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新概念英语第3册第19课

新概念英语第3册第19课
新概念英语第3册第19课

Lesson 19 Avery dearcat一条贵重的宝贝猫

Listentothe tape then answer the question below.

Why wasRastus 'verydear' in more waysthan one?

Kidnappers are rarelyinterested in animals, but theyrecently took conside rable interestin Mrs.Eleanor Ramsay's cat.Mrs.Eleanor Ramsay,a very wealthyold lady, hasshared a flatwithhercat, Rastus, for a greatmanyyears. Rastusleads an orderly life. He usually takes a shortwalk intheevenings andis always homeby seven o'clock. One even ing,however,he failed to arrive.Mrs.Ramsay got very worried. She looked everywhere for him but could notfind him.

ThreedaysafterRastus' disappearance,Mrs.Ramsayreceivedananonymous letter.The writer statedthat Rastuswas insafe hands and would be returned immediately ifMrs. Ramsaypaid arans om of £1,000.Mrs. Ramsay was instructedtoplace themoney in acardboard box andto leave itoutside her door. Atfirst, she decide dto go to the police, but fearing that shewouldneversee Rastus again --the letter hadmade thatquiteclear--shechanged hermind. She withdrew£1000fromher bank andfollowedthekidnapper's instructions.The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was surethat thekidnapper would keephis word. Sureenough, Rastus arrived punctuallyat seven o'clock thatevening.Helooked very well though he was ratherthirsty,for he drank halfabottleofmilk. The police were astounded whenMrs.Ramsaytold them what she had done.She explained thatRastuswas very dear toher. Considering the amoun tshe paid, he wasdear in more waysthan one!

1.dear

adj. (dearer,dearest)

1. (~to sb.) lovedby orimportant 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 letterbefore thename or title ofth epersonthatyou are writing to(用于信函抬头的名字或头衔前)亲爱的

3. [not usuallybefore noun](BrE)expensive;costinga lot of money 昂贵,价格高

e.g.现在什么东西都那么贵。

Everything is so dear now.?n.

1.used when speakingto 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 adrink, dear?

adv.

(at ahighprice)高价地,昂贵地?e.g.(1) 他的错误使他付出很高的代价。

His errorscost him dear.

(2) 贱买贵卖

tobuycheap and selldear

exclamation[,ekskl?'mei??n] used in expressionsthat showthat you

are surprised,upset,annoyed or worried (惊奇,不安,烦恼,担忧等时说)啊,哎呀,糟糕,天哪

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 kidnappersare demandingaransom of $ 1 million.

kidnap['kidn?p] v.(-pp-) [vn] to take sb away illegally and keep them as a prisoner,especiallyin order to getmoney or sth else for returning them劫持;绑架

e.g.两名商人遭恐怖分子绑架。

Twobusinessmenhave beenkidnapped by terrorists.

kidnapping (alsokidnap) n.[u, c] 绑架

e.g. (1) 他对绑架的指控供认不讳。

He admitted thecharge ofkidnap.

(2) 对12名美国公民的劫持

thekidnappingof 12 US citizens

3.considerable [k?n'sid?r?bl]adj.(formal)

greatin 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 wastedaconsiderable amount oftimeand money.

(2)对这栋建筑物的损坏相当严重。

Damagetothe buildingwasconsiderable.

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 variesconsiderablyfrom personto person.

4.wealthy['welθi]adj.(wealthier,wealthiest)

1.rich; havealot ofmoney,possessions, etc.富有的,有钱的,财产多

e.g. 有钱人家

a wealthy family

2.(the wealthy)n. [pl.] people who arerich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;中位限定词有冠

词、指示代词、形容词性物主代词、名词所有格和no、every、each、either、neither、enough、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、fewes t、little、less、least、own、last等,但序数词位于基数词前。如:both myhands、allhalfhis income等。“描绘”类形容词表示事物的性质及人们的观点如:beautiful、bad、cold、great等。“大长高”表示大小、长短、高低等一些词。表示“形状”的词如:round square等。“国籍”指一个国家或地区的词。“材料”的词如:wooden,woolen,stone,silk等。“作用类别”的词如:medical, college,writingdesk,poli cecar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.(~sthwith sb.)tohave orusesth. at the same time as sb.e

lse. 共有,合用

e.g.苏和另外三个学生合住一所房子。

Sueshares a house withthreeotherstudents.

2. (~sth with sb.)to give some of what youhavetosb. else;tolet sb.usesth.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。

Tomsharedhis chocolate withthe other kids.

(2)研讨会是互通信息、交流思想的好场所。

The conferenceis a good place to share informationand exchangeideas.

3.~(in) sth./ ~sth. (with sb.) to be equally involved insth. or responsible

for sth.共同承担,分担

e.g.(1) 我努力让孩子们分担家务活。

I try to get thekids to sharein the housework.

(2)事故责任由两个驾车人共同承担。

Bothdrivers shared the blame for theaccident.

n.

1.[c]~ (of/ insth.)one partofsth. that isdivided betweentwo

ormore people(在若干人之间分得的)一份

e.g. 明年我们希望获得更大的市场份额。

Nextyear we hopeto have a bigger share of the market.

2. [c] ~(in sth.) any of the unitsofequal value into which a company

is divided and soldto raise money. Peoplewho own shares receivepart 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/上涨

a fall/ increasein share prices

7. flat[fl?t]

n.[c] (BrE) aset of roomsforliving in,including akitchen , usually on one floorof a building一套房间;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 thethird floor.

adj.(flatter,flattest)

1.having a level surface,notcurvedor sloping水平的,平坦的

e.g. 人们曾经认为地球是平的。?Peopleused to think the earthwasflat.?2. not showing muchemotion;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。

Afterthe excitement wasover,she felt flat. ?3. [onlybefore noun]not allowing discussion or argument;definite断然的; 绝对的?e.g. 他断然拒绝了我。

He gave me a flatrefusal.

8.orderly

adj.

1. arranged or organized in aneat,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 calmand 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

awomanwithan orderly mind

(4) 他条理分明地回答了老师的提问。

He gaveanorderlyanswertotheteacher'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 worksin a hospital; usually doing jobs thatdo not need any special training

(医院的)护理员

2.a soldierwhodoes jobs that do not need anyspecialtraining勤务兵

9. anonymous[?'n?nim?s]adj.

1. (of aperson)with a namethat is notknown or thatis notmadepublic 不知姓名的;名字不公开的

e.g. 这笔款项是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。

Themoney wasdonatedby alocal businessman who wishes toremain anonymous.

2.written, given, made, etc. by sb.who doesnotwant their name tobeknown ormade public 匿名的;不具名的

e.g. 我们收到一封匿名信。

Wereceivedan anonymous letter.

3. (written)without any unusual or interesting features没有特色的

e.g. 单调的建筑

the anonymous buildings

adv.anonymously

n.anonymity[,?n?'nimiti] n.[u] the stateof remainingunknown to mostother people匿名;不知姓名;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 interviewon condition of anonymity.

10.be insafe 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bad笨人

good能人

in green 在生手中

new新

old 老

在使用中,应注意与介词短语in hand 的区别。in hand 在句中可作状语、定语、补足语,主要用来表达以下几种含义:1. 在手头;可供使用2.在掌握中;在控制中3.正在处理中(用此义时常同动词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。

Asthe matterin handwasurgent,we dealt withitatonce. (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 theworkwehavein hand before we begin something new.

in the hands ofsb. /in sb.’shands being lookedafter or controlled by sb. 受某人照料;被某人控制

e.g. 这件事现在正由我的律师处理。

Thematter isnow inthehands of my lawyer.

11. ransom ['r?ns?m]

n.[c;u] moneythat is paid tosb. so that they will setfree a person whois 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 tosb.sothatthey willsetfree the person thatthey are keeping asa 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。

Theyransomed the kidnappedchild with 10,000dollars.

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。

Thedoctor instructed thepatient togotobedandrest.

但当用于被动语态时(如文中),由于宾语提前作了主语,动词不定式则成为主语的补足语,如: e.g.他奉命把她带到纽约。

He’s been instructedtotake herto NewYork.

13.cardboard

n. [u] stiff material like very thickpaper,often used for makingboxes 硬纸板,卡纸板(常用于制造盒子)

e.g. 这箱子是硬板纸制的。

The boxis made ofcardboard.

adj.[onlybeforenoun]not seeming real orgenuine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 severalcardboard characters.

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。

Hedecidedto goon TuesdayinsteadofThursday.

(2) 在表达“决定不做”含义时,否定词应置于动词不定式之前,即构成decidenot to do……形。

e.g. 他们决定不告诉他事实真相。

They decided nottotell himthe truth.?15. withdraw [wie'dr?:] (withdrew, withdrawn)

v.

1.[vn]totake money out of a bank account 提,取(银行账户中的款)

e.g. 劳驾,我想提取250英镑。

I’d like towithdraw£250please.

2.~(sb. /sth.)(fromsth.) to moveback or away from a placeor situation; to

makesb. / sth.do this (使)撤回,撤离

e.g. 政府部队被迫撤走了。

Governmenttroopswere forcedtowithdraw.

3. [vn] ~sth. (fromsth)tostop giving or offering sth.to sb.停止提供;不再给予

e.g. (1)这种药被停止销售。

The drugwas withdrawn from sale.

(2) 他停止了对我们运动的支持。

Hewithdrew his support for ourcampaign.

3.~(sb./ sth.)(from sth.)to stop taking partin an activityor being a

member of an organization;tostop sb. /sth. fromdoingthese thi ngs(使)退出

e.g.那匹马被停赛了。

The horse had beenwithdrawnfrom therace.

n.withdrawal [wie'dr?:?l]

1.[u;c] theact of moving or taking sth.awayorback撤回,收回,取回(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 insth. or being a member ofan or

ganization不再参加;退出(组织) e.g. 他从选举中的退出

his withdrawal from the election

3.[c] theact of takingan amount ofmoney out ofyour bank

account(从银行账户中)提款;取款

e.g. 你一天可以从银行账户中提取最多不超过1000美元。

Youcanmake withdrawals ofup to $1000 a day.

16. keepone’s word

keep one’sword 信守诺言

使用时word用单数形式。

e.g.他们未能遵守诺言。

They failedto keeptheir word.

17. sure enough

sure enough used to say that sth.happenedas 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, andsure enough he did.

18. punctual ['p??ktju?l]

adj. happening or doing sth. atthe arranged or correcttime; notla te 按时的;准时的;守时的

e.g. 她一直可靠守时。

She has been reliableandpunctual.

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。

Iwas astoundedthat the mayor had takenbribes.

(2) 他的傲慢使她震惊。

His arroganceastoundedher.

She was astounded by his arrogance.

astounded adj. ~(to find,learn, see, etc.sth.)/(at/by sth) /~(that (v)

ry surprised or shocked bysth. because itseems 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。

Shelookedastounded at the news.

astounding adj. so surprising that it is difficult to believe令人震惊的;使大吃一惊的

e.g. 销售量惊人地增加了20%。

There wasan astounding20%increase in sales.

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 towhat you said just now, Johnis quiteright.

(2)似乎他对此事一无所知。

It seemsthat he knows nothing regardingthecase.

(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, aspecial committee is to be appointe d.

21. in moreways than one

inmore ways than one不仅如此,还有别的意思/方面/方式等,多方面的,如:e.g. 此论题可以不仅仅以一种方式论述。

The topic can be dealt with inmoreways than one.

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