pigeon 鸽子
He has just bought twelve pigeons.
他刚买了12只鸽子。
The pigeon is a beautiful and gentle bird.
鸽子是一种美丽而温柔的鸟。
In the past, pigeons were used to send important messages.
过去人们利用鸽子来传递重要消息。
message 信息
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。
Would you mind giving her a message?
请你给她带个信好吗？
I left a message for Mary to tell her that I would not come for dinner.
我给玛丽留个信儿，告诉她我不来吃晚饭。
cover 超过
The bird covered the distance in three minutes.
这只鸟只用了3分钟就飞完了全程。
They covered the distance in two hours.
他们两小时走完了全程。
They are determined to cover 160 miles a day.
他们决心每天走160英里。
distance 距离
The distance between my house and school is five miles.
我的家离学校五英里。
People came long distances to see the exhibition.
人们从很远的地方来参观展览。
request 要求，请求
Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts
and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.
到目前为止，斯科特先生从一个汽车修理部向另一个发送了大量需要备件的信件和其他紧急函件。
The old man made repeated requests for help.
老人再三请求帮助。
Letters of recommendation are sent on request.
一经要求，即寄出推荐信。
（本句音频有点问题，漏掉了sent一词）
spare part 备件
The spare parts are available at the garage.
可以在修理厂买到备件。
The shop around the corner sells spare car parts.
拐角处的商店出售汽车备件。
service 业务服务
In this way, he has begun his own private 'telephone' service.
就这样，他开始了自己的私人“电话”业务。
The company is famous for its good after sale service.
这家公司因良好的售后服务而出名。
（本句音频漏了前半句，请大家见谅）
Our advisory service is free of charge.
我们的咨询服务是免费的。
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