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1Lesson19Averydearcat一条贵重的宝贝猫Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.WhywasRastus'verydear'inmorewaysthanone?Kidnappersarerarelyinterestedinanimals,buttheyrecentlytookconsiderableinterestinMrs.EleanorRamsay'scat.Mrs.EleanorRamsay,averywealthyoldlady,hassharedaflatwithhercat,Rastus,foragreatmanyyears.Rastusleadsanorderlylife.Heusuallytakesashortwalkintheeveningsandisalwayshomebyseveno'clock.Oneevening,however,hefailedtoarrive.Mrs.Ramsaygotveryworried.Shelookedeverywhereforhimbutcouldnotfindhim.ThreedaysafterRastus'disappearance,Mrs.Ramsayreceivedananonymousletter.ThewriterstatedthatRastuswasinsafehandsandwouldbereturnedimmediatelyifMrs.Ramsaypaidaransomof￡1,000.Mrs.Ramsaywasinstructedtoplacethemoneyinacardboardboxandtoleaveitoutsideherdoor.Atfirst,shedecidedtogotothepolice,butfearingthatshewouldneverseeRastusagain--theletterhadmadethatquiteclear--shechangedhermind.Shewithdrew￡1000fromherbankandfollowedthekidnapper'sinstructions.Thenextmorning,theboxhaddisappearedbutMrs.Ramsaywassurethatthekidnapperwouldkeephisword.Sureenough,Rastusarrivedpunctuallyatseveno'clockthatevening.Helookedverywellthoughhewasratherthirsty,forhedrankhalfabottleofmilk.ThepolicewereastoundedwhenMrs.Ramsaytoldthemwhatshehaddone.SheexplainedthatRastuswasverydeartoher.Consideringtheamountshepaid,hewasdearinmorewaysthanone!1.dearadj.(dearer,dearest)1.(~tosb.)lovedbyorimportanttosb.亲爱的;宝贵的；珍视的e.g.（1）他是我最亲密的朋友之一。Heisoneofmydearestfriends.(2)他的女儿是他心爱的宝贝。Hisdaughterisverydeartoher.2.(Dear)usedatthebeginningofaletterbeforethenameortitleofthepersonthatyouarewritingto(用于信函抬头的名字或头衔前)亲爱的3.[notusuallybeforenoun](BrE)expensive;costingalotofmoney昂贵，价格高e.g.现在什么东西都那么贵。Everythingissodearnow.n.1.usedwhenspeakingtosb.youlove(常作称呼所爱的人)亲爱的e.g.喝点什么吗，亲爱的？Wouldyoulikeadrink,dear?adv.(atahighprice)高价地,昂贵地e.g.(1)他的错误使他付出很高的代价。Hiserrorscosthimdear.(2)贱买贵卖2tobuycheapandselldearexclamation[,eksklə'meiʃən]usedinexpressionsthatshowthatyouaresurprised,upset,annoyedorworried(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。Ohdear!Iforgottoposttheletter.2.kidnapper['kɪdnæpə]n.绑票者;劫持者e.g.劫持者索要100万元赎金。Thekidnappersaredemandingaransomof$1million.kidnap['kidnæp]v.(-pp-)[vn]totakesbawayillegallyandkeepthemasaprisoner,especiallyinordertogetmoneyorsthelseforreturningthem劫持；绑架e.g.两名商人遭恐怖分子绑架。Twobusinessmenhavebeenkidnappedbyterrorists.kidnapping(alsokidnap)n.[u,c]绑架e.g.(1)他对绑架的指控供认不讳。Headmittedthechargeofkidnap.(2)对12名美国公民的劫持thekidnappingof12UScitizens3.considerable[kən'sidərəbl]adj.(formal)greatinamount,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。Theprojectwastedaconsiderableamountoftimeandmoney.(2)对这栋建筑物的损坏相当严重。Damagetothebuildingwasconsiderable.considerablyadv.(formal)much;alot非常；很；相当多地e.g.不同的人对睡眠的需要差异相当大。Theneedforsleepvariesconsiderablyfrompersontoperson.4.wealthy['welθi]adj.(wealthier,wealthiest)1.rich;havealotofmoney,possessions,etc.富有的，有钱的，财产多的e.g.有钱人家awealthyfamily2.（thewealthy）n.[pl.]peoplewhoarerich富人，有钱人；阔人n.wealth5.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、fewest、little、less、least、own、last等，但序数词位于基数词前。如:bothmyhands、allhalfhisincome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：roundsquare等。“国籍”指一个国家或地区的词。“材3料”的词如：wooden,woolen,stone,silk等。“作用类别”的词如：medical,college，writingdesk，policecar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.sharev.1.(~sthwithsb.)tohaveorusesth.atthesametimeassb.else.共有，合用e.g.苏和另外三个学生合住一所房子。Suesharesahousewiththreeotherstudents.2.(~sthwithsb.)togivesomeofwhatyouhavetosb.else;toletsb.usesth.thatisyours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。Tomsharedhischocolatewiththeotherkids.(2)研讨会是互通信息、交流思想的好场所。Theconferenceisagoodplacetoshareinformationandexchangeideas.3.~(in)sth./~sth.(withsb.)tobeequallyinvolvedinsth.orresponsibleforsth.共同承担，分担e.g.(1)我努力让孩子们分担家务活。Itrytogetthekidstoshareinthehousework.(2)事故责任由两个驾车人共同承担。Bothdriverssharedtheblamefortheaccident.n.1.[c]~(of/insth.)onepartofsth.thatisdividedbetweentwoormorepeople(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。Nextyearwehopetohaveabiggershareofthemarket.2.[c]~(insth.)anyoftheunitsofequalvalueintowhichacompanyisdividedandsoldtoraisemoney.Peoplewhoownsharesreceivepartofthecompany’sprofits.股份;股票e.g.(1)英国电信公司的股份sharesinBritishtelecom(2)股票价格的跌落/上涨afall/increaseinshareprices7.flat[flæt]n.[c](BrE)asetofroomsforlivingin,includingakitchen,usuallyononefloorofabuilding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。Theyarerentingafurnishedflatonthethirdfloor.adj.(flatter,flattest)1.havingalevelsurface,notcurvedorsloping水平的,平坦的e.g.人们曾经认为地球是平的。Peopleusedtothinktheearthwasflat.2.notshowingmuchemotion;notchangingmuchintone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。4Aftertheexcitementwasover,shefeltflat.3.[onlybeforenoun]notallowingdiscussionorargument;definite断然的;绝对的e.g.他断然拒绝了我。Hegavemeaflatrefusal.8.orderlyadj.1.arrangedororg