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 t6 A% K2 h- j: ~7 [4 |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。
8 t9 T& h  ~  K, `- G  ]312. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
' F" y* M+ |( P& a5 i$ i- @        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.
' `' ^7 ~$ v: y  L: }$ V        拉斯特斯生活很有规律，
; Z/ `; i/ ?; J; B314. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.
        傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。
3 _; I( Z$ c) _; A  w8 h' T+ q315. One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
: R4 v9 V" |$ M' P6 q        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
( c) B4 a$ ^3 u& U5 y  x316. 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。
( p; ^! k* A, ~, Q3 i- |318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
% Z. L3 f; E2 D" |3 q( B( {        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.
- c; o' H! g7 y7 E1 a6 A6 T6 d/ O        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。
' t* V3 _. D( V# W6 h7 |320. 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。
$ n% g  w& Z$ w# U' ?' x& g/ q3 R" B321. At first she decided to go to the police,
        一开始拉姆齐太太打算报告警察，
/ N# U) o& ~1 Y5 D# e0 @( ]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 $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
3 v& ?2 D4 ~, J        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
0 T. X! Q% O( b, b/ W324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
        第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
. R; S5 J" l: X" Z# H325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
3 p% w5 `$ d/ F( H5 f4 n* r        果然，当天晚上7点正，拉斯特斯准时回来了。
) A! v2 H( U5 R! \/ S- h326. 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.
2 ?1 R4 ]8 }5 J9 a! l+ @        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.
        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!
, G( [6 v* S  q5 n7 g        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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