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
: h8 p0 N7 g/ M. d# b311. Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.
' [- J9 q" L; r        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。
  h4 F& }1 ?- t+ B312. 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。
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.
        傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。
  J' C5 r& u6 r0 c; 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.
, G5 K. t$ h' h        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
3 p, }2 ]+ ~0 A        四处寻找，但没有找着。
318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
+ Y, d- r, o" J& D1 ^        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 $1,000.
        写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
  D4 q/ e; U, S5 [$ d0 R        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,
- O, ]4 N+ Q9 h* r, Z6 {        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。
323. She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
+ d8 }  ~% }2 f        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
* O) ]" S5 S# }, S8 h324. 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。
8 D# G9 {# L4 w. |3 z0 y325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
. U! W( y& u/ @6 K        果然，当天晚上7点正，拉斯特斯准时回来了。
/ V( R. }. `7 N' d326. He looked very well though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk.
& t/ e/ ~& W, x4 L        它看上去一切正常，只是口渴得很，喝了半瓶牛奶。
9 D4 k- b4 `5 d0 R4 e327. 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。
5 C# j: n- l  f/ x5 W+ Q328. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her.
4 O5 q/ J/ N/ p/ c/ a( [        拉姆齐太太解释说她心疼她的猫拉斯特斯。
. f/ s# B5 {1 l  z329. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
: A% j4 c% Y8 _) k2 C& M8 `/ m        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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