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05_No_Wrong_Numbers

05 No Wrong Numbers

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.

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又买了一个汽车修理部。 平赫斯特离锡尔伯里只有5英里，但斯科特先生没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斯特带到锡尔伯里。这只鸽子只用了3分钟就飞完了全程。 到目前为止，斯科特先生已经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。

Words

  • garage /ɡəˈrɑʒ/ 车库
  • pigeons /ˈpɪdʒənz/ n. 鸽子
    1. I have just received a pigeon from my brother.
    2. On the last day, I made a decision and sent the pigeon to my friend, Leo.
  • message /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ n. 信息
    1. I left him a message.
    2. Did you leave him a message?
    3. Why did you leave him a message?
  • cover /ˈkʌvɚ/ n. 覆盖；走完
    1. The bird covered the distance in three minutes.
    2. Did the bird covered the distance in three minutes?
  • distance /ˈdɪstəns/ 距离
  • spare /spɛr/ n. 备用的
    1. I need to buy some spare parts for my car.
    2. Do you need to buy some spare parts for your car?
    3. What do you need to buy for your car?
  • part /pɑrt/ n. 零件
    1. I need to buy some spare parts for my car.
    2. Do you need to buy some spare parts for your car?
    3. What do you need to buy for your car?
  • service /ˈsɝvɪs/ n. 服务
    1. ‘telephone’ service.
    2. He began his own private telephone service.
    3. Did he begin his own private telephone service?
  • request /rɪˈkwɛst/ n. 请求
    1. I have just sent a request for a new computer.

Expressions

  • leave sb. a message 给某人留口信

  • customer service 客户服务

  • cover the distance in st. 用……时间走完这段距离

    1. The bird covered the distance in three minutes.
    2. Did the bird covered the distance in three minutes?

  • A is 5 miles from B A 离 B 有 5 英里

    1. Beijing is 662 miles from Shanghai.
    2. Is Beijing 662 miles from Shanghai?

  • get sth. for sb. 给某人弄到某物

    1. I can get that for you.
    2. Can you get that for me?
    3. I can’t get that for you.
    4. Why can’t you get that for me?

  • a great many + 可数名词复数

  • send a request for sth. 发出对某物的请求

    1. I sent a request for some paper 10 days ago.

  • up to now 直到现在

    1. I have sent a great number of postcards to him up to now.
    2. Last night, we said a great many things.
    3. Did you say a great many things last night?

  • in this way 以这种方式

    1. I always have a good seat in the theatre.