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新概念英语笔记整理 Made by AkiraLesson 1 A private conversationLesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? Lesson 3 Please send me a cardLesson 4 An exciting tripLesson 5 No wrong numberLesson 6 Percy ButtonsLesson 7 Too lateLesson 8Lesson 9Lesson 10Lesson 11 One good turn deserves anotherLesson 13 The Greenwood BoysLesson 14 Do you speak English?Lesson 15Lesson 16 A polite requestLesson 17 Always young 青春常驻Lesson 18: He often does this!Lesson 19:Sold out 票已售完Lesson 20: One man in a boat独坐孤舟Lesson 21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了Lesson 22:A glass envelope 玻璃信封Lesson 23: A new house 新居Lesson 24: If could be worse 不幸中之万幸Lesson 25 Do the English speak English? 英国人讲的是英语吗？Lesson 26Lesson 27 A wet night 雨夜Lesson 28:No parking 禁止停车Lesson 29:Taxi! 出租汽车Lesson 30:Football or polo? 足球还是水球？课文Lesson 1 A private conversationLast week I went to the theatre. i had a very good seat. The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. I cant hear a word! I said angrily.Its none of your business, the young man said rudely. This is a private conversation!参考译文:上星期我去看戏。我的座位很好，戏很有意思，但我却无法欣赏。一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。我非常生气，因为我听不见演员在说什么。我回过头去怒视着那一男一女，他们却毫不理会。最后，我忍不住了，又一次回过头去，生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了！” “不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说，“这是私人间的谈话！”Notes on the text 课文注释1 go to the theatre，去看戏。2 got angry，生气。3 turn round，转身，也可用turn around。4 pay attention，注意。5 I could not bear it我无法忍受。 其中的it是指上文中的那对男女大声说话又不理会作者的愤怒目光。6 none of your business，不关你的事。 - 补充. 振振有“词” 1 conversation n. 会话， 交谈辨析： conversation, dialogue, talk, chat这些名词均含“交谈”之意。conversation： 一般用词， 指两个或更多人互相交换意见的交谈。talk： 通用词， 可与conversation换用， 但当talk用作复数时指正式交谈。如six-party talks 六方会谈 / phone talks 电话会谈 / peace talks 和谈（和平谈判）。dialogue： 指“对话”， 多指剧中的对白。chat： 指熟人之间非常随便的交谈， 强调谈话的亲密和非正式性。“to chew the fat”、 “to shoot the breeze” 在口语中也多指“闲聊”， 也就是所谓的 “侃大山”。 2 seatn. 座位 （抽象名词， 多指汽车、 剧院等里面的座位）have / take a/ones seat 请坐 （比sit down 更有礼貌）vt. 安排坐下， 使人坐下 （及物动词， 后接宾语）辨析： sit, seatsit 为不及物动词， 指“坐下”； seat 为及物动词， “安排坐下”。The usher seated us in the back row. 引座员安排我们在后排就座。3 attention n. 注意Attention, please! 请注意！链接 1） draw/catch/arrest/attract ones attention 吸引某人注意力 2） turn ones attention to .把注意力转向 3） focus/fix ones attention on 集中注意力于 4） pay attention to. 注意 5） distract/divert attention from. 分散注意 a little 稍加关注 some 注意6） pay much attention 多加关注 close 密切关注 no 不理会- 口语在线在本文中作者get very angry （变得非常生气）， 于是说了一句“I cant bear it.”在生活中， 生气发脾气是难免的， 来看一下美国人在口语中如何表示“愤怒”。 I was so mad. I am so pissed off. I am beside myself with anger. 在Hilary Clinton （希拉里克林顿） 的自传 Living History 中， 她描述当她听说克林顿和莱温斯基的绯闻时， 暴跳如雷： She was beside herself with anger. 这是很地道的用法。当我们劝说对方别生气的时候可以说：Cool it. Count to ten. Keep your shirt on. -1. We invited Ross and his parents to dinner, but _ of them came. A. all B. no one C. both D. none2. When Jenny left _ college, she got a job as _ journalist. A. /; a B. the; / C. a; the D. the; the3. A _ waiter taught me a few words in Italian. A. carefully B. nicely C. friendly D. badly4. On Saturdays, Mrs. Lee usually goes to the market, _ some groceries and visits her daughter. A. bought B. buys C. buying D. to buy5. I took my seat beside her. = I _ beside her. A. sat B. seated C. was sitted D. was seating6. The two countries are holding _ on different issues. A. a conversation B. a dialogue C. talks D. chats7. Try to pay _ attention to your spelling. A. some B. many C. any D. a few8. What _ you _ at 8 last night?A. were; did B. did; do C. did; doing D. were; doingKey DACB ACADLesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐？It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. What a day! I thought. Its raining again. Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. Ive just arrived by train, she said. Im coming to see you. But Im still having breakfast, I said.What are you doing? she asked.Im having breakfast, I repeated.Dear me, she said. Do you always get up so late? Its one oclock!Notes on the text 课文注释1 on Sundays，指每个星期日。星期几的前面用介词on。2 What a day！多么糟糕的天气！这是一个省略的感叹句。完整的句子应该是What a day it is！英语中的感叹句常用what开头，后面紧跟一个名词或名词性短语(包括连系动词)，然后是主语和谓语，句尾用感叹号。3 Im coming to see you在这句话中现在进行时用来表示近期按计划或安排要进行的动作。4 Dear me！天哪！这也是一个感叹句。参考译文那是个星期天，而在星期天我是从来不早起的，有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。上个星期天，我起得很晚。我望望窗外，外面一片昏暗。“鬼天气！”我想，“又下雨了。”正在这时，电话铃响了。是我姑母露西打来的。“我刚下火车，”她说，“我这就来看你。”“但我还在吃早饭，”我说。“你在干什么？”她问道。“我正在吃早饭，”我又说了一遍。“天啊，”她说，“你总是起得这么晚吗？现在已经1点钟了！”. 振振有“词” 1. until prep. 到为止， 在以前I stayed up until four oclock trying to get my assignment done. （用作介词， 引出时间状语）我熬夜到四点以完成功课。 conj. 到为止， 在以前， 直到才Nothing is learned until you can use it. （该句中是用作连词，因为它后面跟的是句子） 直到会用时才是真正的学会。 2. ringvi. 响铃The telephone was ringing loud enough to wake everybody inside the house.电话铃声响得能吵醒屋里所有的人。Ring out the old year and ring in the new. 钟声为我们辞旧迎新。vt. 打电话 Ill ring you back as soon as I get home. 我一到家就给你电话。ring a bell 提醒， 使想起 （听力必备词汇） Does this name ring a bell? 这个名字是否让你想起点什么？n. 环状物 ，圆圈 , 戒指The kids sat in a ring around the teacher. 孩子们围坐在老师周围。The Lord of the Rings 指环王 3. repeat v. 重复Would you mind repeating your question please? 你能重复一遍你的问题吗？History always repeats itself. 历史总在重演。Anyone can make a mistake, but only a fool repeats it. 人人皆犯错， 只有傻瓜一犯再犯。 repeat + that She repeated that she had no interest in this field. 她一再说她对这个领域不感兴趣。 n. repetition His second book is full of repetition. 他的第二 本书有许多重复之处。 adj. repeated repeated mistakes 老出的错 / warnings 不停的警告 adv. repeatedly He visited her family repeatedly, begging her to marry him. 他一再地拜访她家，求她嫁给他。. 现身说“法” 1. 一般现在时与现在进行时概述 2. 频度副词课文里多次出现了说明动作发生频率的副词， 如：never, sometimes, always。I never get up early on Sundays.I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime.Do you always get up so late?如何准确使用频度副词名词或词组动作发生频繁程度如下： 100% all the time 90% almost, always 80% generally, usually 60-70% often， frequently 40-50% as often as not 20-30% sometimes， at times 10% occasionally， from time to time 5% rarely, hardly, ever, seldom 0% never对频度副词进行提问时，要用how often。 How often do you do the laundry a week? How often does Jimmy go to the gym?辨析： sometimes，some times，some time，sometime I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. 有时 I have overslept some times.有几次We can grab something to drink sometime next week. 某时 I had known Ken for quite some time before dating him.一段时间说“文”解“字” 1. What a day! 感叹句， 用来表示说话人的喜怒哀乐， 一般用感叹词how或what引导， how修饰形容词或副词， what修饰的中心词是名词。What引导的感叹句基本结构： Whata/an形容词可数名词 （单数） 主语谓语! （主谓可省） What a beautiful day （it is） ! What形容词可数名词复数 （或不可数名词） 主语谓语！ What cute puppies （these are） ! What lovely weather （it is） !How引导的感叹句基本结构是： How形容词/副词主语谓语 How terrifying the experience is! 2. Its raining again.“下雨了！” 有多种表达法。如：Its drizzling. （毛毛雨） Its raining cats and dogs. （大雨瓢泼）I will be there for you, rain or shine! （风雨无阻） 3. “Ive just arrived by train,” she said. “I m coming to see you.”交通方式= by + 具体交通工具by train / bus / bike / ship / plane / light rail / subway / MRT （mass rapid transit） minibus / double?鄄decker / motorbike / moped （助动车）等等， 除了on foot。. 英语趣园Free Lunch “免费”的午餐？英语中有这样一句谚语： “Theres no such thing as a free lunch”， 译为： 天下没有免费的午餐， 也就是说， 世界上没有平白无故送上门的好事。那么， 为什么要用“免费的午餐”， 而不用免费到手的其他东西来表示这种可能性呢？答案倒也不难： 在十九世纪中期， 欧洲的一些小酒馆为了招徕顾客， 向付钱买酒的客人免费供应冷餐自助餐， 让客人下酒， 这就是“免费的午餐”。不过， 要享用这顿免费的午餐， 必须至少买一杯酒， 因此是否真的是免费午餐呢？于是， 人们便习惯用“免费的午餐”来形容那些看似飞来横运， 实则需付出代价的事物。想一想， 我们中文里也有类似的短语“天上不会掉馅饼”呀！breakfast 的由来fast除了解释为“快”的意思外， 作名词用时还指“禁食、 斋戒”等意思。breakfast 按字面义是break ones fast， 即“开斋”或“开戒”， 故指开戒第一餐， 即 “早餐”。. 口语在线当Aunt Lucy 听到作者在下午一点吃早饭的时候， 脱口而出“Dear me!”此处并非指“亲爱的”， 或“昂贵的” （dear的另一方含义）， 而意思为“天啊！”表示难以置信。当人们感到惊讶的时候， 必然都会通过短促、 精简的语言来表达自己的感情。我们常听到的表示惊讶的说法想必是电影中出现频率较高的“Oh, my God!”但此种表达方法常含有对上帝的不敬， 尤其对基督信徒而言， 所以使用此短语要谨慎。来看看当你惊讶时， 还可以如何表达： Oh, dear me! Oh, my Gosh! Oh, jeez! Oh, my! Oh, good heaven!人们还习惯使用holy （神圣的） 来表示惊讶， 此时， 其本身没有任何含义。如： Holy cow! Holy mackerel! Holy?鄄moly!还有以下表示“惊讶”的句子。如： I just can t believe my eyes! （表示无法相信所看到的。） I just can t believe my ears! （表示无法相信所听到的。）作业： 1. Look! It _ outside. A. rains B. rained C. rain D. is raining2. The alarm _ this morning. A. ring B. rings C. rang D. rung3. Marry and Lucy sometimes _ to school together. A. goes B. went C. go D. are going4. Would you like to have lunch with us ? No, thank you. I _ my lunch. A. have B. have have C. had D. have had5. Oh! Stop complaining! The bus _. A. comes B. came C. is coming D. come6. When I heard the bad news, I shouted “_!” A. Excuse me B. Thank goodness C. Okay D. Dear me7. Standing in front of the painting, I said to myself, “_!” A. What beautiful picture B. What a beautiful picture C. What picture D. What a beautiful picture is it8. Long ago, people didnt know the earth _ round the sun. A. moves B. were moved C. moved D. had movedKEY DCCD CDBALesson 3 Please send me a cardPostcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!Notes on the text 课文注释1 a few words，几句话。2 lent me a book中，lent是“借出”的意思。我们常说lend sbsth或lend sthto sb。borrow是“借入”的意思，常用的结构是borrow sth或borrow sthfrom sb。参考译文明信片总搅得我假日不得安宁。去年夏天，我去了意大利。我参观了博物馆，还去了公园。一位好客的服务员教了我几句意大利语，之后还借给我一本书。我读了几行，但一个字也不懂。我每天都想着明信片的事。假期过得真快，可我还没有给我的朋友们寄过一张明信片。到了最后一天，我作出了一项重大决定。我早早起了床，买来了37张明信片。我在房间里关了整整一天。然而竟连一张明信片也没写成！ . 振振有“词” 1. spoil v. 破坏， 溺爱The foggy weather has totally spoiled my plan to China. 大雾天气完全破坏了我去中国的计划。Spare the rod and spoil the child. 省了棍棒， 害了儿女。spoiled 作为形容词表示“被惯坏了的”， 如： a spoiled child 2. lend v. 借出， 贷款 常与“to”连用， 构成短语“lend sth. to sb.”， 它与“borrow.from.”含义相反。I lent Lily my motorbike the other day. 那天我把我的摩托车借给了莉莉。还可说成： I lent my motorbike to Lily the other day.Lily borrowed some money from me the other week. 莉莉前几周向我借了点钱。“loan” 的意思与“lend”一样， 但更正式， 还可作名词表示“贷款”。Bad loans have grow in number. 坏账问题增多。 3. decision n. 决定v. decide 决定decide to do sth. The top seed decided to enter the Winter Sports. 这个头号种子选手决定要参加冬运会。make a big decision = make up ones mind a. decisive 有决断力的. 现身说“法”： 动词 1. 动词形式 2. 强势与弱势动词 3. “给予”动词带双宾英语中有些动词可以带两个宾语， 一个是表示动作结果的直接宾语， 而另一个则是表示动作目标的间接宾语。这些动词通常是“给予”的意思。一般是把间接宾语放置于直接宾语之前， 为了强调也可把间接宾语放在后面， 但必须要加上“to”“for”等介词。授人与物： He lent me a book. I sent my girlfriend a bunch of roses.授物与人： He lent a book to me. I sent a bunch of roses to my girlfriend.类似动词有这些， 表达“给予”常常用！give给予、 bring带给、 teach教授、 show展示、 send寄送、 make制作、 lend借给、 owe欠、 tell告诉、 sell出卖、 cost花费、 read阅读、 write写、 offer提供、 pass递给、 pay付给、 promise承诺、 choose选择、 find找到、 leave留给、 get给， 获得、 play演示、 reach得到、 sing歌唱、 hand传递、 do为做、 buy买给、 order订购. 说“文”解“字”Postcards always spoil my holidays.这句话的主语postcards是使用零冠词来修饰的， 通常我们用零冠词来修饰复数可数名词或不可数名词， 表示类别和概念。Boys and girls study together in most schools.Dogs are our best pets and friends.Time speeds by. 英语趣园音乐史诗女神Muse的家族！希腊神话中的缪斯女神们是宙斯和提坦的女儿们， 共九人。她们是诗歌、 舞蹈、 戏剧、 天文、 历史音乐的化身。英语中有许多与音乐艺术有关的词汇与神同行。1. Muse n. 缪斯 （女神）2. muse v. 沉思3. museum n. 博物馆， 美术馆 （后缀表专门活动场所）4. music n. 音乐 （拉丁后缀表“有特性的”）5. musical a. 有关音乐的， 好听的 （后缀表“属于的”）6. musician n. 音乐家。音乐人 （后缀表“精通的人”）7. amuse v.使欢喜 （前缀表“使”或加强语气）8. amused a. 开心的， 高兴的 （过去分词当形容词使用， 描写人物心理）9. amusing a. 有趣的， 好笑的 （现在分词当形容词使用， 说明事物让人高兴）10. amusement n. 娱乐、 游乐 （后缀表行为状态）口语在线在本课中， 作者做出了 “艰难”的决定， “I made a big decision”， 决定给每个朋友寄出明信片。Actually, we make decisions everyday, some of which make a difference in our life. （实际上我们每天都做出大大小小的决定， 有些甚至改变我们的生活。） 一起来学习一下下列关于“decision”的口语表达法。 表示“都一样， 无所谓” Would you like coffee or tea? （来点咖啡还是茶?） Its all the same to me. / Either is fine. / It makes no difference.表示“别无选择” Do you have to work the night shift? （你必须要加夜班？） Well, do have any other choice?/I have no other choice. / Well, its a must.表示“你来决定， 听你的” Do you think we should make it two or three for the meeting tomorrow? （你认为我们明天是两点还是三点见面呢？） You decide. / Its up to you. 表示 “拍板决定” Why dont we go to a movie instead of a concert? （我们今天晚上为什么不去看电影呢？别去听演唱会了。） Okay, its decided. / Its settled. /Whatever you say!我们做的每个决定都很重要， 希望大家Make good decisions in everything you do!Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.Notes on the text 课文注释1 He has been there for six months. 他在那儿已经住了6个月了。关于动词的现在完成时，可以参看第1册第83至87课。2 a great number of, 许多，用于修饰复数可数名词。3 in the centre of, 在中部。参考译文我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信，他正在澳大利亚。他在那儿已经住了6个月了。蒂姆是个工程师，正在为一家大公司工作，并且已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了。他刚买了一辆澳大利亚小汽车，现在去了澳大利亚中部的小镇艾利斯斯普林斯。他不久还将到达尔文去，从那里，他再飞往珀斯。我弟弟以前从未出过国，因此，他觉得这次旅行非常激动人心。. 振振有“词” 1. excite ex是前缀， 意思是“向外的”， cite是词根， 表示“呼唤”， excite就是呐喊出心声， 是人内心的激动。v. 让人兴奋Harry Potter excites children throughout the world. 哈利波特让全世界的孩子们兴奋不已。 exciting adj.令人兴奋的 Life is an exciting experience. 生活是一次令人兴奋的经历。 （现在分词用作形容词， 通常修饰物， 意思是： 使人激动， 开心的） excited adj. 激动的 They got excited when the news came. 他们得到消息后十分激动。 （过去分词用作形容词， 通常修饰人， 意思是“人的心情激动”） excitement n. 精彩 Life is full of excitement. 生活处处皆精彩。 2. receive v. 收到to receive signals / mail / email 收到信号/邮件/电子邮件to receive good education / insults 受到良好教育/辱骂He received his Ph. D degree in engineering last year. 去年， 他拿到了他的工程学博士学位。She received a Mercedes Benz as a birthday gift, but she didnt accept it. 她收到了一辆奔驰作为生日礼物， 但她没接受。 3. firm n. 公司， 商行adj. 坚固的， 牢牢的 He is a firm person, he never gives up until the task is fulfilled. 他是个坚定不移的人， 不达目的， 决不放弃。adv. 坚持地He held firm to his principles. 他坚持自己的原则。 4. different adj. 不同的 Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different.发现是看到和别人一样的事物时， 想到的却不同。Life looks different through everyones eyes. 生活在每个人眼中是截然不同的。 v. differ 不同 differ from/between 不同 The incidence of the illness differs greatly between men and women. 这种疾病发生的概率在男女之间有很大差别。 n. difference 不同点 make a difference 有关系； 有影响； 起（重叠）作用 Does it make a difference? I doubt. 我怀疑这能有什么用。 adj. indifferent 冷漠的. 现身说“法”： 现在完成时（）用法持续 过去开始到现在为止结果 过去实施对现在有影响经历 过去所为, 对现在来说有了人生的经历It has been hot this summer. 这个夏天一直都很热。The summer has come. 夏天已至。Ive been to the Great Wall. 我去过长城。特殊用法 代替现在完成进行时 I have driven for 6 hours!与一般将来时搭配, 表将来完成 Ill call you when Ive done this. 说“文”解“字 1. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.（1） He is working for a big firm. 使用现在进行时表达最近这一阶段的情况。（2） he has already visited. 现在完成时表达的是结果与经历。（3） A great number of + 可数名词， 意思是“许多的， 大量的”。 A great number of foreign companies have crowded into the new CBD. 许多的外国公司都已涌入了这个新的中央商务区。 2. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.（1） “. has never been.”用现在完成时表示了他从未出过国的经历。（2） “so”是个连词， 表因果关系。（3） “find + 宾语+宾语补足语”的用法表示“感觉， 认为什么事或人怎样”。 I find you beautiful. 我觉得你很美。 （形容词作补语） Lily finds Paris a romantic place. 莉莉认为巴黎是个浪漫的地方。 （形容词+名词） I found Tim very weird yesterday. 我发现昨天蒂姆特怪。 （形容词作补语）. 英语趣园It Is Better to Travel Hopefully Than to Arrive.这句英文成语直译是“满怀希望赶路的时候， 胜过到达的时候”。人们往往用这句来强调工作的时候， 应该在工作中找寻乐趣， 不要只想着结果， 例如： I think students should not always look forward to graduation, but should enjoy their studies instead. It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. （我认为学生应该从学习之中找寻乐趣， 不应整天想着毕业。毕业的现实不一定有憧憬那么美丽。 ） 口语在线(音频在附件)作者的兄弟去澳大利亚的旅行肯定是非常愉快而又令人激动的： 买了一辆澳大利亚的小轿车（He has just bought an Australian car. ）, 去了不同的城市（.and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia）， 像Darwin、 Perth等地。所以我们可以说： He is having a ball there. （ 他在那里过得很愉快。） 这里我们将介绍几种表示“愉悦”、 “激动”的口语表达法。 have a ball 过得很开心 The party is so boring, isnt it? Not really. I am having a ball here. 这个聚会真无聊， 不是吗？ 我不觉得。我玩得很开心。 be in seventh heaven 非常高兴 犹太人认为神和天使生活在第七天国， seventh heaven, 所以in seventh heaven （在第七天国）就意味着极其幸福， 开心。 How did the exam go? I dont know. But I will be be in seventh heaven if I pass. 考试怎么样？ 不知道。但要是能过了考试的话， 我就开心死了。 on cloud nine 欣喜若狂 Why are you so happy? My brother is coming back from America and the whole family is on cloud nine. 你为什么这么开心？ 我弟弟要从美国回来了， 我们全家都非常高兴。作业：1. We _ nearly a thousand miles when we reach London. A. travel B. have traveled C. shall have traveled D. are traveling2. He came back joyfully and brought us _ news. A. exciting B. an exciting C. excited D. some excited3. There are a great number of _ in the supermarket. A. fruit B. fish C. fruits D. meat4. Dont worry about Tim. He _ his homework. A. finish B. had finished C. finishing D. has finished5. Long time no see ! I havent heard from you _ two years. A. since B. for C. in D. at6. The airport is shut because of bad weather, so you cant _ Beijing. A. go B. fly C. fly to D. go to7. I _ in China since 1998. A. am B. was C. have been D. has been8. _ six years since I began to study English.A. It has been B. I have been C. There are D. It wasKEY BACD BCCALesson 5 No wrong number 无号码错误之虞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 Pinburst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance the first 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 privatetelephoneservice.Notes on the text1 from Silbury：介词from作“距”“离”讲，常与away连用。如： It is far (away) from here. 离这里很远。2 up to now (=up till now), 到现在为止；作时间状语，句子的时态多用现在完成时。3 a great many, 许多的，其中gre