Lesson 19 A very dear cat

惊讶
surprise
astonish
astound
shock

kidnap v. 绑架
kidnap sb. for ransom
kidnapper n. 绑架者
The kidnappers demanded a ransom of 200 million dollars.
绑架者要求一笔2亿美元的赎金

considerable adj. 数量 程度巨大 可观的
The chance was considerable.
He has a considerable influence on young musicians. 他对年轻音乐家有着巨大影响

orderly adj. 整齐的
an orderly room
The tools are arranged in orderly rows.
工具被整齐的摆放着一排

disappearance n. 失踪 消失
sb’s disappearance
appearance n. 出现 外贸

Police are investigating the woman’s disappearance.
Don’t judge people / tree by their appearance / bark. 不要以貌取人

anonymous adj. 匿名
the anonymous donor of a large sum of money. 一大笔钱的匿名捐赠者
donation n. 捐赠
donor n. 捐赠者

cardboard n. 硬纸板
a cardboard box n. 纸箱

withdraw v. 退回 取钱
I want to withdraw $1000 from my US account.
The injury forced him to withdraw from the competition. 受伤迫使他从比赛退出

astound v. 惊讶
She was astounded by the price. 她被这个价格惊呆了
The concert was an astounding success. 这场音乐会取得了惊人的成功

富有
rich
wealthy
prosperous
affluent adj. 富足的
He made his pile in the business.
He has deep pockets.
He is loaded

the chance is very considerable 相当大的机会
considerable形容抽象的事物
flat 英式 apartment 美式
lead an orderly life 过着什么生活
orderly adj.

take a short walk

be home by
fail to arrive
got very worried got系动词

in safe hand 借代
pay a ransom of 赎金
be instructed to 被指示去做XX
go to the police 报警
-the letter …- 插入语
follow the instruction 按照指令
keep his word 遵守承诺
sure enough 果然
though 尽管
half a bottle of milk
be dear to sb. 对某人来说很重要
is important for sb to do
in more ways than one