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
0 y/ Y' ^: J# r: t8 }; \311. Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.
9 _8 U4 I4 t) @5 M        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。
0 m) i8 b. @" c312. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
2 k) {7 Y1 t( A1 H4 c6 r4 p        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.
        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.
+ |& E% j8 A( i* l# P* g; J) F# E        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.
; D# N. z, P  D2 g: Y        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
        四处寻找，但没有找着。
318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
) A# G! A0 h  d" P4 q        拉斯特斯失踪3天后，拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。
( c* p! b* N% r9 Z; G& A319. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
        写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
2 S+ ]6 ~5 H8 X6 t* [2 c, X. v320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
        他让拉姆齐太太把钱放在一个纸盒里，然后将纸盒放在门口。
) \$ Q; k' M9 {3 _321. At first she decided to go to the police,
' Y7 \  t9 K, o7 R' A/ `        一开始拉姆齐太太打算报告警察，
322. but fearing that she would never see Rastus again -- the letter had made that quite clear -- she changed her mind.
2 i& h. T3 Y% s$ j' b        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。
* O) _6 {" b$ |( r323. She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
3 C4 [4 v5 Z2 x( H- _6 P3 e        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
; w. F( Q3 ?7 q1 ~+ \        第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
3 u* b( w2 ~5 Y0 G325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
        果然，当天晚上7点正，拉斯特斯准时回来了。
1 b- J5 a0 g. l326. He looked very well though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk.
& R* o# c% Q% }9 i2 O+ B1 r+ G        它看上去一切正常，只是口渴得很，喝了半瓶牛奶。
4 p& G; d$ U/ u  w" r327. 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。
  @+ L( c/ W% I' A; B& H2 q328. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her.
1 m# Y# T/ Z# d% f' s5 p2 z        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!
2 Z+ p. n& j4 G2 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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