Lesson 19
A very dear cat
一条贵重的宝贝猫
【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.
considerably
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★withdraw(withdrew, withdrawn)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 trot downthe lane.
11.C正确 12.A正确 sure enough
sensible
