1.练习材料
Lesson 19 A very dear cat
Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years. Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock. One evening, however, he failed to arrive. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.There days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an 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.
2.任务配置:L0
3.知识笔记
(1)查音标
/ˈlɛsn/ 19 /ə/ /ˈvɛri/ /dɪə/ /kæt/
/ˈkɪdnæpəz/ /ɑː/ /ˈreəli/ /ˈɪntrɪstɪd/ /ɪn/ /ˈænɪməlz/, /bʌt/ /ðeɪ/ /ˈriːsntli/ /tʊk/ /kənˈsɪdərəbl/ /ˈɪntrɪst/ /ɪn/ Mrs. /ˈɛlənɔː/ Ramsay's /kæt/. Mrs. /ˈɛlənɔː/ Ramsay, /ə/ /ˈvɛri/ /ˈwɛlθi/ /əʊld/ /ˈleɪdi/, /hæz/ /ʃeəd/ /ə/ /flæt/ /wɪð/ /hɜː/ /kæt/, Rastus, /fɔːr/ /ə/ /greɪt/ /ˈmɛni/ /jɪəz/. Rastus /liːdz/ /ən/ /ˈɔːdəli/ /laɪf/. /hiː/ /ˈjuːʒʊəli/ /teɪks/ /ə/ /ʃɔːt/ /wɔːk/ /ɪn/ /ði/ /ˈiːvnɪŋz/ /ænd/ /ɪz/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /həʊm/ /baɪ/ /ˈsɛvn/ /əˈklɒk/. /wʌn/ /ˈiːvnɪŋ/, /haʊˈɛvə/, /hiː/ /feɪld/ /tuː/ /əˈraɪv/. Mrs. Ramsay /gɒt/ /ˈvɛri/ /ˈwʌrid/./ʃiː/ /lʊkt/ /ˈɛvrɪweə/ /fɔː/ /hɪm/ /bʌt/ /kʊd/ /nɒt/ /faɪnd/ /hɪm/./ðeə/ /deɪz/ /ˈɑːftə/ Rastus' /ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns/, Mrs. Ramsay /rɪˈsiːvd/ /ən/ /əˈnɒnɪməs/ /ˈlɛtə/. /ðə/ /ˈraɪtə/ /ˈsteɪtɪd/ /ðæt/ Rastus /wɒz/ /ɪn/ /seɪf/ /hændz/ /ænd/ /wʊd/ /biː/ /rɪˈtɜːnd/ /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ /ɪf/ Mrs. Ramsay /peɪd/ /ə/ /ˈrænsəm/ /ɒv/ $1,000.
(2) 学单词
1) dear /dɪə/ a. 亲爱的
2) kidnapper /ˈkɪdnæpə/ n. 绑架者
3) considerable /kənˈsɪdərəbl/ a. 相当大的
4) wealthy /ˈwɛlθi/ a. 富的，有钱的
5) orderly /ˈɔːdəli/ a. 有规律的
6) disappearance /ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns/ n. 失踪
7) anonymous /əˈnɒnɪməs/ a. 匿名的
8) ransom /ˈrænsəm/ n. 赎金
9) cardboard /ˈkɑːdbɔːd/ n.硬纸板
10) withdraw /wɪðˈdruː/ v. (从银行)取钱
11) punctually /ˈpʌŋktjʊəli/ adv. 准时地
12) astound /əsˈtaʊnd/ v. 使吃惊