lesson5

爱屋及乌.
Every dog has his day.
人人皆有得意时。 Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非
Proverbs related to fox：
The fox may grow grey, but never good. 江山易改，本性难易
The fox preys farthest from his hole. 兔子不吃窝边草
听音识鸟，闻言识人。
2.message n.信息（可数名词）
leave sb a message: 给……留便条 e.g I’ll leave you a message. take a message for sb:替……捎口信 Can I take a message for you?
information n.信息（不可数名词）
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What is the meaning of the last sentence? ----- A special telephone service using pigeons
1.距离的表达方式 距离的表达方式: 距离的表达方式 Pinhurst is five miles (away) from Silbury. The bus stop is only one mile from school.
3）on the way (to):在去……的途中 On the way to the station，I bought some chocolates. 4）in a way:从某种意义上来说 In a way, it is an important book. 在某种意义上，这是一本重要的书。 5）in the way 挡路 Please move the chair. It is in the way. 请挪一下这把椅子，它把路挡住了。
Proverbs related to birds ：
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕；一举两得
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分
Fine feathers make fine birds.
人要衣装，马要鞍。
A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
6.service n. 业务, 服务 postal ['pəustəl] service邮政业务 passenger service客运业务 pick-up and delivery service上门取送业务
I am glad to be at your service. 我很乐意为您效劳.
Listen to the text and think about the question. What does “No wrong numbers” mean?
1.pigeon n. 鸽子
It's not my pigeon. 这不是我的过错＝None of my busness.
Let's enjoy some proverbs related to animals!
Proverbs related to dogs： ：
Love me，love my dog.
2.other 其他的
1) other: 泛指,后常接名词复数 e.g. Some students like football and other students like basketball. 2）the other 特指两者中的另一个 e.g. I have two pencils. One is green, the other is red. 3) others: 泛指，其后不需要接名词 e.g. Some students like football and others like basketball.
True or False
1.Mr James Scott bought a new garage.
T
2.Mr Scott can get a telephone for his new garage. 3.Mr Scott bought twenty pigeons.
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4.The pigeons can carry message from one garage to the other in three minutes. T 5.At last, his private “telephone” service failed.
5.request n. 要求, 请求
request for: 对...有请求, 有需求 I have a request for the cake.
require sb.to do sth...要求某人做..=ask sb.to do sth. you are required/asked to do...对人要求习惯 用被动语态
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.
Lesson 5
Do you know the ways of communication?
By Pigeons
By BB Call
By Telephone
By Computer
garage pigeon message cover distance request service
n.汽车修理场 汽车修理场 n.鸽子 鸽子 n.信息 n.信息 v.越过 越过 n.距离 距离 v.要求，请求 要求， 要求 n.业务，服务 业务， 业务
3.关于 关于way的短语 关于 的短语
1）in this way :这样，以这种方式 He saves old envelopes. In this way，he has collected a great many stamps. 他搜集旧信封。用这种办法，他搜集了大量 的邮票。 in a friendly way 2）by the way:顺便说一声 By the way，have you seen Harry recelently？ 顺便问一句，你最近见过哈里吗？
Questions:
1.Where has Mr Scott opened his second garage?
Pinhurst 2.Where is his first garage? Silbury 3.How far away is from Pinhurst to Silbury? Five miles
4.spare
spare room/money/wheel 多余的房间/剩余的钱/备用轮胎 spare v. 拨出；匀出；分出 I can’t spare the time for a holiday at the moment. 目前我抽不出时间去度假。
I have no time to spare. I can’t afford the spare parts for this car. There is a spare room in this house. The soldier spare the slave’s life.
what key can run itself?m Nhomakorabeankey
what is dark but made by light?
a shadow
What animal wears big black glasses on its face?
panda
3.cover v. cover: 覆盖 cover+距离 越过 cover the distance 距离:越过 距离
4.distance n.距离 adj: distant 以-ce结尾的名词，形容词一般以-t结尾 如： importance--important; difference--different
对距离提问：How far...? How far (away) is the bus stop?
辨析：
1）far away -- 遥远的 (远远的) I live far away from my school. 我住的地方离学校很远。 2）far from -- 远离 (远远不) The project is far from perfect. 这个项目很不完美。 3）away from – 远离 ，离开 Mother let him away from the dog. 妈妈让他远离小狗。