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.
3 b7 b0 z, B, p) F( ^4 {        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。
: P; @; S9 Z7 V! h4 O313. Rastus leads an orderly life.
. K" `* F0 _+ {1 q        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.
  B4 Q" V0 R, Q        傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。
* h# g+ t, g& c+ C315. One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
9 J& |  ^. f7 I6 q4 [$ S        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
7 U5 Q  z8 Q! B317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
2 B1 L, V: x( G6 ]  q3 ]  j: ]        四处寻找，但没有找着。
/ V3 T7 u( _- ]$ `4 t7 U318. 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。
8 I" o; D6 r3 t" `; I% }, q3 E319. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
9 U. z% @) D2 B0 L+ N9 g: Q6 G        写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
4 e# U# P' G- ?4 p! t+ d9 P        他让拉姆齐太太把钱放在一个纸盒里，然后将纸盒放在门口。
4 E' S7 [. v$ p; j) D9 S9 r8 l: m321. 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.
        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 $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
2 W( n$ Q2 d& d+ L( h* P324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
7 @" O- d" g, z* Y+ n, B        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。
4 @; s7 e7 t5 x; R325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
; I- A% a5 y' T8 P9 U        果然，当天晚上7点正，拉斯特斯准时回来了。
1 t& D% @9 @- V. m& }) H9 d; i- K326. He looked very well though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk.
' L2 x4 X" x2 F! t        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.
' \! z8 i7 K# i  q6 V        拉姆齐太太解释说她心疼她的猫拉斯特斯。
329. 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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