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
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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。
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| A sorrow shared by two is half sorrow; | a happiness shared by two is double happiness. |
| We share an interest in history. 有共同的... | |
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.