Words#
pigeon n. /ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/ #
I have just received a pigeon from my friend.
He is working for a big company that has a great number of pigeons.
The pigeon has been flying to London for a day.
I find this pigeon a little cute.
This pigeon is different from the red one.
message adj. /ˈmɛsɪd͡ʒ/ #
leave sb. a message
receive(get) a message/send a message
Have you checked my message? I left you a message yesterday.
I received a message from my friend.
I was wondering if you had sent a message to her.
cover v. distance n. /ˈkʌvɚ/ /ˈdɪst(ə)ns/ #
The pigeon covered the distance in three minutes.
The plane covered the distance in half an hour.
Did the pigeon cover the distance between these two mountains.
request n. /ɹɪˈkwɛst/ #
send a request for sth.
I sent a request to you yesterday.
The request has been bing delivered for half an hour.
Why didn’t Lucy receive the request?
I’ve just sent a request to Tom for spear parts.
spare part n. /spɛə(ɹ)/ #
Did you see the spare part that was in the center of my table?
I couldn’t find your missing spare part.
I bought a spare part from a store yesterday.
Can you lend me a spare part?
service n. /ˈsɜː.vɪs/ #
Creating a new service is a bad decision.
Has this service been running for a whole day?
We only have a single service, so we need to duplicate it.
The waiter who serviced me is very friendly.
The service is running in a public VPC.
Expressions#
A is 5 miles from B#
You are 5 miles from me.
I’m 10 miles from you.
Every day it takes me half an hour to get to my office because I’m 10 miles from it.
get sth. for sb.#
I can get a dog for you.
Can you get a dog for me?
cover the distance in st.#
I covered the distance between my home and my office in half an hour.
I can cover the distance in two minutes.
a great many + c.#
Last night, we talked about a great many things.
Did you talk about a great many things last night?
There will be a great many pets in the show.
send a request for sth.#
Have you sent a request for a computer?
I’ve just sent a request for it.
I didn’t send a request for it.
up to now / so far#
have done
I have sent a great number of postcards so far.
I have been learning English for a week so far.
How long have you been learning English so far?
in this way#
She successfully resolved the problem in this way.
You can improve your English in this way.
We will save time in this way.