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
% v3 P/ o; m7 |$ A4 d. }311. Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.
- F, q  p' }& `/ s) v/ Q4 v1 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。
312. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
        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。
9 B, W% D$ s3 J  H313. Rastus leads an orderly life.
) q1 G5 V) W4 n        拉斯特斯生活很有规律，
( y$ ~% J& G3 r" X314. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.
        傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。
, f5 R8 L' ]9 T2 t% v8 {- A( N. E+ H315. One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
3 B, |5 ^) q4 J* B6 L        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
: Z9 ~1 O" L, c& \5 _316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
8 p: V& k8 y( D! j317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
/ l9 g2 i# R2 |2 X$ h% v        四处寻找，但没有找着。
318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
& T) e  m6 |6 H' t        拉斯特斯失踪3天后，拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。
. r2 G& l8 F" G, D& j319. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
3 U# Y1 w9 `7 I: N# F, J/ z$ v1 @        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。
( d7 E( f8 O" x; s- q/ g' N/ Q320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
        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，
- u  t7 m# i9 z; b& I! i2 H322. 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。
323. She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
% d$ J: O  ~7 ^/ R        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
5 b7 `5 f* `1 t        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。
325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
        果然，当天晚上7点正，拉斯特斯准时回来了。
# w7 x2 ]/ z* g1 R326. He looked very well though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk.
# u- A% D: `9 I# h        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.
# z* l( E0 W5 R$ q3 q        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!
        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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