The opinion poll is a clear signal of people's dissatisfaction with the government.

This will send the wrong signal to potential investors.

The TV channel sends / transmits signals via satellite to cable companies.

Small antennas are equipped to receive/pick up radio signals.

1. Adj.

The university has done me the signal honour of making me an Honorary Fellow.

【拓展】signal achievement/success/failure

to give a signal 发信号

spoil

【原句回放】In that way, my niece will not spoil my free time and I can go out with my friends. 用那种方法，我的侄女就不会搅合我的空闲时间，我可以和朋友一块儿出去。

【点拨】spoil (n./v.) 溺爱；赃物

1. v. spoilt / spoiled

The whole park is spoiled by litter.

The new road has completely spoiled the character of the village.

The bad news has spoilt my day.

Don't spoil your appetite by eating sweets between meals.

His mother and sisters spoil him rotten (=spoil him very much) .

Everybody enjoys being spoiled from time to time.

Some kinds of food soon spoil.

2. n.

The thieves divided up the spoils.

They tried to take more than a fair share of the spoils of victory.

【拓展】spoil heaps 煤矸石堆积

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common

【原句回放】 In pairs discuss what they have in common.

两人一组讨论一下它们有什么相同之处

Smith is a common name in England. 英国在Smith是个很普通的名字。