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
4 W, D8 b+ f7 L: ?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。
. G( N& i# ^0 ^( ?7 T312. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
$ L: f; r/ [3 Z1 ^        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.
" b, b+ b) U1 g0 a; k7 }        傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。
3 y9 @! F4 y2 G6 N315. One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
5 T0 o7 F" y% q; _2 L7 F        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
; H4 }+ X5 x6 ^4 @        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
* z( p! f: B5 i6 n3 D317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
5 {0 Z% C; w$ e        四处寻找，但没有找着。
. e8 E$ K' E' K) g# N- r318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
! s# B% L3 h. }- e( k9 a* q: e$ C        拉斯特斯失踪3天后，拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。
% E5 E9 t6 V4 }  d& D319. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
. {6 P0 r% N9 m2 `9 U6 b        写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
  V5 i0 X+ R$ y  w9 @        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，
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 $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
8 G1 v4 W0 ^$ g6 X6 [324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
5 \# ~: ~1 P* F# n6 X- c1 v# d        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。
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。
# n* U" ]. A+ v0 `. X6 f326. 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。
: s& v6 w! _5 F) y1 f* p327. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.
$ m/ u( M) X3 D- n) I        拉姆齐太太把她所做的事告诉了警察，警察听后大为吃惊。
* f. w0 h4 T: C& p328. 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!
  k! o7 h6 |. y        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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