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.
) u$ T' m7 _* \4 u' m6 Y1 T        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.
$ j/ }; i7 ]+ a" u        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.
$ w2 t  r9 ]6 r" ]3 g        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.
+ x) j* _2 g8 {1 b% w6 s# q( u" A        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
$ L6 _  U/ p8 Y! s9 _% m        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
4 j' t7 J% n4 K5 H) v! z317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
- f/ t! z- a* G% k        四处寻找，但没有找着。
318. 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。
3 w9 [, V3 ~6 T5 ~9 ]. P3 \- c319. 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。
& u' y" W- U; {8 @6 ]2 e# k320. 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,
6 R% m# T9 L! f) n8 u        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.
$ E% e, j8 h5 B4 F% R3 [        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
8 j1 I+ d; A5 [" i0 g3 `5 Y4 O5 I324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
4 i# s/ J% E- I        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。
0 z. v9 T" b8 D1 j6 j5 u325. 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。
+ {4 U& I2 \% B. h. K326. 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。
327. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.
; ]' R, M3 o% L2 g  t        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.
$ {$ E) K! X0 n* T        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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