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
5 y) p: `: {  U5 s8 X- I; ~311. Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.
8 N0 Q- g' r# ]- ~: X9 ~  M# T& q        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。
! l7 m- X/ b: D5 z0 u( k* X312. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
) n: q1 c9 \% o& O2 I' C        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。
6 l/ V4 D8 a% _# K+ [" t313. Rastus leads an orderly life.
        拉斯特斯生活很有规律，
; a0 G! E# D' I" E" g314. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.
, Y. [" O+ @* m! G! q* |        傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。
315. One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
& [: {/ F6 I; U( F9 h# k; l. h        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
) r# V* w/ b  ^# `. n0 j7 S6 z% h316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
' O0 }% v: W1 W317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
: b! ^  y( Y& a        四处寻找，但没有找着。
0 p7 W# p* }0 B% C318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
$ z, ?3 Q( U' w3 y$ R6 ?        拉斯特斯失踪3天后，拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。
9 J/ E; e& i3 T1 b3 b319. 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.
3 y2 T( ~2 ?* z0 X& x6 D        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。
! Y6 `9 U' ]3 ~  `6 [2 f321. At first she decided to go to the police,
        一开始拉姆齐太太打算报告警察，
0 ]# i5 [5 y1 D) L) H) R# \  W322. 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。
  f! u# [) l. n+ D* k0 X0 K323. She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
/ t- L  @) g9 _6 G% e        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
2 U1 u5 j8 M. a        第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
. w  d& j) ]/ ~: b$ G. T" w325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
! I' I4 s$ K( ]$ [3 K+ J0 @        果然，当天晚上7点正，拉斯特斯准时回来了。
* d$ G# Y' @& P. A8 M4 k326. He looked very well though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk.
& ^* X9 F0 b( u$ B+ A7 ?- c4 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.
" D0 |0 w/ C- S; h# ^        拉姆齐太太把她所做的事告诉了警察，警察听后大为吃惊。
2 {  B& y" C& M4 S" X* I3 D328. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her.
& h# v: F! v. w% J/ f" l' c        拉姆齐太太解释说她心疼她的猫拉斯特斯。
) w0 G2 p  G8 ?- v" e% x7 }/ R) m: b329. 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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