待或服务；

作为可数名词时可以表示为帮助他人所采取的行动或所做的工作。

The service in that hotel is quite很good.

You have done me a great service.你已经帮了我很大的忙。

service既可以指公用事业的业务，如：

themailservice（邮政业务）、thetelephone service（电话业务）；

也可指办这些业务的机构，如：

atravelservice（旅行社）、anewsservice（通讯社）。

At your service. = Glad to be at your service. = I am glad to be atyour service.我很乐意为您效劳.

serve v.服务,接待

——Thank you.

情急之下,可用No thanks.回答

——Sorry.——No sorry.

【Text】

Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPin hurst. Pinhurst isonly five miles from Silbury, butMr.Scottcannotgeta telephone for his newgarage,sohe has justboughttwelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message fromPinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes.Upto now,Mr.Scotthassenta great manyrequests for sparepartsandother urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, hehas 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12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.

4【课文讲解】

1、Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just boughtanother garage in Pinhurst.

garage n.车库,车行（英美读音不同）

another(+单数名词)其它的很多个中的一个Can you show me another?other(+名词) adj.其它的(可加单/复数名词)