譯林9B英語UNIT1單元知識點歸納及練習題-文檔

新譯林9B英語UNIT1單元知識點歸納及練習題9BUNIT1一、詞匯大集合1.Itsays上面寫著，上面顯示2.eatup吃光，吃完（useup用完，用盡）（代詞的位置）3.bewellorganized很有條理的4.keep……ingoodorder使……保持井然有序（inorder按順序）5.showoff炫耀,賣弄(showsbaroundsp帶領(lǐng)某人參觀某地showsbthewayto給某人指到某地的路)6.shownointerestin對……毫不感興趣7.repeatgrammarrulersforus為我們重復語法規(guī)則8.comeupwith（=thinkof想出，提出）；追上，趕上9.becuriousabout對…感到好奇10.getangryeasily容易生氣（angern.）11.makeagoodaccountant成為一名優(yōu)秀的會計12.neither……nor……既不……也不……（就近原則）NeitherhenorIamwelleducatedeither……or……或者……或者……both……and……兩者都連接兩個主語時，謂語動詞用復數(shù)形式13.Hedidn'tcomehereyesterday,neither/nordidI他昨天沒來這兒，我也是拓展：so,neither位于分句或句子的開頭，這種結(jié)構(gòu)通常表示前面所說的情況也適合于另一個人（或事物），表示“我也這樣”之類的概念。其句型可歸納為：so/neither+be/have/助動詞/情態(tài)動詞+主語。如：—Iwon'tdosuchathing.我可不做這樣的事?！狽eitherwillhe.他也不會?！猄heisinterestedinthestory.她對這個故事感興趣?！猄oamI.我也是。溫馨提示1：如果第二分句只是重復前句的意思，用來表示贊同時，so之后的主語和謂語就不能顛倒。如：—Itwascoldyesterday.昨天天氣很冷?！猄oitwas.是很冷。溫馨提示2：so,neither開頭的倒裝句一定要與上句的時態(tài)保持一致。如：—Peterdoesn'tlikeswimming.—NeitherdoesTom.—Peterwenttoschoolbybusyesterday.—SodidTom.溫馨提示3：so,neither開頭的倒裝句中的助動詞或情態(tài)動詞要根據(jù)人稱的變化而變換。如：—Peterdoesn'tlikeswimming.—NeitherdoI.14.workwithoutspeakingalldaylong整天工作不說話15.behappywith=besatisfiedwith對……感到滿意16.abornartist一個天生的藝術(shù)家17.impressthewholecountrywithhiscreativework他的富有創(chuàng)造力的作品給全國人民留下深刻的印象Impress的用法：impresssthon/uponsb使…銘記…;使想象impresssb.(withsth.)給予某人深刻印象beimpressedby/with/atsth對…印象深刻impresssth.on/insth.在…上/壓/蓋?。ù我R點）例句①Iimpressedonhimtheimportanceofhiswork.我使他注意他的工作的重要性。②Theorganizerimpressedabeautifuldesignontheclothes.組織者把一個漂亮的圖案印在衣服上。③Thegirlimpressedherfriendswithlivelinessandhumor.這個女孩給她的朋友留下了活潑和幽默的印象。④Weweredeeplyimpressedbyhisdeeds.我們對他的行為留下了深刻印象。拓展：impression[C]釋義：aneffect,afeeling,oranimageretainedasaconsequenceofexperience印象，感想：作為經(jīng)歷的結(jié)果留下來的效果、感覺或者形象例句①WhatwereyourfirstimpressionsofLondon?你對倫敦的最初印象如何？②Herspeechmadeanquiteimpressionontheaudience.她的演講給聽眾留下相當好的印象。詞組：give/create/leave/makea/an…impressiononsb.例句③Mygeneralimpressionisthatheseemedtobeapleasantman.我的總的印象是他是一個很陽光的人。18.winhighpraisefromtheartcommunity贏得藝術(shù)團的高度贊揚praisesbforsth因某事表揚某人19.giveup放棄（代詞放中間）giveupdoingsth=stopdoingsth放棄做某事20.workforthesalesdepartmentinabigcompany在一家大公司的銷售部工作21.dayafterday日復一日22.thegeneralmanager總經(jīng)理23.takethelead處于領(lǐng)先地位，帶頭24.fallbehind落后25.(fallin生病)過去分詞：fallen；過去式：fell26.bereadytodo準備做某事27.takeonnewchallenges接受新的挑戰(zhàn)28.thechiefengineer首席工程師29.connect……with/to……把……和……連接起來30.beconnectedwith與……有聯(lián)系31.amissisasgoodasamile差之毫厘，謬以千里（asgoodas與……幾乎一樣，簡直是）32.can'taffordtodo負擔得起（費用、損失、后果）多用于否定句和疑問句中33.makemistakes犯錯誤34.payattentiontoeverydetail注意每個細節(jié)（to為介詞+doingsth）35.worktohighstandards工作高標準36.easytoworkwith容易一起工作37.apioneerheartsurgeon一位心臟外科手術(shù)的帶頭人38.can'tbetoocareful=canneverbetoocareful再怎么細心也不為過39.bewillingtodosth愿意做某事40.perform/doanoperationonsb給某人做手術(shù)41.devoteoneself/one'slife/timeto把……奉獻給……（to為介詞,后接名詞，代詞，動名詞）42.respectsb=have/showrespectforsb尊重，尊敬某人43.besuitablefor適合GrammarandIntegratedSkillsandStudySkills44.acceptothers'advice接受別人的建議45.thinktwice(aboutsth)三思而行46.be/getangrywithsb生某人的的氣47.be/getangryat/aboutsth因某事而生氣48.worrytoomuch擔心太多49.bepatient/impatientwith對……有/沒有耐心50.notonly……but(also)……不但……而且……（就近原則）51.dothedishes洗碗，洗餐具52.animalsigns生肖53.appearinafixedorder按照固定的順序出現(xiàn)54.makehislessonlivelyandinteresting使他的課上得生動而有趣（lively活潑的，生氣勃勃的指人或物）live,alive,living,lively的區(qū)別1）alive意為“活著”，側(cè)重說明生與死之間的界限，既可指人，也可指物；可用來作表語，后置定語或賓補。例如：Nomanaliveisgreaterthanhe.在活著的人中沒有人比他更偉大了。(注：此時alive含有“在所有活著的……之中”)Hewantedtokeepthefishalive.他想讓魚活著。2）living意為“活著”強調(diào)說明“尚在人間”，“健在”，可用來指人或物，作定語或表語。例如：Myfirstteacherisstillliving.我的啟蒙老師仍健在。Englishisalivinglanguage.英語是活的語言。注意：living前加上the,表示類別，指“活著的人們”。living還可用于短語，例如：makealiving謀生。makea/one'slivingby+ing通過干……謀生3）live“活著的”，通常指物，不指人，常用來作定語放名詞的前面。還指“實況轉(zhuǎn)播的”。例如：alivewire有電的電線，alivefish一條活魚。4）lively則意為“活潑的”，“活躍”，“充滿生氣的”，可作定語、表語或賓補，既可指人，又可指物。例如：Jennyisalivelygirl.詹妮是個活潑的女孩。Everythingislivelyhere.這兒一切都生機勃勃。55.inall總共，總計56.peoplebornunderthesamestarsign出生在同一星座下的人們57.sharesimilarpersonalities具有相似的個性58.besimilarto與……相似59.besimilarin在某方面相似besimilarto后邊既可以加物主代詞又可以加人，即：besimilartosth/sbbesimilarwith后邊只可以加人，即besimilarwithsb例如：Myproblemsaresimilartoyours.我的問題與你的類似。Waspslooksimilartobees.黃蜂看上去很像蜜蜂。IhavenosimilarwithTom.湯姆和我毫無共同之處.60.dependon依靠61.lunarcalendar農(nóng)歷62.bedividedinto被分成divide……into……把……分成……63.It'syouwhoshapeyourlifeandyourfuture你的生活和將來都掌握在你的手中（強調(diào)句型）64.It'ssaidthat據(jù)說65.makeaspeech=giveaspeech作演講66.doextrawork做額外的工作67.winseveralsciencecompetitions贏得幾項科學競賽68.gethimselfmoreorganized使他自己更加有條理69.beabsentfromschool缺席70.recommendsbas…推薦某人為/當…71.recommendsbfor…推薦某人獲…獎72.agreewithsb同意某人的看法、意見；適應(yīng)（食物、氣候）1.agreeto后接建議，計劃，suggestion,advice,plan等當然也注意agreetodo,絕對不用:agreesbtodo.（×）2.agreeon一般接point,price,date,address等雙方協(xié)定的內(nèi)容。73.finditdifficulttoworkwithhimfindit+adj.+todosth發(fā)現(xiàn)做某事….74.beformedbybothnatureandtheenvironment天生和后天環(huán)境形成的75.bepassedontoyoubyyourparents有你的父母遺傳給你76.livelinessandimpatience活潑和急躁77.likefather,likeson有其父必有其子78.hasmanystrongqualitiesforthisposition許多突出的品質(zhì)適合這個職位79.Itmakesthemfeelgoodtosharethingswithothers.和別人分享讓他們感覺很好。80.Shekeepsallherthingsingoodorder,她使得所有的東西井然有序。81.NeithermyparentsnorIthinkIcanmakeagoodaccountant.我和我父母都不認為我能成為一名優(yōu)秀的會計。82.It'sterribleformetoworkwithoutspeakingalldaylong.對我來說,整天工作不說話太可怕了。83.HissculpturesforSunshineTownSquarehavewonhighpraisefromtheartcommunity.他給陽光鎮(zhèn)廣場做的雕塑贏得了藝術(shù)協(xié)會的高度贊揚。84.Lifeislikearace.Youeithertaketheleadorfallbehind.人生就像一場賽跑。你要么領(lǐng)先要么落后。85.Tous,amissisasgoodasamile.對我們來說,失之毫厘,謬以千里。86.Allofusknowthatit'snecessarytopayattentiontoeverydetail.我們所有人都知道注意每個細節(jié)的必要性。87.Shehasdevotedmostofhertimetoherwork.她把她大部分的時間都奉獻給了工作。88.Theyappearinafixedorderandthecyclerepeatsevery12years.它們按照固定的順序,每12年循環(huán)一次。89.ItissaidthatpeoplebornintheYearoftheTigerarebrave.據(jù)說出生在虎年的人很勇敢。90.Heisnotafraidofmakingaspeechinfrontofmanypeople。他不害怕在許多人面前做演講。91.Wehopethatyouagreewithus.我們希望你能同意我們。hopesbtodosth(×)附：詞組歸納1.gettomyfood=reachmyfood夠到我的食物

2.becaredfor被照顧

3.careabout在乎，計較

4.takecare=becareful=lookout當心,小心

5.takecareof=lookafter=carefor關(guān)心,照顧

6.gooutside外出

7.helpsb.withsth.=helpsb.（to）dosth.幫助某人做某事

8.feelill感覺不舒服,感覺生病了

9.feelsick感覺惡心

10.movetosp.搬到某地

11.imaginesth.設(shè)想某事

12.imaginedoingsth.設(shè)想做某事

13.imaginethat從句設(shè)想……

14.becomemoreandmorepolluted變得越來越擁擠

15.belike像……

16.looklike看起來像

17.travelathalfthespeedoflight以光速的一半行駛

18.needsb./sth.todosth.需要……做……

19.developplants開發(fā)出植物

20.besureof對……很確信

21.besuretodosth.對做某事有把握

22.besurethat從句確信

23.floatawayintospace飄走進入太空

24.wearspecialboots/sunglasses穿特殊的靴子/戴太陽鏡

25.makethemselvesheavier使他們自身更重

26.makeuslaugh使我們笑了,把我們逗笑了

27.makehimourmonitor讓他做我們的班長

28.choosetodosth.選擇做某事

29.havemoretimeforourhobbies有更多的時間從事我們的愛好

30.connectto和……連接

31.take/haveexams考試

32.beastastyas和……一樣有味

33.keepusfromfloatingintheair阻止我們在空中飄

34.keep/stop/preventsb.fromdoingsth.阻止某人做某事

35.makefriendswithsb.和某人交朋友

36.flytosp.飛到某地

37.tiesth.tosp.把……系在（拴在）……

38.getlost=belost=getmissing=bemissing=gomissing丟失

39.takehigh-qualityimages/photos/pictures拍攝高質(zhì)量的圖片

40.bestored被儲存

41.fixsth.tosp.把……固定在……

42.sth.befixedtosth.……被固定在……

43.provideenergyforthespacesuit=

providethespacesuitwithenergy為太空服提供能量

44.offersth.for/tosb.=offersb.sth.為……提供……

45.workhardtomakethisdreambecometrue努力工作使夢想成真

46.bewilling/readytomovetoMars愿意搬到火星上

47.sendaspacerobotontoMars送太空機器人到火星上

48.arriveonMars到達火星

49.arriveinsp.大/arriveatsp.小/reachsp./gettosp.到達某地

50.getillfromlivingthere因為住在那兒而生病

51.have/hasbeento去過……

52.have/hasgoneto去了……

53.Itworriesme.它困擾著我。

54.worryaboutsb./sth.擔心

55.beworriedaboutsb./sth.擔心

56.havesb.dosth.=makesb.dosth.=getsb.todosth.=letsb.dosth.讓某人做某事

57.havesth.done讓某事被做

58.doharmto=beharmfulto=harmsb./sth.對……有傷害

59.startwith=beginwith從……開始，由……開始

60.turnon/off/up/down打開/關(guān)掉/把（音量…）調(diào)高/把（音量…）調(diào)低

61.haveadiscussionaboutsth.=discusssth.=talkaboutsth.討論……

62.revolvearound=movearound繞……轉(zhuǎn)

63.seem/appeartodosth.似乎

64.seem/appear（tobe）adj似乎

65.Itseems/appears/seemed/seemedthat從句似乎……

66.keepawayfrom遠離……

67.gosomewherequiet去安靜的地方

68.bedesignedtobecomfortable被設(shè)計得很舒適

69.havearest=rest休息

70.calmdown鎮(zhèn)靜下來，平靜下來

71.takeoff脫下（衣服），（飛機）起飛

72.sitbythewindow坐在窗戶旁邊二、單元綜合練習一．選擇題()1.Onthewall______twolargephotos.A.hangingB.hangedC.hangD.hangs()2.—What'stheweatherliketoday?—___________issunnyandwindy.A.ThatB.ItC.TheweatherD.This()3.—Bill,pleaseturndownthemusic,________Mum________Dadaresleeping.—Sorry,I'lldoitrightaway.A.neither;norB.either;orC.both;andD.Notonly;butalso()4.—IwillgotoHongKongDisneylandwithmyparentstomorrow.—________!A.MypleasureB.HaveanicetripC.AllrightD.Congratulations()5.Nearourschool__________somebookshopsandinourschool_______abiglibrary.A.are,isB.is,areC.are,areD.is,is()6.—WhatdoyouthinkofthemoviebyZhaoWei?—Fantastic.Ilike___verymuch.A.itB.himC.herD.you()7.—Whowasknockingatthedoorjustnow?—_________wasmycousin.A.HeB.SheC.TheyD.It()8.Thepriceofcottonhas___alot.Asaresult,thefactoriesplanto____thepriceoftheircottonclothes.A.raised/raiseB.raised/riseC.risen/raiseD.risen/rise()9.Thecave____“theArtPalaceofNature”.A.isthoughtB.issetC.ispraisedforD.ispraisedas()10.Infrontofthehouse_____abigtree.A.haveB.hasC.isD.are()11.—What'sthecostofthedictionary?—_________issixty-three.A.ThisB.ItC.ThatD.He()12.__________wasMarywhopickedupthewallet.A.HeB.SheC.TheyD.It()13.—Canaplanefly__________theAtlanticOcean?—Yes,butitneedstogo_______thecloudsforhours.A.across,throughB.through,acrossC.across,acrossD.through,through()14.Itis_______tocyclearoundGuilin.A.agreatfunB.afunC.greatfunD.agreatfunny()15.Youcanparkon____sideoftheroad.Lookatthesign“Noparking”.A.eachB.noneC.eitherD.neither()16.Whatalongway_________isfromBeijingtoLondon!A.thisB.itC.thatD./()17.About____ofthestudentsinGradeNinethisyearwereborninthe______.A.three-five/1996B.three-fifths/1990sC.third-fifth/1997D.third-fifths/1990s()18.Themuseumwillnot______peopletodaybecauseit'sbeingrepaired.A.beclosedtoB.beopentoC.bepopulartoD.beopenedto()19.Ifyouprefertheredeveningdress,you'llhavetopay_____30dollars,becauseit'smadeofsilk.A.otherB.theotherC.moreD.another()20.—Whichhobbydoyouthink____theleasttime?A.takesupB.putsupC.givesupD.makesup()21.Sheusedto____anundergroundtoschool,butnowsheisusedto____toschool.A.taking/walkB.take/walkC.taking/walkingD.take/walkiing()22.Nanjinglies__JiangsuProvince,anditlies____thesouthofLianyungang.A.to/onB.to/inC.in/onD.in/to()23.Actually,Idon'tthinkSpidermanIIisasinterestingasthefirst,_____?A.doesitB.doesn'titC.isn'titD.isit()24.Beijingisin_____ChinaandChinaisa(n)______country.A.North/WesternB.Northern/EasternC.South/EasternD.East/West()25.Everyoneattheparty_____themusicplayedbylittleMozart.A.amazedbyB.wasamazedwithC.amazedtoD.wasamazedat二．缺詞填空A.根據(jù)括號中所給的漢語提示寫出單詞，每空一詞.1.Atfirst,Marywasn'tusedto_____________(筷子).2.Iamvery_______(累的)tolookaftertwopre-schoolchildrenathome.3.Inancienttimes,the____________(皇帝)haveveryhighpower.4.Ithinkit'snotpoliteto________(指向)atothers.5.The_____________(風景)oftheGreatWallislikeadragon.6.Theyhadbuilt______________(暸望塔)toprotectthevillagefromrobbers.7.Itisasuitable____________(地點)foranewschool.8.Large______________(洞穴)isalreadyknownforthousandsofyears.9.Onlya_____________(四分之一)oftheearthisland.10.Ourhometown________(位于)betweenthemountainandthelake.11.Televisionisoneofthe____________(奇跡)intheworld.12.Thesestonesareinstrange_____________(形狀).13.ChineseKungFuisakindof__________(傳統(tǒng)的)Chineseart.B.用括號中所給詞的適當形式填空.1.He____(lie)downonthebenchandsoonfellasleep.2.Lilylivesinthe_____________(east)partofShanghai.3.WhenIwatchthe____________(raise)ofthenationalflag,Ifeelveryexcited.4.Oneofthemain____________(attract)oftheplaceisthenightlife.5.Thevolunteersforcommunity_____________(serve)aredoingagoodjob.6.Nowadays,itisverypopular___________(hire)abicycleandridearoundplacesofinterest7.Therearesomanyrocksin_____________(usual)shapesintheReedFluteCave.8.WhileMillie_____________(walk)alongthebridge,mymobilephonerang.9.Thefishermanmadeafireand__________(hang)hiswetclothesuptodry.10.Howmany__________(dynasty)arethereinChinesehistory?11.Peterisso_______________(please)thateveryonelikeshim.12.Iffarmerskeeptakingtheland,wildanimalswillhavenowhere___________(live).13.TheSummerPalaceisafamousChinese-stylegardenbuiltina________(nature)landscape.14.Wecanexperiencethe_____________(beautiful)oftheGreatWall.15.IthinkthefilmTransformsIViswellworth______(watch)16.Wehavegreatfun______________(cycle)aroundChengdu!17.Comeon.Westillhavealongway______________(go).三．完形填空Acitywithoutcarswouldbeverystrange,right?ButVeniceissuchacity.Veniceis1thenortheastofItaly.Itwasn'tbuilt2,likeBeijingorShanghai,butonmorethan110islands.Seawateris3aroundthecity.Evenso,travelisn'tdifficult.Thewaterwayshavealwaysbeenthebestwaytogetaround.Thereare117waterwaysandmorethan400bridges4canguideyouwhereyouwanttogo.PeopleinVenicemove5byboat.Theyliketoenjoythesceneryandcoolsummernightswhile6boattrips.Theycantalktootherpeopleastheygoalong.VenicegrewoutofsmallislandsinsaltwaterlakeswhensomeItalians7fromawarover1,500yearsago,andbuilthomesthere.Watermakesthecityspecial,butitisalsoabigproblem.Sometimestouristswillhavesuchstrange8.OnemomenttheywalkacrosstheRialtoBridge,andthere's9.Butwhentheycomebacktothebridgeanhourlater,it'sunderwaterandeveryoneiswearingrainshoes.Once,peopleused10undergroundwater.Thismadethecitygetlower11.Nowthecityhasgonedownby23centimeters.Anotherproblemisthe12seawater.Thetemperaturehasrisenovertheyears.ThishasmadetheiceoftheArcticOcean(北冰洋)melt.Everyyear,highwatershitthecityinautumnandwinter.Whenalotofwater13,morethanhalfofthecityisunderwater.Scientistsaretryingdifferentwaystostopthecityfromgetting14lower.TheItaliangovernmenthasaskedsomeofItaly'sbiggestcompaniestobuildtheMOSTproject,whichwasplanned15undertheseawatertostoptherisingwater.Anyway,thisprojectishelpingsolvetheproblem.()1. A.on B.in C.of D.to()2 A.ontheland B.inland C.onland D.intheland()3. A.nowhere B.anywhere C.somewhere D.everywhere()4. A.who B.those C.that D.when()5. A.fromplacetoplace B.fromheretothereC.betweenplaceandplace D.betweenhereandthere()6. A.take B.taking C.by D.with()7. A.won B.escaped(逃脫) C.defeated D.wounded()8. A.experience B.discovery C.experiences D.invention()9. A.specialnothing B.somethingspecialC.nothingspecial D.specialsomething()10. A.muchtoo B.toomany C.somany D.toomuch()11. A.shoulderbyshoulder B.onebyone C.stepbystep D.littlebylittle()12. A.raise B.rising C.raising D.rise()13. A.comes B.willcome C.came D.iscoming()14. A.very B.quite C.even D.so()15. A.tobuilding B.tobebuilding C.tobuild D.tobebuilt四．閱讀理解Thereareseveralwaysyoucanfindoutaboutthecountriesandplacesyouwishtovisit.Youcantalktofriendswhohavetraveledtotheplaces,youcangoandseeacolourfilmaboutthem,oryoucanreadtravelbooks.Itseemsthattherearethreekindsoftravelbooks.Thefirstarethosethatgiveapersonal,subjective(主觀的)ideaoftravelswhichthewriterhasgothimself.Thesebookscanbeusefulifthewriterssharetheirtravelingexperienceswithothers.Thesecondkindarethosebookswhichgiveobjective(客觀的)informationofthingstobedoneandseen.Ifaculturedpersonhaswrittensuchabookaboutthefactsofaplace,thenitismoreuseful.Thethirdkindarethosebookswhicharecalled"aguide"tosomeplaceorother.Iftheyaregood,theywilldescribeandexplaintheplaceindetail.Likethefirstkind,theycanbeinterestingandexciting,buttheirmainpurposeistohelpthereaderplanhistravelinthemostpracticalway.Whateverkindoftravelbookyouchoose,youmustmakesurethatthebookdoesnotdescribeeverythingasinteresting,excitingorfantastic.Youmustalsokeepanopeneyeonitsdateofpublication(出版)becausetravelisaverypracticalmatterandmanythingschangequicklyinthe21stcentury.Finally,youshouldmakesurethatit'seasytofindtheusefulinformationforyourtravel.()1.Thispassagewaswrittentointroduce________.A.travelmapsB.travelbooksC.travelfilmsD.travelplaces()2.Thewriterofthefirstkindoftravelbooksgavehisideasafterhe______.A.traveledB.readbooksC.watchedfilmsD.surfedtheInternet()3.Theunderlinedphrase"aculturedperson"meansapersonwith________.A.agoodappearanceB.agoodeducationC.alotofexperienceD.alotofmoney()4.ThedateofpublicationmustbenoticedbecauseA.thepricesoftravelbooksmaybedifferentB.thewritersoftravelbooksmaybedifferentC.theinformationintravelbooksisalwaysthesameD.theinformationintravelbooksisalwayschanging()5.Accordingtothepassage,itisbesttoread______beforetravelingtoaplaceofinterest.A.thefirstkindoftravelbooksB.thesecondkindoftravelbooksC.thethirdkindoftravelbooksD.sometravelarticlesinnewspapers五任務(wù)型閱讀In50yearsoftravelling,hehasvisitedeverycountryintheworldexceptthree.Andeverywherehegoes,hesendshimselfapostcard.Healwayschoosesapostcardwithbeautifulscenery(風景).Usuallyhewritesjustashortmessagetohimself.ColinMcCorpuodalewasborninLondonin1938.Ononeofthewallsinhisroom,youcanseealargemapoftheworld.Therearehundredsoflittleredpins(別針)stuckinit."Thesepinsmeanalottome,"saysMrMcCorpuodale."Ifollowtherule.IcanstickoneinonlyifI'vebeeninaplaceformorethan24hour