《Lesson 19 A Very Dear Cat》.ppt

一只贵重的宝贝猫 New words and expressions生词和短语 dear adj. (dearer; dearest) 亲爱的；珍贵的；昂贵的 Eg: She is my dearest friend. I cant afford the car because its too dear. The cat is dear to me. n. (dears) 亲爱的,亲爱的人,可爱的人 Eg: Come here, my dear.亲爱的,这边来。 Be a dear and make me some tea.做个好人,给我烧点茶吧。 adv. (dearer; dearest) 昂贵地，高价地 Eg： I bought it much too dear.我买得太贵了。 Her decision to marry him cost her dear.她决定跟他结婚,为此付出了很大的代价。 cost sb dear的意思是“使某人付出大代价”。 int. 啊，天哪 Eg： Oh dear!Ive lost my pen.哎呀!我的笔丢了。 Dear me!What awful weather!哎呀!多坏的天气! Dear, dear!天哪! kidnapper n. 绑架者，拐骗者，绑匪 The kidnapper killed himself within hours of the girls escape. 在她出逃的几个小时内，绑匪就自杀了。 kidnap vt. [kidnaped/-napped; kidnaped/-napped; kidnaping/-napping ] 诱拐,绑架,劫持 They kidnapped the girl and demanded $ 10,000 from the family for the release. 他们绑架了那个女孩,并要女孩家人出一万美元赎金。 ◇ 用于be ～ed结构 Two boys have been kidnapped by terrorists. 有两个男孩让恐怖分子绑架了。 kidnapee n. [美]被绑架的人, 肉票 considerable adj. 相当大（或多）的 a considerable business He has got a considerable success. A considerable number of people agree with the idea. considerably adv. 相当地，非常地 Its considerably colder today than yesterday. considerate adj. 体贴的；体谅的；考虑周到的 Are you considerate to your wife? consider v. 考虑；认为；细想 Considering his age,the little boy reads very well. You should at least consider the weather. wealthy adj. （wealthier wealthiest）富的，有钱的；充分的，丰富的 He grew up in a wealthy family.他在一个富有的家庭里长大。 ?He is wealthy in humor.他颇具幽默感。 be wealthy in… 在……方面很丰富 the wealthy [总称]富人，有钱人 wealth n. 财产，财富；大量，丰富 Wealth had not brought them happiness.他们的财富并没有给他们带来幸福。 He is a man of great wealth.他是个大款。 She has a wealth of knowledge about China.她对中国很了解。 a wealth of 大量的，丰富的 rich 系常用词, 指“有比正常需要更多钱财的” eg. He was rich. 他很富。 wealthy 表示富裕的, 程度比 rich 强, 指有大量钱财的 eg. This is a wealthy family. 这是个非常有钱的家庭。 well-to-do 语意不如 rich, 更不如wealthy , 指高于一般水平富的“ eg. a well-to-do family 一个小康之家。 well-off 语意与well-to-do接近, 指相当富有的,富裕的” eg. We are very well-off now for out-door labor.