新概念英语3--（一天学一篇 --19

ltlong52010

课文19   一条贵重的宝贝猫
7 ^4 {  l; o4 g/ ?4 V0 B: k311. Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.
        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.
% O5 z2 C9 K9 P* Y2 n        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。
313. Rastus leads an orderly life.
        拉斯特斯生活很有规律，
314. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.
$ c* R+ Z& C, u6 c# }        傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。
! W% p7 M7 N# I. S7 Z. B+ G  t: W  t315. One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
0 h/ ^, J* q7 B* U        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
+ h; f# {- j, e) H0 X9 u* |0 g, d- P" N: v316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
, M: J4 ]" ~8 D, l        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
) g! k  H, h* ^4 T  ?7 Q317. 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.
4 y8 w" w: z, k3 O) R+ }        拉斯特斯失踪3天后，拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。
319. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
5 w+ {$ H' }# W        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。
9 ]. n, E- p/ s) q$ n. g320. 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，
! i: U( N7 t4 K( z322. 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。
5 Q( k' W& F, D! Q323. She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
$ e' T" G- c# T% O4 F! r$ N        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
! w. k  n. W  [7 |5 R( L2 k324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
7 {2 D* A1 m5 |8 Y& W9 A! v6 P+ Y6 V        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。
! L$ t' X5 i3 u- W9 x1 b326. 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.
        拉姆齐太太解释说她心疼她的猫拉斯特斯。
" v; M; U3 o4 u& i329. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
9 ~8 i# U4 d8 Q2 G        想到她所花的那笔钱，她的心疼就具有双重意义了。

511over

I like this story~