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
# O  H" a- k9 F' K& e2 R$ a311. Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.
# R. F" M5 z7 n  c8 D        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。
- `/ F- G/ g4 y  \9 ^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。
% a9 l; a9 Y& T- c" Z- Y; U313. 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.
4 E4 F/ {0 Z, M4 i( K+ E" v9 u        傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。
# R" f6 S4 y  y( |315. One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
4 v+ ^7 V$ h/ z  t' G316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
. C6 K9 ?9 f+ P% C; N9 z$ [        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
& a; ^6 J5 h; f0 x, U317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
9 l9 @8 }8 l( E7 A  J        四处寻找，但没有找着。
6 U2 N" v- ?/ w318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
1 ?& I/ i6 X" g4 q        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 $1,000.
        写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
& }# b2 {5 {; X. b0 t4 `- N' S320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
3 h: o( Y( k; f, h8 x2 [        他让拉姆齐太太把钱放在一个纸盒里，然后将纸盒放在门口。
321. At first she decided to go to the police,
2 V! y# s: {& u: U$ T4 E* X! J+ P- n/ ?        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。
0 c" ?* G+ |& x% ]; [% |323. She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
( S2 e& H. H; _        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
8 R6 P$ f8 `  L( R2 \; l4 t1 U9 N        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。
8 `1 ^  p' N9 `" @% m) X325. 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。
5 |7 b$ c: z, _9 b3 P+ E) b1 B326. 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。
) D+ N, e" ^5 H& x327. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.
/ g4 H3 ?4 [4 ?' p        拉姆齐太太把她所做的事告诉了警察，警察听后大为吃惊。
* U: \. v6 E- p2 e: n( U# P6 [* v  h328. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her.
4 _9 ^# N0 ^; r* e        拉姆齐太太解释说她心疼她的猫拉斯特斯。
8 r. z# D4 J8 U  N329. 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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