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新概念英语第三册lesson 19 A very dear cat

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Lesson 19: A very dear cat
          一条贵重的宝贝猫
         
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
Why was Rastus 'very dear' in more ways than one?

    Kidnappers2 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.
    There days after Rastus' disappearance3, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous4 letter. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom5 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 decided6 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 kidnapper1'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 astounded8 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!

New words and expressions 生词和短语

     dear
adj. 亲爱的,珍贵的;昂贵的

     kidnapper
n.   绑架者,拐骗者

     considerable
adj. 相当大的

     wealthy
adj. 富的,有钱的

     orderly
adj. 有规律的

     disappearance
n.   失踪

     anonymous
adj. 匿名的

     ransom
n.   赎金

     cardboard
n.   硬纸板

     withdraw(withdrew, withdrawn)
v.   (从银行)取钱

     punctually
adv. 准时地

     astound7
v.   使吃惊

参考译文

    绑架者很少对动物感兴趣。最近,绑架者却盯上了埃莉诺.拉姆齐太太的猫。埃莉诺.拉姆齐太太是一个非常富有的老妇人,多年来,一直同她养的猫拉斯一起住在一所公寓里。拉斯特斯生活很有规律,傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿,并且总是在7点钟以前回来。可是,有一天晚上,它出去后再也没回来。拉姆齐太太急坏了,四处寻找,但没有找着。
    拉斯特斯失踪3天后,拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙,只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金,可以立即将猫送还。他让拉姆齐太太把钱放在一个纸盒里,然后将纸盒放在门口。一开始拉姆齐太太打算报告警察,但又害怕再也见不到拉斯特斯——这点,信上说得十分明白——于是便改变了主意。她从银行取出1,000 英镑,并照绑架者的要求做了。第二天早晨,放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。果然,当天晚上7点正,拉斯特斯准时回来了。它看上去一切正常,只是口渴得很,喝了半瓶牛奶。拉姆齐太太把她所做的事告诉了警察,警察听后大为吃惊。拉姆齐太太解释说她心疼她的猫拉斯特斯。想到她所花的那笔钱,她的心疼就具有双重意义了。

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  【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★dear
adj. 亲爱的,珍贵的;昂贵的
I can't afford the car because it's too dear.
The cat is dear to me.
cost somebody dear
★kidnapper
n.   绑架者,拐骗者
kidnap v.
★considerable
adj. 相当大的
a considerable business
He has got a considerable success.
considerably9
It's considerably colder today than yesterday.
considerate
be considerate to somebody
Are you considerate to your wife?
considered
It's my considerered opinion.
all things considered
就各方面而言
All things considered ,he finished the work well.
considering
Considering his age,the little boy reads very well.
considering that
He studies English well,considering.
★wealthy
adj. 富的,有钱的
★orderly
adj. 有规律的
★disappearance
n.   失踪
★anonymous
adj. 匿名的
★ransom
n.   赎金
pay ransom to somebody
The old lady paid a ransom of one thousand pounds to the kidnapper.
hold somebody to ransom
They kidnapped the boy and held him to ransom.
★cardboard
n.   硬纸板
★withdraw(withdrew, withdrawn)
v.   (从银行)取钱
★punctually
adv. 准时地
punctual adj.
punctuality n.
★astound
v.   使吃惊
语意程度比surprise要强得多
astonish amaze astound 语气一个比一个强
He was ashounded to hear of her death.
They were amazed to find the lazy girl came very early.
surprising surprised


  【课文讲解】
seldom  take interest in
took great interest in
share something with somebody
I share the room with my friend.
for a long time.
disciplined  regular
take a short walk   goes for a stroll
however
look for  find
after可以和名词搭配  Three days after~arrival
state: 非常正式的声明
instruct: order   be instructed to do something
The journalist was instructed to obtain...
fearing现在分词做原因状语
make it clear to somebody that.
The teacher has made it clear to us that we must read English aloud every day.
keep his promise   word表示诺言时,要采用单数形式
keep his word    break his word   give somebody one's word
as good as one's word  表示守信用,侧重点在于强调一个结果
go back on one's word
sure enough
I said it would happen ,and sure enough it did happen.
half a bottle of milk
in many ways
双重意义:dear


Special difficulties】
The comma
三个或三个以上的词、短语或句子只用一个并列连接词来连接,他们之间就要用逗号,并列连接词前也要用逗号
插入语或同位语前后必须用逗号分开
状语从句位于句首时也要用逗号和主句分隔开来,放在句尾则不需要
非限定性定语从句必须用逗号分开
语次转变词也应该用逗号将其和句子其他成分分开
介词短语和分词短语位于句首时也必须加逗号加以分隔


  【Multiple choice questions】
1. A正确 could would
2. on what conditions  B正确
3. A正确
4. for a great many years B正确
5. D正确
6. 根据语法规则,当主语是ambition,goal,hope,idea,intention,mistake,plan,policy,purpose,reaction,suggestion等名词的时候句子的表语必须是to不定式短语,该不定式短语是说明其内容的
His purpose in life was to seek truth instead of money.
A正确
7. fearing  B正确  for fear+of/that
They are working hard for fear that they should fail.
afraid for侧重点表示为...感到担心,害怕失去
8. D正确
9. measured: 慎重的,有节奏的  regular:强调有规则的
D正确
10.B正确 go for a walk
I'm going for a trot10 downthe lane.
11.C正确 sure enough
12.A正确 sensible


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1 kidnapper ApAzj1     
n.绑架者,拐骗者
参考例句:
  • The kidnapper was shot dead then and there by the armed policeman.绑架者被武装警察当时当地击毙。
  • The kidnapper strangled the child with a piece of string.绑票的人用一根绳子把这孩子勒死了。
2 kidnappers cce17449190af84dbf37efcfeaf5f600     
n.拐子,绑匪( kidnapper的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They were freed yesterday by their kidnappers unharmed. 他们昨天被绑架者释放了,没有受到伤害。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The kidnappers had threatened to behead all four unless their jailed comrades were released. 帮匪们曾经威胁说如果印度方面不释放他们的同伙,他们就要将这四名人质全部斩首。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 disappearance ouEx5     
n.消失,消散,失踪
参考例句:
  • He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
  • Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。
4 anonymous lM2yp     
adj.无名的;匿名的;无特色的
参考例句:
  • Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
  • The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
5 ransom tTYx9     
n.赎金,赎身;v.赎回,解救
参考例句:
  • We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
  • The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。
6 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
7 astound 1vqzS     
v.使震惊,使大吃一惊
参考例句:
  • His practical grasp of affairs and his energy still astound me.他对事物的实际掌握和他充沛的精力实在使我惊异。
  • He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance.过去,他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。
8 astounded 7541fb163e816944b5753491cad6f61a     
v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词);愕然;愕;惊讶
参考例句:
  • His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
  • How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话?我感到大为震惊。
9 considerably 0YWyQ     
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
参考例句:
  • The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
  • The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
10 trot aKBzt     
n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧
参考例句:
  • They passed me at a trot.他们从我身边快步走过。
  • The horse broke into a brisk trot.马突然快步小跑起来。
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