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
311. Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.
7 _6 d6 G% S+ u2 v        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.
5 H4 R1 {4 S# u- o. Z        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.
( P  ?* p' D& B& J: v& U        拉斯特斯生活很有规律，
% _2 V. l6 O% y! }# J+ ]  y314. 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。
* t: V# F4 |0 G' v3 j315. 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.
/ u; }/ }% c& ?        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
( g; {/ \3 G0 ]: Z. L& P; }, ^317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
: `0 N  D0 P* Y8 B        四处寻找，但没有找着。
4 C+ i3 [/ \6 r+ l' F0 z318. 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。
* u1 }+ k$ y0 ]% B. p1 x) V319. 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.
! S) P. }" g% G+ w8 [5 d6 z: G        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，
+ T. }- }" t( H3 A+ X  ]322. but fearing that she would never see Rastus again -- the letter had made that quite clear -- she changed her mind.
7 o* Z6 D1 Z# @8 U* U# o6 |        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 $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
( z- X; d, b$ w2 a8 @        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.
        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。
% ^6 w5 e$ L* B. T5 E325. 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。
) w3 f# L# h' b8 }1 t* M! A326. He looked very well though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk.
5 f- W$ n2 {. ?5 w) b        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.
" H2 f  R) Y1 n9 z, q        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。
# e9 b- i9 O0 ], P7 u329. 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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