Lesson 5 No wrong numbers

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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 a message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mt. 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.

Note
1.
pigeon: n. 鸽子
It's not my pigeon. = None of my business.

message: n. 信息 (可数)
information: n. 信息（不可数）
leave sb. a message. 给某人留便条
take a message for sb. 替某人捎口信
-Can I take a message for you?

cover: v. 越过 覆盖
cover the distance.

distance: n. 距离 -> distant: adj. 远距离的
importance: n. 价值，重要 -> important: adj. 重要的
difference: n. 不同，差异 -> different: adj. 不同的
keep distance: 保持距离

request:
- n. request for
e.g. I have a request for the cake.
- vt. request sb. to do sth = ask sb. to do sth. = require sb. to do sth.

service: n. 业务，服务
serve: v. 服务，接待
-at your service.
-(I am) glad to be at your service. 乐意为您效劳

7. • -Thank you
     -You're welcome. Not at all. That's all right. It's my pleasure. That's ok.
   • -Thank you for your listening.
     -👏
   • -No thanks. = No sorry.

garage: /'gærɑː(d)ʒ; -ɪdʒ; gə'rɑːʒ/ 车库 车行

another: 其它很多个中的一个，＋ 单数名词 another apple
other: adj. 其他的
the other: 两个中的另外一个 one... the other...

A. is five miles (away) (from B.)
e.g.
-How far (away) is the bus stop?
-Bus stop is only one mile (from here).

get a telephone: 安装电话

carry: 带着，携带（不会落地）

up to now: 到现在为止

a great many = a great number of (可数名词复数)

15. • In the way:
      • Please move this chair. It is in the way. (挡路了）
      • Do your work in the way I have shown you. 按我给你示范的方法来做你的工作。
    • On the way: On the way to the station, I bought some chocolate. 在去车站的路上我买了些巧克力。
    • In this way: He saves old envelops. In this way, he has collected a great many stamps. 他收集旧信封，用这种方式他收集了大量的邮票。
    • By the way: By the way, have you seen Harry recently? 顺便问一句，你最近见过哈利吗？
    • In a way: In a way, it is an important book. 在某种意义上，这是一本重要的书。
    • In the family way: 怀孕了，快有小孩了。
    • Get one's own way: Children get their own way during the holidays. 孩子们在假期随心所欲的浪。

表语从句：
That's + 疑问句 + 句子
e.g.
That's when we can start class.
That's where we will have a meeting.

else: adv. adj.
- 修饰疑问代词：who else, what else
- anyone else. something else.