新概念英语3--（一天学一篇 --19

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课文19   一条贵重的宝贝猫
8 f& _9 j  g- m0 [311. Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.
# |/ b& H4 P0 s        绑架者很少对动物感兴趣。最近，绑架者却盯上了埃莉诺.拉姆齐太太的猫。
1 B8 P( |8 M* M2 j, y' R312. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
( h4 A  b# k4 P& ~4 P- F        埃莉诺.拉姆齐太太是一个非常富有的老妇人，多年来，一直同她养的猫拉斯一起住在一所公寓里。
4 a7 `1 O( k* p  g7 X/ G313. Rastus leads an orderly life.
" e8 e5 z2 }( V. S, g: ?        拉斯特斯生活很有规律，
, S8 W; W( A1 E0 T314. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.
) Z. h& D( J: h8 x        傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。
% O4 b% A) n2 W$ ^$ S315. One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
, `! Y! m; P1 t9 h        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
        四处寻找，但没有找着。
318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
        拉斯特斯失踪3天后，拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。
0 _2 H: @% g% p5 n. g# D319. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
        写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
! T/ z' o" p% _% j/ B2 E        他让拉姆齐太太把钱放在一个纸盒里，然后将纸盒放在门口。
321. At first she decided to go to the police,
        一开始拉姆齐太太打算报告警察，
322. but fearing that she would never see Rastus again -- the letter had made that quite clear -- she changed her mind.
        但又害怕再也见不到拉斯特斯--这点，信上说得十分明白--于是便改变了主意。
- z) b* m# S9 x0 ^323. She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
5 f- X& S* w7 K: G+ c        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
" n2 C5 L) p- ~! @- }) x324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
        第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
2 f; `5 N1 `2 b) P3 a2 N# B+ ~1 i1 P325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
, `# U/ I, M- D! N. _( J( @        果然，当天晚上7点正，拉斯特斯准时回来了。
326. He looked very well though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk.
        它看上去一切正常，只是口渴得很，喝了半瓶牛奶。
327. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.
        拉姆齐太太把她所做的事告诉了警察，警察听后大为吃惊。
328. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her.
* B! [+ T) r1 u$ F8 i        拉姆齐太太解释说她心疼她的猫拉斯特斯。
329. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
  ]$ M. }! j1 {; }8 p        想到她所花的那笔钱，她的心疼就具有双重意义了。

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