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.
4 f, Q8 o" c0 ~+ C        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。
  p; S2 `% a6 _: V. m; y312. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
' R1 G, H* _3 u* G! |1 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。
3 D6 `0 L0 S$ A313. Rastus leads an orderly life.
: n8 s, W5 B, N2 q2 {3 E        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.
7 R5 n, O3 N8 Z        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。
316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
3 t2 ~% r, l( A! K+ s+ i2 R( ?317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
        四处寻找，但没有找着。
318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
4 }7 l) |$ m9 e        拉斯特斯失踪3天后，拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。
- ?( Q. N1 [3 N319. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
        写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
& q; v  M, ?; |7 @; H, @$ P320. 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。
( p+ _) Y3 q9 V8 l4 o0 q* }( j321. At first she decided to go to the police,
: g% X. y! K& M" c, e$ y8 v* @        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.
3 O- W6 ?9 J" i6 x" d% M        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 $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
; E; s9 T. G  B3 H9 _2 v324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
        第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
9 n; Y( c- @1 z6 F0 `% R+ H325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
5 V, Y& q' I1 y4 I        果然，当天晚上7点正，拉斯特斯准时回来了。
326. He looked very well though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk.
! y" O3 j" p8 X% n1 |/ f        它看上去一切正常，只是口渴得很，喝了半瓶牛奶。
327. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.
; i% z1 h0 \5 y! t. E$ G" R        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$ ~/ i8 ^; p        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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