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.
2 M) N5 j( t  M- k$ {6 v: Q: N; p        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。
% w) @4 s+ P2 g* P+ I313. Rastus leads an orderly life.
3 S3 X. g& P7 w. l/ |        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.
8 d, m0 y9 C, Y% p, K! k9 k5 W        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.
- B8 A5 B7 ?4 J6 S/ G: H' I        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
& _7 p' g( M9 c) v316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
# B" g1 _: d8 O" h( F6 }317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
        四处寻找，但没有找着。
- E4 m' H/ |7 M+ H% Q3 u318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
; Y9 U$ k% I+ Y; o9 c! v        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 $1,000.
        写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
+ i/ m  T4 k. `9 [! m2 r# J        他让拉姆齐太太把钱放在一个纸盒里，然后将纸盒放在门口。
4 a) A0 }. \* Y! R$ }" X321. At first she decided to go to the police,
        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.
; F+ _& D' p2 i8 Z/ D" \+ Z        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 $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
6 G  E" D9 M0 X3 {& w        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
        第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
/ R9 o9 W; b1 ~325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
8 R$ t) Y$ E. _5 K/ e" |        果然，当天晚上7点正，拉斯特斯准时回来了。
326. 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.
) O' h. m. U8 M- `        拉姆齐太太解释说她心疼她的猫拉斯特斯。
5 d% Q6 d/ G  Y! o6 w329. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
% @) r6 j* [# b* G        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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