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
' l3 `0 \; y6 j$ ?311. Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.
& Y$ Z& A3 m4 }5 s4 U% w7 P/ _! I        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.
0 a6 z) s' ?" D5 q+ }" ~        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。
7 s2 O7 I& N% T5 ^" K0 b% a313. Rastus leads an orderly life.
        拉斯特斯生活很有规律，
3 J# ?3 v! q' ?) t314. 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。
9 m1 r, H) @0 U4 n0 C315. One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
( v. Z0 a% i2 p% M4 ]9 }        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
0 [6 p2 x, _; A: P" ]1 w. J% [, z- a        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
7 D3 ]$ j# x- ?317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
! q! E& }" I& L8 G3 w8 P! Z; j% l        四处寻找，但没有找着。
318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
+ w! H9 T& G) q0 d0 f8 {7 H        拉斯特斯失踪3天后，拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。
4 i. Q8 v7 h0 O: M+ C319. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
0 C% F; }5 B/ b9 L, m( C& X. l        写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
        他让拉姆齐太太把钱放在一个纸盒里，然后将纸盒放在门口。
321. At first she decided to go to the police,
        一开始拉姆齐太太打算报告警察，
( W) z$ \" ~3 }/ G; T; o) F( [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。
; x7 j! z7 v7 B" L# a" L! S323. She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
+ _) L/ h/ N% j: R        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
        第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
% e. n' K1 V- S# V4 g' p9 ?325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
2 H: [, A; \& M) T8 ^# y. O3 Q$ m3 w' z        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。
/ i0 x0 y4 \6 {2 R327. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.
, d+ e& H% b/ ^  P4 D        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.
        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!
- m$ [. D* g9 l; X) y/ R  B2 W        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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