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.
        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。
/ s5 i( U3 K. A  {313. Rastus leads an orderly life.
/ D  `- e3 |, J0 u2 J/ \$ Q5 {" g        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.
) v% ~. f- e& J* j        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.
, g2 d0 \# o! j# U! A        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
7 h' e4 K5 J' W( k+ _# Q9 a316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
  B. d' ~4 m0 |( }7 W6 H317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
        四处寻找，但没有找着。
! ~* f4 ~  [% I" H) r) x8 o5 F* P" J" @318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
: f5 O( j9 M2 [+ G2 ?3 c% }2 h        拉斯特斯失踪3天后，拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。
5 u0 k2 P* k9 g319. 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。
320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
' c- l/ N9 H+ M) j0 C- w+ j* S& }        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，
$ C% j$ a, V+ Q322. 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 $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
5 Q  v3 @  ]7 o3 i; t9 T( J324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
6 _* Q6 J$ B" Z8 _$ ]6 S        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。
" `" P/ Q  G2 Y325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
6 X$ Y* X% ~% u7 y, X' H        果然，当天晚上7点正，拉斯特斯准时回来了。
- L  A: d. V! e* l9 N326. He looked very well though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk.
) m$ n. w6 x; `5 p        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.
' I) ]* O" u( N% V7 ~4 v$ Q4 p        拉姆齐太太解释说她心疼她的猫拉斯特斯。
- f6 F, R+ E; X: r8 E+ H) P/ o# o6 L329. 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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