9． Rastus leads a ___C___ life. (1.4)
(a) correct (b) measured (c) regular (d) disciplined
He
usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven
o'clock.
表达“去散步”：
take a walk / stroll
have a walk / stroll
go for a walk / stroll
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 遛狗
stretch one’s legs （习语）散步
One evening, however,
he failed to arrive.
Mrs. Ramsay got very
worried.
She
looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
Three
days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous
letter.
知识点（一）
表达“几天以后”
知识点（二）
receive sth. from sb. 从某人收到某事（书面语）
get sth. from sb. 从某人收到某事（口语）
hear from sb. 收到某人的音信
The
writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned
immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of
£1,000.
知识点（一）
be in safe hands 被照顾的很安全
Don’t worry about the children. They are in safe
hands.
You can be sure your children are in good
hands.
I am afraid that nuclear weapons could fall into the
wrong hands（落入歹人之手）.
safe and sound 安然无恙
知识点（二）
a ransom of £1,000. 1000英镑的赎金
a reward of ￡1,000 1000英镑的酬金
a fund of ￡1,000 1000英镑的基金
a debt of ￡1,000 1000英镑的债务
an investment of ￡1,000 1000英镑的投资
a scholarship of ￡1,000 1000英镑的奖学金
Mrs.
Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave
it outside her door.
instruct sb. to do 命令某人做某事
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.
知识点（一）
go to the police 报警
inform the police 报警
知识点（二）
be afraid of ... 担心
be afraid that ... 担心
语法：形容词一般做定语，补语，表语，一般不做状语
语法：副词，介词短语，状语从句，非谓语动词和独立主格一般来做状语
for fear of ... 因为担心…会发生
for fear that ... 因为担心…会发生
I didn't turn on the light, for fear of waking
the baby.
I didn't turn on the light, for fear that it
would wake the baby.
课文写法替换：
7 But ___B___ never seeing Rastus again, she changed her mind.
(11.12-13)
(a) afraid (b) afraid of (c) for fear (d) afraid for
知识点（三）
make sth. clear / explicit 说清楚
clarify vt.说清楚
She
withdrew ￡1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's
instructions.
The
next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay
was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
知识点（一）
the next / following / succeeding
morning 转天早上
the morning after 转天早上
知识点（二）
keep one’s word / promise
信守诺言（注意单数）
break one’s word / promise
没有兑现诺言
Sure
enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
sure enough 果然
The man took heart and, sure enough, on New
Year's Eve he was able to hobble along to a party.
Sure enough, a policeman arrived on the scene
and politely asked the workmen to go away.
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.
表达“惊讶”:
The police（本身就是复数） were
astounded （大吃一惊）when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had
done.
When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they
were amazed （惊讶）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 （不敢相信）to find that the little black lamb was
almost white.
A short time ago, villagers were astonished
（不敢相信）to learn that the ghost of Endley had died.
She explained
that Rastus was very dear to her.
Considering
the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
知识点（一）
语法：有一种情况，非谓语动词主语可以和主句主语不统一，就是非谓语本身是一个习语。
Strictly speaking（严格的说）, the whale isn’t a
fish.
Judging from（由…判断） his face, he must be
ill.
To make a long story short（长话短说）, he
wanted money, and tried to get it without working.
The team has lost the last two games and, to make matters
worse（事情更糟）, two of its best players are
injured.
知识点（二）
语法：非谓语动词做习语，看做介词
considering
prep. 考虑到；就...而论
including prep. 包含，包括
excluding prep. 将……排除在外；不包括……
concerning prep. 关于；就…而言
regarding prep. 关于，至于
respecting prep. 关于；就…而言；鉴于
知识点（三）
in more ways than one 有不止一个方面的含义
Known to millions, far and wide, for his book ‘A Brief History of
Time’, Stephen Hawking is a star scientist in more ways than
one.
总结：
‘empty nest’ problem 空巢问题
‘empty nesters’空巢者
‘empty nest’syndrome 空巢综合征