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.
- {" j. a8 @0 J5 e0 h1 |' t        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。
# C' Z; f  u0 _0 G313. 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.
$ _! R0 |+ y" q9 K2 Z% _  n" C1 X! }        傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。
' m& `. j9 @- K' {! U' Z  c- W315. One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
0 n4 P1 n6 m/ B3 S/ E        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
, m1 w6 l( w5 d* I) D316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
4 c6 F6 L% _  j/ D8 Y9 u        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
. u5 N- t+ G2 T" D4 p; K) R317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
        四处寻找，但没有找着。
- N. R9 R, z) J. g318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
; b+ }; A/ v( S3 g" [" P        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 $1,000.
        写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
- S8 B7 o  J1 b0 \2 u320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
        他让拉姆齐太太把钱放在一个纸盒里，然后将纸盒放在门口。
321. At first she decided to go to the police,
        一开始拉姆齐太太打算报告警察，
6 _: u, f( z7 i# m' ^322. but fearing that she would never see Rastus again -- the letter had made that quite clear -- she changed her mind.
6 p) G$ @& D  c+ ^. }$ z) `; S        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 $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
- ]; z5 y+ r! O0 J5 N, D( k324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
        第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
* `2 y% l" n$ i* \) w* N7 n2 S325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
* h7 V$ I- l+ 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.
        它看上去一切正常，只是口渴得很，喝了半瓶牛奶。
* d( a9 O" D$ H0 d" c) x327. 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。
9 Y, d5 ?  |" S328. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her.
; Q) m- _5 D6 u8 x# `        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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