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
# k, E# A" R3 c+ g" E2 U7 Z; D311. 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。
) o5 N, ~# J3 f& [% `( B312. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
: d( {, Y: B2 s4 g& {        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，
3 M, A9 T/ G7 F+ W, J: t- y0 u314. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.
9 A  t7 u9 e! a9 k' 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。
6 y6 b# R' z/ D. a$ u$ z- ~316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
; }" w$ @: U, R) x        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
7 D# G8 P# r& z6 D) z317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
        四处寻找，但没有找着。
6 p8 Q5 l- H0 P$ O+ @: _& }318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
: ?$ p6 {2 l; L6 K# f        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。
, `4 @0 t% J# U' i% C8 k3 {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。
7 k; t3 ~) l1 B, H3 h- i& W; G- b321. At first she decided to go to the police,
/ _- t+ y5 `% P( Z- z- t        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。
2 _5 Q: g- {1 }323. She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
- p1 z1 P: `$ O. v: |& a) B5 D324. 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。
  }  M: U/ P( S$ Z. Q325. 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。
! p( L; G0 N( 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。
* b& J8 ^- p/ S# W$ x327. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.
  B: F" a+ h8 \* u        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.
' ^6 w, z& e+ e3 E" b4 ^        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!
' }* [4 D9 m- w( M6 {        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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