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
) h+ V% X# r$ \( s9 \! E3 n; q; |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。
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。
( h! r' ?+ Z( L/ V: I9 {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.
        傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。
  @* S  C7 p+ h" s2 n2 t315. One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
2 B8 y/ B% q/ P) M1 ^4 |        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
; t% m' i: a# n; J7 {  t0 L317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
        四处寻找，但没有找着。
+ q% ^3 i5 ^( A8 x( E3 A' p- @! ^5 }318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
/ [7 I& i* u  Y& ~$ O  |        拉斯特斯失踪3天后，拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。
: x4 [" Z6 o% G3 j7 N* P" y319. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
9 \2 f: _0 L# W% P( d. T7 E) j        写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
5 f6 q9 j9 C! s) ]6 G9 h( U2 r/ E( a320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
: j# k& `/ t( `. N& e1 C/ A/ g  [        他让拉姆齐太太把钱放在一个纸盒里，然后将纸盒放在门口。
, i) E' c. a7 \& c1 C2 V321. At first she decided to go to the police,
        一开始拉姆齐太太打算报告警察，
322. but fearing that she would never see Rastus again -- the letter had made that quite clear -- she changed her mind.
- F( n% B6 o5 g, z        但又害怕再也见不到拉斯特斯--这点，信上说得十分明白--于是便改变了主意。
* F7 L$ `- i% \2 r323. She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
( m  M* l; R8 F0 O9 `9 h4 b9 D        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.
        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。
6 L2 c% M4 R. Q5 ]2 f* n1 [325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
5 l  \8 |5 p1 V1 k( _" d3 f/ o, ~# S% |        果然，当天晚上7点正，拉斯特斯准时回来了。
0 h2 _! W7 x* m) w326. 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.
        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.
9 s1 j- T9 C+ C0 [& p; a" F        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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