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.
        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。
313. Rastus leads an orderly life.
: ?' S5 u4 S: b& k& X0 G        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。
315. 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.
/ `# Y+ J$ [& z0 N$ J. c" L2 |! Q: i6 i        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
$ B# p; d6 _3 `5 p317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
        四处寻找，但没有找着。
2 X. O! _$ i$ d; m1 a9 G) `9 l318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
& A! F5 M/ s& X        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 $1,000.
  {8 x! u1 V; ~' V        写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
        他让拉姆齐太太把钱放在一个纸盒里，然后将纸盒放在门口。
% c( E/ v: M! ^8 u321. At first she decided to go to the police,
  o$ Q  ^, B4 Q& _& c        一开始拉姆齐太太打算报告警察，
0 V) r. p4 _: h& P322. but fearing that she would never see Rastus again -- the letter had made that quite clear -- she changed her mind.
" ]. F) e4 k( v" x  q1 N        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。
. y2 Y, |+ U& b: d323. She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
) B+ e9 l2 ]4 Z) ]: s! U+ G4 d7 J        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
+ O( y6 `+ H4 d5 L324. 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。
$ S9 E8 w% C  Y" Z0 F& }' {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。
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。
7 W) \3 O' M3 a$ D/ B- |8 {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。
7 i" z; S0 z2 ^! v* \329. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
$ V8 n+ [; \! p' Z; i        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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