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
: D3 j1 j$ ?" T3 R' l0 [) I& p+ H  v311. 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.
        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.
6 h) o4 \- s! q: ~7 t6 d        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。
: Q. G; N' h, z8 q316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
        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。
. u& W! O- {/ t9 U8 D318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
& P. n% S+ T- ]# G* d1 y7 ?        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.
: z- Y- Q8 ]! M1 `' D5 e        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。
' ]" n& W6 W& \0 X4 F0 T* R320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
- j# n1 O6 O2 p  z5 n0 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。
321. At first she decided to go to the police,
1 x0 ^% d1 L5 \* a' j        一开始拉姆齐太太打算报告警察，
7 [7 H3 h/ x: u322. but fearing that she would never see Rastus again -- the letter had made that quite clear -- she changed her mind.
4 @) h1 w1 S5 p6 j        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 $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
8 w7 k8 \- Q) E* _324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
        第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
& Y8 F, a( k6 H% H325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
: L$ i: Z4 t% ^( h6 B- ]        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。
, V/ B* L$ r2 l( B5 O( j2 p327. 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.
% k6 W( y) i3 q6 a7 Q5 ]0 n7 a5 \        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!
7 H5 z6 m, B0 `* V# o) l        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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