Lesson 19 A very dear cat 一只贵重的宝贝猫

Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.

Rarely are kidnappers interested in animals. ^{强调很少，引起部分倒装}

造句：Children are rarely interested in history, but little John recently took considerable interest in ancient sculpture.^{孩子们很少对历史感兴趣，但是小约翰最近却对古代雕塑产生了浓厚的兴趣。}

Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.

wealthy ^{adj. 富有的，丰富的}

• wealthy / rich / affluent / well-off / well-to-do ^{有钱的、富裕的}

share a house / apartment / flat / room with ... ^{与某人同住（share with 暗示没有关系、合租关系）}

• I shared an apartment with Kim when I first came to Beijing.

room with ... ^{合住（同宿舍）}

• I roomed with him at college.

live with ... ^{与某人同居住（情侣、亲属...）}

• I'd love her to come and live with us. ^{我很愿意让她来和我们住在一起。}

cohabit with ... ^{同居（男女朋友关系）}

• She refused to cohabit with him before the wedding. ^{她拒绝在婚礼前与他同居。}

造句：Alfred Bloggs, a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation, has shared an apartment with his colleague, George, for a great many years. ^{Alfred Bloggs 是 Ellesmere 公司工作的一名垃圾工，他和他的同事George 合住一个公寓已经很多年了。}

Rastus leads an orderly life.

lead / live a ... life ^{过着……生活}

• He should be able to lead a perfectly normal life.^{他应该能够过上完全正常的生活。}
• People in some backward regions still live a life without electricity. ^{一些落后地区的人们仍然过着没有电的生活。}

He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.

take / have / go for a walk / stroll ^散步

• I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.
• I like to have a walk in the evenings. ^{我喜欢晚上散步。}
• Let's go for a walk. ^{咱们去散散步吧。}
• What do you want to do after breakfast? Why don't we take a walk down to the river?
• Phoebe: Hey, is Chandler here?Joey: No, no he went for a walk.
• walk the dog ^{散个狗的步(遛狗)}
• stretch one's legs ^{蹬个腿儿（坐太久出去走走）}
• You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, ... ^NCE3-44

She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.

He could not find his fifty pence anywhere, ... → She could not find her cat (him) anywhere.

Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay receivedan 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. ^假设现在

in safe hands ^{很安全（得到很好的照顾）}

• Don't worry about the children. They are in safe hands. 
• You can be sure your children are in good hands. ^{得到妥善照顾}
• I am afraid that nuclear weapons could fall into the wrong hands. ^{落入恶人之手}

a ransom of £1,000 ^赎金

• In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of £ 1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
• a reward of £ 1,000 ^酬金
• a fund of £ 1,000 ^基金
• a debt of £ 1,000 ^债务
• an investment of £ 1,000 ^投资
• a scholarship of £ 1,000 ^奖学金

Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.

instruct sb. to do ^{指示某人做某事(上级对下级、详细告知步骤、做法)}

• A doctor will often instruct patients to exercise.  ^{医生将经常嘱咐病人要锻炼身体。}
• Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic.

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.

fear ^{v.害怕、担心}

介词短语做原因状语

make sth. clear / explicit ^{使某事清楚/明确}

•  Possible side effects must be made clear / explicit.
• Could you clarify your remarks? ^{clarify v.使清楚}
• clarify one's position ^{表明某人的立场}

The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.

the next / following / succeeding morning ^{（过去的）第二天早上}

• the morning after ^{第二天早上}

keep one's word / promise ^{信守诺言(单数)}

• break one's word / promise ^{失言（不用lose）}
• He is a man of his word. ^{他是一个守信之人}
• She is a woman of her word. ^{她是一个守信之人}

Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.

sure enough ^{果然、不出所料}

• The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Year's Eve he was able to hobble along to a party.

He looked very well, though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk.

The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.

were astounded ^呆若木鸡

• When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
• When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
• He was astonished at what he found.
• A short time ago, villagers were astonished to learn that the ghost of Endley had died.

Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!

非谓语动词如果是习语（固定搭配）不考虑逻辑主语

• Strictly speaking, the whale isn't a fish. ^严格的说
• Judging from his face, he must be ill. ^从...判断
• To make a long story short, he wanted money, and tried to get it without working. ^长话短说
• The team has lost the last two games and, to make matters worse, two of its best players are injured. ^{更糟糕的是...}

动词 → 介词

in more ways than one ^{（习语）不止一个方面的}

Known to millions, far and wide, for his book 'A Brief History of Time', Stephen Hawking was a star scientist in more ways than one.