Lesson19Averydearcat•Objective:Reviewtheusageofverbs.TopicDiscussion•Doyouhavepets?•Somepeoplecaremorethannecessaryabouttheirpets.Whatisyouropinionaboutthisphenomenon?Newwords&Expressionsdear•adj.lovedandcherished亲爱的,心爱的凯文迪太太是我亲爱的朋友。Mrs.Cavendishisadearfriendofmine.•adj.(usuusedwith“tosb”)greatlyvalued;precious非常受珍视的;宝贵的这是全国学者都极为重视的话题。Thisisasubjectverydeartotheheartsofacademicsupanddownthecountry.•adj.highlyesteemedorregarded.Usedindirectaddress,especiallyinsalutations敬爱的,常用于书信中,尤指用于尊称亲爱的罗宾,在过去的几天中我一直深深思念着你。DearRobin,Ihavebeenthinkingaboutyousomuchduringthepastfewdays.dear•adj.high-priced;expensive价格高的;昂贵的opp.cheap汽车在英国比在欧洲大陆要贵出59%。Carsare59%dearerinBritainthaninEurope.•n.onethatisgreatlyloved;anendearing,lovable,orkindperson亲爱的人,受爱戴的人,可爱的或善良的人这才是好孩子!这才乖呢!That's/There’sadear!面试怎么样,亲爱的?Howdidtheinterviewgo,dear?dear•adv.Tocausealotoftroubleandsufferingforsb.written.使某人损失惨重;给某人带来许多麻烦和痛苦costsb.dear与彼得的婚姻使卡洛琳痛苦不堪。Carolyn’smarriagetoPetercostherdear.•interj.usedasapoliteexclamation,chieflyofsurpriseordistress呵,哎呀,用于表示有礼貌的感叹,尤指表示惊讶或痛苦Ohdear;dearme哦;哎呀“我觉得我要感冒了。”“哦,天哪!”‘IthinkI’mgettingacold.’’Dearohdear!’kidnapvt.kidnapped;kidnapping•totakesb.somewhereillegallybyforce,ofteninordertogetmoneyforreturningthem绑架,劫持一名小孩遭到持枪绑架,警方呼吁目击者挺身而出。Policeappealedforwitnessesafterakidwaskidnappedatgunpoint.巴西警方侦破了一起要绑架那个富人的阴谋。PoliceinBraziluncoveredaplottokidnaparichman.•n.kidnaporakidnapisthecrimeoftakingsb.awaybyforce绑架行为斯图尔特否认有谋杀和绑架的企图。Stewartdeniesattemptedmurderandkidnap.•kidnappeen.[美]被绑架的人,肉票•kidnappern.拐骗者;绑架者绑架者威胁说,如果不释放3个武装分子出狱,他们会杀了他。Hiskidnappershavethreatenedthattheywillkillhimunlessthreemilitantsarereleasedfromprison.considerable•adj.largeinamount,extent,ordegree相当大的在数量、范围或程度上很大的一名有很大影响的作家awriterofconsiderableinfluence大量订货/巨大潜力/相当欣赏/相当大的风险/显著增长/长足的发展considerableorders/potential/appreciation/risk/increase/development•worthyofconsideration;significant重要的,值得考虑的;有重大意义的在竞选运动中经济是一个重要问题。Theeconomywasaconsiderableissueinthecampaign.地方事务上相当重要的人物aconsiderablefigureinlocalaffairsconsiderable•n.(informal)aconsiderableamount,extent,ordegree[美俗]大量,很大的数量、范围或程度多他为我做了不少事。Hehasdoneconsiderableforme.considerateadj.体贴的,为他人着想的inconsiderate[+towards]Itisconsiderateofsbtodosth作为一名驾车者,我尽量考虑到骑自行车的人。Asamotorist,Itrytobeconsideratetowardscyclists.你事先告诉我们你会迟到,考虑得非常周到。Itwasveryconsiderateofyoutoletusknowyouweregoingtobelate.•consideredadj.经仔细考虑的,细想过的•considerablyadv.相当大[多]地,非常•consideringprep.考虑到;鉴于=regardingwealthyadj.•havingalotofmoney,possessionsetc=rich有钱的;富的very/extremely/immensely/fabulouslyetcwealthy他走的时候是一个工人阶层的穷小子,回来时已经是一个腰缠万贯的富翁了。Heleftasapoor,workingclassboyandreturnedasawealthyman.我希望每个人都能过健康,富裕,幸福的生活。Iwisheveryonetobehealthy,wealthyandhappy.•markedbyabundance以丰富为特征的富饶的土地awealthyland•wellsupplied储备丰富的感情丰富wealthyincompassion富裕种种•rich系常用词,指“有比正常需要更多钱财的”他很富。Hewasrich.•wealthy表示富裕的,程度比rich强,指有大量钱财的这是个非常有钱的家庭。Thisisawealthyfamily.•well-to-do语意不如rich,更不如wealthy,指“高于一般水平富的”一个小康之家。awell-to-dofamily•well-off语意与well-to-do接近,指相当富有的,富裕的”由于在外边做事,我们现在很富裕。Weareverywell-offnowforout-doorlabor.orderly•adv.systematically;regularly按部就班地;规律地•adj.freefromdisorder;neat整洁的,干净的女同学们的房间都整齐清洁。Thegirlstudents'roomsareallinorderlycondition.•adj.havingasystematicarrangement有条理的,有系统安排的disorderlyin(an)orderlysth有条理的头脑anorderlymind选举进行得有条不紊。Theelectionswereconductedinanorderlyfashion.她需要把自己的想法组织得更加有条理些。Sheneedstoorganizeherideasinamoreorderlyway.orderly•adj.markedbyoradheringtomethodorsystem有秩序的;守纪律的守秩序的足球观众anorderlyfootballcrowd一个守纪律的班级anorderlyclass•n.orderliness•n.someonewhodoesunskilledjobsinahospital[医院里从事简单工作的]护理员,勤杂人员•n.asoldierwhodoesunskilledjobs勤务兵anonymousadj.•unknownbyname无名的,不署名的根据一位不愿意透露姓名的员工所述,这家公司曾从事非法活动。Accordingtooneemployee,whowishestoremainanonymous,thecompanyengagedinillegalactivities.无名作者/不愿透露姓名的捐赠者ananonymousauthor/donor•done,sent,orgivenbysomeonewhodoesnotwanttheirnamestobeknown匿名的5000美元的匿名捐赠Ananonymousdonationof$5,000匿名信/匿名电话ananonymousletter/phonecallanonymousadj.•uninterestinginfeaturesorqualities–usedtoshowdisapprovalwritten无特色的[含贬义]灰暗而无特色的住宅区grey,anonymoushousingestatesunknownadj.•notwellknownorwidelyknown;unfamiliar;notidentifiedorascertained无名的,不知名的或不广为人知的;不熟悉的,未被辨明身份的或未被确定的来历不明者amanofunknownorigin我不认识的人/未知项/一位默默无闻的艺术家amanunknowntome/anunknownterm/anunknownartist她从一个不知其名的敬慕者那儿收到鲜花。Shereceivedflowersfromanunknownadmirer.ransom•n.Anamountofmoneythatispaidtofreesbwhoisheldasaprisoner[为使被囚禁者获释而支付的]赎金绑匪索取25万美元的赎金。Thekidnappersweredemandingaransomof$250,000.•ransomdemand/note现在还没有人索要赎金。Therehasstillbeennoransomdemand.•holdsbforransom(BrE.holdsbtoransom)–tokeepsbprisoneruntilmoneyispaid囚禁某人以索取赎金他的女儿遭绑架要赎金。Hisdaughterwaskidnappedandheldforransom.ransom•holdsbtoransom-toputsbinasituationwheretheyhavenochoiceandareforcedtoagreetoyourdemands要挟某人,胁迫某人他指责护士以罢工来要挟政府。Hehasaccusedthenursesofholdingthegovernmenttoransombythreateningtostrike.•vt.topayanamountofmoneysothatsbwhoisbeingheldasaprisonerissetfree为…交付赎金ransomsb.付了赎金之后,他们都毫发无损地回来了。Theywereallransomedandreturnedunharmed.ransompremium保险金,奖金pension养老金,退休金allowance津贴bonus奖金,红利commission佣金,同意给予