Lesson 19 A very dear cat 一条贵重的宝贝猫Listen to the tape then answer the question below. Why was Rastus 'very dear' in more ways than one?
Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years. Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock. One evening, however, he failed to arrive. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately
if Mrs. Ramsay
paid a ransom of ￡1,000. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door. At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again -- the letter had made that quite clear -- she changed her mind. She withdrew ￡1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening. He looked very well though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one! 1.
dear
adj. (dearer, dearest)
1. (~to sb.) loved by or important to sb. 亲爱的; 宝贵的；珍视的
e.g.（1）他是我最亲密的朋友之一。
He is one of my dearest friends. (2) 他的女儿是他心爱的宝贝。His daughter is very dear to her.
2. (Dear) used at the beginning of a letter before the name or title of the person that you are writing to(用于信函抬头的名字或头衔前e.g.现在什么东西都那么贵。
Everything is so dear now. n.
1. used when speaking to sb. you love (常作称呼所爱的人
)亲爱的
e.g. 喝点什么吗，亲爱的？
Would you like a drink, dear?adv.
(at a high price)高价地,昂贵地e.g. (1) 他的错误使他付出很高的代价。
His errors cost him dear. (2) 贱买贵卖
)亲爱的
昂贵，价格高
3. [not usually before noun] (BrE)expensive; costing a lot of money
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to buy cheap and sell dear
exclamation [,ekskl?'mei??n] used in expressions that show that you are surprised, upset, annoyed or worried (惊奇，不安，烦恼，担忧等时说e.g. 哎呀!我忘了寄信。
Oh dear! I forgot to post the letter. 2. kidnapper ['k?dn?p?] n. 绑票者;劫持者e.g. 劫持者索要100万元赎金。
The kidnappers are demanding a ransom of $ 1 million.
kidnap ['kidn?p] v. (-pp-) [vn] to take sb away illegally and keep them as a prisoner, especially in order to get money or sth else for returning them 劫持；绑架e.g. 两名商人遭恐怖分子绑架。
Two businessmen have been kidnapped by terrorists. kidnapping (also kidnap) n.[u, c] 绑架e.g. (1) 他对绑架的指控供认不讳。
He admitted the charge of kidnap. (2) 对12名美国公民的劫持
the kidnapping of 12 US citizens
3.considerable [k?n'sid?r?bl] adj. (formal)
great in amount, size, importance, etc.相当多(或大、重要等)的e.g. （1）那项工程耗费了相当多的时间和资金。
The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money. (2) 对这栋建筑物的损坏相当严重。
Damage to the building was considerable.
considerably adv. (formal) much; a lot非常；很；相当多地e.g. 不同的人对睡眠的需要差异相当大。
The need for sleep varies considerably from person to person. 4.wealthy ['wel1.
e.g. 有钱人家
a wealthy family
2. （the wealthy）n. [pl.] people who are rich 富人，有钱人；阔人n. wealth
5. 在英语中，当名词有多个形容词修饰时，就有它们的先后顺序。下面的口诀可帮你记住这一先后顺序。
限定描绘大长高，形状年龄和新老；颜色国籍跟材料，作用类别往后靠；
“限定词”包括：冠词、物主代词、指示代词、或数词，它位于各类形容词前。它本身分为三位，即：前、中、后。前位限定词有
all、half、both、such分数和倍数；中位限定词有
no、every、each、either、neither、enough、
冠词、指示代词、形容词性物主代词、名词所有格和
θadj. (wealthier, wealthiest) i]
rich; have a lot of money, possessions, etc.富有的，有钱的，财产多的
) 啊，哎呀，糟糕，天哪
much、以及wh-起首的限定词[what(ever), which(ever), whose]等；后位限定词有基数词和序数词、past、same、many、more、most、few、fewer、fewest、little、less、least、own、last等，但序数词位于基数词前。示事物的性质及人们的观点如：高低等一些词。表示
如:both my hands、all half his income等。“描绘”类形容词
表“材
beautiful、bad、cold、great等。“大长高”表示大小、长短、
“形状”的词如：round square等。“国籍”指一个国家或地区的词。
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料”的词如：wooden, woolen, stone, silk等。“作用类别”的词如：medical, college，writing desk，police car等。具体应为
限定词+描绘类+形状类+时间类+颜色类+出处类+材料类+用途类+作定语的名词、动名词（如girl、boy、man、woman等）6.share v.1.
(~sth with sb.) to have or use sth. at the same time as sb. else. 共有，合用Sue shares a house with three other students.
2. (~sth with sb.) to give some of what you have to sb. else; to let sb. use sth. that is yours 分享;共享
e.g. (1) 汤姆把他的巧克力和其他孩子一起分着吃了。
Tom shared his chocolate with the other kids. (2) 研讨会是互通信息、交流思想的好场所。
The conference is a good place to share information and exchange ideas.
3.~(in) sth. / ~sth. (with sb.) to be equally involved in sth. or responsible for sth.e.g. (1) 我努力让孩子们分担家务活。
I try to get the kids to share in the housework. (2) 事故责任由两个驾车人共同承担。
Both drivers shared the blame for the accident.
n.
1. [c] ~ (of / in sth.) one part of sth. that is divided between two or more people(得的)一份
e.g. 明年我们希望获得更大的市场份额。
Next year we hope to have a bigger share of the market.
2. [c] ~(in sth.) any of the units of equal value into which a company is divided and sold to raise money. People who own shares receive part of the company’s profits.股份;股票e.g. (1) 英国电信公司的股份
shares in British telecom (2) 股票价格的跌落7. flat
[fl?t]
一
/上涨
a fall / increase in share prices
n. [c] (BrE) a set of rooms for living in, including a kitchen , usually on one floor of a building套房间；公寓；单元房
e.g. 他们租了三楼的一层带家具的公寓。
They are renting a furnished flat on the third floor. adj. (flatter, flattest)
1. having a level surface, not curved or sloping水平的,平坦的e.g. 人们曾经认为地球是平的。People used to think the earth was flat.
2. not showing much emotion; not changing much in tone 平淡的；单调的；无聊的e.g. 令人兴奋的事过后
,她感到平淡无味。
在若干人之间分共同承担，分担
e.g. 苏和另外三个学生合住一所房子。
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After the excitement was over, she felt flat.
3. [only before noun] not allowing discussion or argument; definitee.g. 他断然拒绝了我。
He gave me a flat refusal. 8.orderly adj.
1. arranged or organized in a neat, careful and logical way 整洁的; 有秩序的；有条理的e.g. (1) 平静有序的生活
a calm and orderly life (2) 一行行栽种整齐的蔬菜
vegetables planted in orderly rows (3) 头脑清晰的女人
a woman with an orderly mind (4) 他条理分明地回答了老师的提问。
He gave an orderly answer to the teacher's question.
2. behaving well; peaceful表现良好的；守秩序的e.g. 秩序井然的示威
an orderly demonstration opposite: disorderly n. [C] (pl. -ies)
1. a person who works in a hospital; usually doing jobs that do not need any special training (医院的)护理员
2.a soldier who does jobs that do not need any special training勤务兵9. anonymous
[?'n?nim?s] adj.
不知姓名的；名字不公断然的; 绝对的
1. (of a person) with a name that is not known or that is not made public 开的
e.g. 这笔款项是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous. 2. written, given, made, etc. by sb. who does not want their name to be known or made public 名的;不具名的
e.g. 我们收到一封匿名信。
We received an anonymous letter.
3. (written) without any unusual or interesting featurese.g. 单调的建筑
the anonymous buildings adv. anonymously
n. anonymity [,?n?'nimiti] n. [u] the state of remaining unknown to most other people姓名；名字不公开
e.g. 他同意在不披露姓名的条件下接受采访。
He agreed to give an interview on condition of anonymity. 10.be in safe hands
be in safe hands 在可靠人手中
此处hands用来指人。常见的此类短语有
匿名；不知
没有特色的
匿
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bad good
in
green new old
在使用中，应注意与介词短语主要用来表达以下几种含义：（用此义时常同动词
hands
在
笨人能人生新老
in hand 的区别。in hand 在句中可作状语、定语、补足语，1. 在手头；可供使用
2. 在掌握中；在控制中
3.正在处理中
手中
have、keep、take等连用）；（通常指工作）在进行中，如：
(1) 由于手中的问题紧迫，我们马上就把它解决了。
As the matter in hand was urgent, we dealt with it at once. (2) 你能完全控制住这种形势吗？
Can you have the situation well in hand?
(3) 开始新的工作之前，我们应完成我们正在进行的工作。
We should finish the work we have in hand before we begin something new. in the hands of sb. / in sb.’s hands 人控制
e.g. 这件事现在正由我的律师处理。
The matter is now in the hands of my lawyer.
11. ransom ['r?ns?m]
n. [c;u] money that is paid to sb. so that they will set free a person who is being kept as a prisoner by them赎金
e.g. 绑架者向他的家人索要赎金
5万英镑。
The kidnappers demanded a ransom of￡50,000 from his family.
v. [vn] to pay money to sb. so that they will set free the person that they are keeping as a prisoner (为某人)交付赎金
e.g. 他们用一万元赎回了被绑架的孩子。
They ransomed the kidnapped child with 10,000 dollars. 12. instruct ……to do……
instruct ……to do……（指示/命令/吩咐……做……）在此结构中，动词不定式在句中作宾语补足语
e.g. 大夫嘱咐那个病人上床休息。
The doctor instructed the patient to go to bed and rest. 但当用于被动语态时（如文中），由于宾语提前作了主语，如：
e.g.他奉命把她带到纽约。
He’s been instructed to take her to New York. 13. cardboard
n. [u] stiff material like very thick paper, often used for making boxes 制造盒子)
e.g. 这箱子是硬板纸制的。
The box is made of cardboard.
adj. [only before noun] not seeming real or genuine不真实的；虚假的e.g. 这个故事里有好几个虚构的人物。
The story has several cardboard characters.
硬纸板,卡纸板(常用于
动词不定式则成为主语的补足语，
being looked after or controlled by sb. 受某人照料；被某
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14. decide
(1) decide 后可使用动词不定式构成的宾语形式，如：e.g. 他决定在星期二而不在星期四去。
He decided to go on Tuesday instead of Thursday.
(2) 在表达“决定不做”含义时，否定词应置于动词不定式之前，形。
e.g. 他们决定不告诉他事实真相。
They decided not to tell him the truth.15. withdraw v. 1.
[vn] to take money out of a bank account 提，取（银行账户中的款）
250英镑。
￡250 please.
I’d like to withdraw2.
this (使)撤回，撤离e.g. 政府部队被迫撤走了。
Government troops were forced to withdraw. 3. [vn] ~sth. (from sth) to stop giving or offering sth. to sb.e.g. (1) 这种药被停止销售。
The drug was withdrawn from sale. (2) 他停止了对我们运动的支持。
He withdrew his support for our campaign.
3.
~（sb. / sth.）(from sth.) to stop taking part in an activity or being a member of an organization; to stop sb. / sth. from doing these things (使)退出e.g. 那匹马被停赛了。
The horse had been withdrawn from the race. n. withdrawal (1) 撤销支持
the withdrawal of support (2) 撤军
the withdrawal of troops (3) 从市场上收回一种产品
the withdrawal of a product from the market 2.
[u] the act of no longer taking part in sth. or being a member of an organization出(组织) e.g. 他从选举中的退出
his withdrawal from the election
3.
[c] the act of taking an amount of money out of your bank account(从银行账户中)提款；取款
1000美元。
You can make withdrawals of up to $1000 a day. 16. keep one’s word
keep one’s word 信守诺言使用时word用单数形式。e.g. 他们未能遵守诺言。
e.g. 你一天可以从银行账户中提取最多不超过
不再参加；退
[wie'dr?:?l]
[wie'dr?:] (withdrew, withdrawn)
即构成decide not to do……
e.g. 劳驾，我想提取
~（sb. / sth.）(from sth.) to move back or away from a place or situation; to make sb. / sth. do
停止提供；不再给予
1. [u;c] the act of moving or taking sth. away or back撤回，收回，取回
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They failed to keep their word. 17. sure enough
sure enough
used to say that sth. happened as expected (表示不出所料)果真，果然
e.g. 我说他会忘记，他果然就忘了。
I said he’d forget, and sure enough he did. 18. punctual ['p??ktju?l]
adj. happening or doing sth. at the arranged or correct time; not late 按时的；准时的；守时的e.g. 她一直可靠守时。
She has been reliable and punctual. adv. punctually ['p??kt?u?li]e.g. 他们一向按时付款。
They always pay punctually. n. punctuality
[,p??ktju'?liti]
[u]
19. astound [?s'taund]
v. [vn] to surprise or shock sb. very much使震惊；使大惊(1) 市长接受贿赂,这使我大吃一惊。
I was astounded that the mayor had taken bribes. (2) 他的傲慢使她震惊。
His arrogance astounded her. She was astounded by his arrogance.
astounded adj. ~(to find, learn, see, etc. sth.) / (at/by sth) /~(that…) very surprised or shocked by sth. because it seems very unlikely 感到吃惊的；大吃一惊的e.g. 他听到那消息时显得震惊。
She looked astounded at the news.
astounding adj. so surprising that it is difficult to believee.g. 销售量惊人地增加了20. considering
considering 就…而论；考虑到此结构中的v+ing 均作介词处理，类似的词还有：according to (根据)、concerning (关于)、regarding(关于)、respecting(关于，鉴于)，如：(1) 根据你刚才所说的，约翰是完全正确的。
According to what you said just now, John is quite right. (2) 似乎他对此事一无所知。
It seems that he knows nothing regarding the case. (3) 鉴于这些重要事实，马上要指定一个特别委员会。
Respecting these important facts, a special committee is to be appointed. 21. in more ways than one
in more ways than one 不仅如此，还有别的意思e.g. 此论题可以不仅仅以一种方式论述。
The topic can be dealt with in more ways than one.
/方面/方式等，多方面的，如：
20%。
There was an astounding 20% increase in sales.
令人震惊的；使大吃一惊的
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