新概念英语第三册Lesson 19 A very dear cat课件(共36张PPT)

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Lesson 19
A Very Dear Cat
Do you have a pet
If one day your pet is kidnapped, what would you do
Kidnap
Abduct
Blackmail
How to make a quick fortune
投机者玩弄股市，期望快速获得财富.
Speculators play the stock market in the hope of making a quick fortune.
Dear adj.亲爱的，珍贵的；昂贵的
Dear = Costly= expensive
我买不起这辆车，因为它太贵了。
-- I can't afford the car because it's too dear.
-- The mink coat is dear to me.
cost somebody dear 花了某人很多钱
cost somebody an arm and a leg
这只猫花了这位女士很多钱。
The cat cost the lady dear.
那辆新车一定让他花费了一大笔钱。
That new car must have cost him an arm and a leg.
kidnapper n.绑架者，拐骗者
kidnap vt. 绑架, 勒赎
他们绑架了5名人质。
They kidnapped five hostages.
那些绑架小孩的人应该被处以死刑。
Those who kidnap children should be sentenced to death.
considerable adj.相当大的
他获得了相当大的成功。
He has got/achieved a considerable success.
Considerably adv.相当大地, 相当多地
Considerate= thoughtful（adj.体贴的, 关切的）
be considerate to somebody 对某人很体贴
你对你的妻子体贴吗？
Are you considerate/thoughtful to your wife
Considered（adj.经慎重考虑的, 经过熟思的）
这是我深思熟虑的观点。
It's my considered opinion.
all things considered 就各方面而言
All things considered, he finished the work well.
Considering prep.conj.adv.就…而论；照…来看；考虑到…
就他的年龄来说, 这小孩数学学得不错。
Considering his age, the little boy did a good job in math.
Wealthy adj.富的，有钱的
Affluent: 富裕的
高尔夫球是供有钱人玩的，而玩捧球的对象则是收入较低的阶层。
Golf is for the affluent, baseball for the lower income groups.
Orderly: adj.有规律的
In order
学生姓名按顺序排列。
The students’ names are arranged in order.
机器出了毛病。
The machine was out of order.
Disappearance n.失踪
Disappear v.
他们黯然地看着英国的海岸在远处消失了.
Sadly they saw the shores of England
disappear in the distance.
Appear v.
Appearance n.
Anonymous adj.匿名的
我们收到了三封匿名信件和一个可疑的包裹
We have received three anonymous letters and one suspicious package.
Ransom n.赎金
pay ransom to somebody
这个老妇人付了一千英镑给绑匪。
The old lady paid a ransom of one thousand pounds to the kidnapper.
hold somebody to ransom为了赎金绑架某人
他们为了赎金绑架了男孩。They kidnapped the boy and held him to ransom.
在里约热内卢，仅今年一年就有近40人被绑票
In Rio, nearly forty people have been held to ransom this year alone.
Cardboard n.硬纸板
Blackboard
whiteboard
Withdraw (withdrew, withdrawn) v.（从银行）取钱
他从储蓄账户上提取了1000美元转到支票账户上.
He withdrew 1000 dollars from his savings account and put it into his cheque account.
军队去年3月从该国东北部撤出。
Troops withdrew from the north east of the country last March.
punctually adv.准时地
punctual adj.严守时刻的, 准时的 Punctuality n.准时
我现在不得不走了，因为我得准时去上课。
I have to go now because I must be punctual for class.
准时是文明社会中的必要习惯。
Punctuality is a necessary habit in civilized society.
Who does Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay live with
What’s the name of her pet
What does the cat usually do and what happened to him one evening
After its disappearance, what did Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay receive
What did it say
How much money did she withdraw from her bank
Kidnappers are rarely interested in ani-mals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor’s cat.
Rarely = seldom adv.很少地
be interest in = take interest in
took great interest in = take enormous/tremendous interest in
Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
share something with somebody 和某人分享某物
-- I share the room with my friend.
For a great many years = for a long time.
Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always
home by seven o'clock.
Orderly adj.有秩序的
Discipline v.训练 n.纪律, 学科
Disciplined n.受过训练的,遵守纪律的
Regular adj.规则的, 有秩序的
takes a short walk = goes for a walk = goes for a stroll
stroll n.漫步, 闲逛
One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
Mrs. Ramsay got very worried. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
Be worried about sth/sb
look for, find
【There days after Rastus' disappearance】, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
After后跟名词或Ving　
约翰逊到来三天之后,我们发现他是来制造问题而不是解决问题的。
Three days after Johnson’s arrival, we found he came to make troubles rather than solve problems.
填完表格并签名后，请装进所提供的信封里寄还给我们。
After completing and signing it, please return the form to us in the provided envelope.
The writer stated （that Rastus was in safe
hands and would be returned immediately）【if
Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.】
State 非常正式的声明
Declare宣布，声明 declare war
Claim 声称，断言
Announce 宣布，广而告之
Assert 主观断言，主张
Would be returned be+done
Mrs. Ramsay was instructed 【to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door】.
Instruct = order = tell sb formally
be instructed to do something
The journalist was instructed to obtain the exact statistics.
【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.
Fearing 现在分词做原因状语
Seeing that
他既然曾经拒绝帮助我们，我们现在没有理由要来帮助他。
Seeing (that) he refused to help us, there's no reason why we should help him now.
make it clear to somebody that…（it是形式主语）
The teacher has made it clear to us that we must read English aloud every day.
She withdrew $1000 【from her bank 】and followed the kidnapper's instructions
follow the plot
Follow me
马铃薯仍然是最受欢迎的食物，其次是白面包。
Potatoes are still the most popular food, followed by white bread.
[The next morning,] the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure （that the kidnapper would keep his word）.
Keep his word = keep his promise 遵守诺言
word表示诺言时, 要采用单数形式
keep his word 遵守诺言 / break his word 失信用
give somebody one‘s word 向某人保证
我向你保证，我会把自行车还给你
-- I give you my word that I will return your bicycle.
Be true to 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）
他许诺把钱给我, 正如他所言他遵守了他的诺言。
-- He promised to pay me the money and he was as good as his word.
go back on one's word 食言, 违背诺言
【Sure enough】, Rastus arrived 【punctually at seven o'clock that evening】.
sure enough 强调确实如此
--我说过会发生这样的事，果然发生了。 I said it would happen, and sure enough it did happen.
He looked very well 【though he was rather thirsty】, 【for he drank half a bottle of milk】.
half a bottle of milk 半瓶牛奶
half the money 一半的钱
half the distance 一半的距离
Though although
Despite
The police were astounded 【when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.】
She explained （that Rastus was very dear to her）.
【Considering the amount （she paid）,】 he was dear 【in more ways than one】!
in more ways than one = in many ways
真的，与其说他像救生员，不如说他更像电影明星。
He‘s more like a film star than a lifeguard.
她看起来更多的是悲伤，而不是疼痛。
She looked more sad than in pain...
他有勇无谋。
He’s more brave than intelligent.
You can’t be more stupid.
considering~~
Talking of
Judging from
Speaking of
1.绑架者很少对动物感兴趣，但最近他们却对Mrs. Ramsay的猫产生了兴趣。
2. 她非常富有，她同她的猫一起生活了很多年。
3. 她的猫，Rastus是一只生活很有规律的猫。
4. 可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。 Mrs. Ramsay急坏了，四处寻找，但没有找着。
5. Rastus失踪3天后， Mrs. Ramsay收到一封匿名信。写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要Mrs. Ramsay愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
6. 一开始Mrs. Ramsay打算报告警察，但又害怕再也见不到Rastus——这点，信上说得十分明白——于是便改变了主意。
7. 她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。 Mrs. Ramsay确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
8. 果然，当天晚上7点正， Rastus准时回来了。它看上去一切正常，只是口渴得很，喝了半瓶牛奶。
9. Mrs. Ramsay把她所做的事告诉了警察，警察听后大为吃惊。
Follow your own course, and let people talk.
Please try to solve the problem in more than one way.
The kidnappers held the man for a staggering ransom of 1 million dollars.
It’s not safe for her to go home alone, for fear that she (should) be kidnapped.
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