内容正文:
新概念英语第二册第5课
Lesson5 No wrong numbers无错号之虞
课文内容:
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.
New words and expressions生词和短语
pigeon
n.
鸽子
message
n.
信息
cover
V.
越过
distance
n.距离
request
n.
要求,请求
spare part
备件
service
n.
业务,服务
参考译文
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
特买了另一个汽车修理部。平赫斯特离锡尔伯里只有5英里,但詹姆斯,
斯科特先生未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。这只鸟
只用了3分钟就飞完了全程。到目前为止,斯科特先生从一个汽车修理
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
始了自己的私人“电话”业务。
课文解程
1.Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury,but Mr.Scott
cannot
get a telephone for his newgarage,so he has
just bought
twelve pigeons.
平赫斯特离锡尔伯里只有5英里,但斯科特先生未能为他的新汽
车修理部搞到一部电话机,所以他买了12只鸽子。
1)这句话是个并列句。句子较长,由3个分句组成:前两个分句
之间由并列连词but连接,表示转折:第3个分句由并列连
词50引导,表示结果。
2)第一个分句中的介词from在这里表示距离,意思是“距离(某
处)”。用作这个含义的时候,from常常与away连用。
例如:
The centre of the town is 4 kilometres(away)from the
station.
市中心距离车站4公里远。
It is far(away)from here.离这里很远。
2.Yesterday,a pigeon carried the first message from
Pinhurst
to Silbury.
昨天,一只鸽子把第一封信从平赫斯特带到锡尔伯里。
1)句中的动词carry是个常用词,在这里的含义是“运送…”。
例如:
Flowers are designed to attract insects which
then carry the pollen from plant to plant.
花的作用在于吸引昆虫,然后昆虫再将花粉传到其他植株上。
The delegation was carrying a message of thanks to
President Mubarak.
代表团向穆巴拉克总统转达了谢意。
这个词还有其它一些常见的含义,如“拿/提/拎/扛…”、“携
带(某物或某种疾病、病菌等)”。例如:
He was carrying a briefcase.他提着公文包o
You have to carry a bleeper so that they can call you in
at
any time.你要随身带着寻呼机,以便他们随时呼
你。
Frogs eat pests which destroy crops and carry diseases.
青蛙吃破坏庄稼、传播疾病的害虫。
2)句中有个介词短语:from.to..在这里表示“从一个地方到
另一个地方”。课文中另外一句里的from one