新概念英語第三冊課堂筆記 第十九課
 
Lesson 19
           A very dear cat
          一條貴重的寶貝貓
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語

     ★dear
adj. 親愛的，珍貴的；昂貴的
I can't afford the car because it's too dear.
The cat is dear to me.
cost somebody dear

     ★kidnapper
n.   綁架者，拐騙者
kidnap v.

     ★considerable
adj. 相當大的
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，有錢的

     ★orderly
adj. 有規律的

     ★disappearance
n.   失蹤

     ★anonymous
adj. 匿名的

     ★ransom
n.   贖金
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.   硬紙板

     ★withdraw(withdrew, withdrawn)
v.   （從銀行）取錢

     ★punctually
adv. 準時地
punctual adj.
punctuality n.

     ★astound
v.   使吃驚         
語意程度比surprise要強得多
astonish amaze astound 語氣一個比一個強
He was ashounded to hear of her death.
They were amazed to find the lazy girl came very early.
surprising surprised

Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Why was Rastus 'very dear' in more ways than one?

    Kidnappers 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' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom 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 decided 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 kidnapper'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 astound

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