新概念詞匯第二冊(cè)Lesson5:他買了12只鴿子

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pigeon 鴿子
    He has just bought twelve pigeons.
    他剛買了12只鴿子。
    The pigeon is a beautiful and gentle bird.
    鴿子是一種美麗而溫柔的鳥。
    In the past, pigeons were used to send important messages.
    過去人們利用鴿子來傳遞重要消息。
    message 信息
    Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury.
    昨天,一只鴿子把第一封信從平赫斯特帶到錫爾伯里。
    Would you mind giving her a message?
    請(qǐng)你給她帶個(gè)信好嗎?
    I left a message for Mary to tell her that I would not come for dinner.
    我給瑪麗留個(gè)信兒,告訴她我不來吃晚飯。
    cover 超過
    The bird covered the distance in three minutes.
    這只鳥只用了3分鐘就飛完了全程。
    They covered the distance in two hours.
    他們兩小時(shí)走完了全程。
    They are determined to cover 160 miles a day.
    他們決心每天走160英里。
    distance 距離
    The distance between my house and school is five miles.
    我的家離學(xué)校五英里。
    People came long distances to see the exhibition.
    人們從很遠(yuǎn)的地方來參觀展覽。
    request 要求,請(qǐng)求
    Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts
    and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.
    到目前為止,斯科特先生從一個(gè)汽車修理部向另一個(gè)發(fā)送了大量需要備件的信件和其他緊急函件。
    The old man made repeated requests for help.
    老人再三請(qǐng)求幫助。
    Letters of recommendation are sent on request.
    一經(jīng)要求,即寄出推薦信。
    (本句音頻有點(diǎn)問題,漏掉了sent一詞)
    spare part 備件
    The spare parts are available at the garage.
    可以在修理廠買到備件。
    The shop around the corner sells spare car parts.
    拐角處的商店出售汽車備件。
    service 業(yè)務(wù)服務(wù)
    In this way, he has begun his own private 'telephone' service.
    就這樣,他開始了自己的私人“電話”業(yè)務(wù)。
    The company is famous for its good after sale service.
    這家公司因良好的售后服務(wù)而出名。
    (本句音頻漏了前半句,請(qǐng)大家見諒)
    Our advisory service is free of charge.
    我們的咨詢服務(wù)是免費(fèi)的。