dear [di?] adj. 親愛(ài)的,珍貴的,昂貴的
kidnap [?kidn?p] v. 綁架,拐騙
【派】kidnapper 綁架者
【擴(kuò)】abduct 拐走
【例】The prosecutor says that the mid aged man wanted to kidnap her son.
起訴人說(shuō)那中年人想綁架她的孩子。
considerable [k?n?sid?r?b?l] adj. 相當(dāng)大的
【擴(kuò)】quite a few 相當(dāng)多的
【搭】considerable income 可觀的收入
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A: You can save considerable expenses each year in that way.
B: But we need to invest more money in that way.
A:用那種方法你每年都可以節(jié)約不少開(kāi)支。
B:但是那樣的話(huà)我們就得投入更多錢(qián)。
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wealthy [?welθi] adj. 富的,有錢(qián)的
orderly [???d?li] adj. 有規(guī)律的
disappearance [?dis??pi?r?ns] n. 失蹤
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A: Why didn't you notice the police at once?
B: At first nobody noticed the child's disappearance.
A:你們當(dāng)時(shí)為什么沒(méi)有馬上報(bào)警?
B:起初誰(shuí)都沒(méi)有注意到小孩不見(jiàn)了.
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anonymous [??n?nim?s] adj. 匿名的
【擴(kuò)】nameless 匿名的 innominate 匿名的
【搭】anonymous letter 匿名信 anonymous call 匿名電話(huà)
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A: The president is said to have received an anonymous letter.
B: When did it happen?
A:聽(tīng)說(shuō)總裁收到一封匿名信。
B:這是什么時(shí)候發(fā)生的事情???
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ransom [?r?ns?m] n. 贖金
cardboard [?kɑ?db??d] n. 硬紙板
【構(gòu)】card(紙牌,卡片)+board(板子)=cardboard(硬紙板)
【擴(kuò)】pasteboard 紙板 chipboard 硬紙板
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A: What type of carton do you plan to use?
B: Cardboard cartons, with shipping marks.
A:你們打算用什么樣的箱子?
B:印有運(yùn)輸標(biāo)志的硬紙板箱。
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withdraw [wie?dr??] (withdrew [wie?dru?], withdrawn [wie?dr??n]) v. (從銀行)取錢(qián)
【擴(kuò)】deposit 存錢(qián)
【搭】withdraw money 取錢(qián)
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A: I would like to withdraw some money.
B: Have you taken the bankbook with you?
A:我想取點(diǎn)兒錢(qián)。
B:您帶存折了嗎?
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punctual [?p??kt?u?l] adj. 準(zhǔn)時(shí)的
astound [??staund] v. 使吃驚
【派】astounding 令人驚訝的
【擴(kuò)】surprise 使吃驚 astonish 使吃驚
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A: The news of their divorce astounded me.
B: I can't believe it, either.
A:他們離婚的消息讓我十分震驚。
B:我也無(wú)法相信。
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