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.
6 A; Q2 o3 K+ X        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，
0 Z! m' ^7 h+ z' f9 f4 O314. 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。
+ Z( h1 y0 m$ k' f315. One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
* u8 O* W/ Q9 H4 k( H        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
2 [7 ^9 x2 g: [/ q/ Q8 E        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
. \& P- I) K/ f; w( }317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
        四处寻找，但没有找着。
5 d+ t' a* l& v2 J, s318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
$ h9 T6 B$ ~" Y' X        拉斯特斯失踪3天后，拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。
( s3 r% P. P3 I8 R9 Y319. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
! o' {. T2 ]% \# B( F        写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
4 D3 Y( k; L  S3 i6 s5 R( \        他让拉姆齐太太把钱放在一个纸盒里，然后将纸盒放在门口。
- r) X  N6 F$ [+ G321. At first she decided to go to the police,
* l% x% V+ }! m% ]5 k- g/ }        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。
323. She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
- A7 e5 b+ Y9 W9 E; G! b: k        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
, `+ T5 D' w. Y: `1 w. }0 E- x324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
7 J' p* {, Y) [3 r5 a3 H        第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
* E1 O7 u% \- f5 y: q325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
/ D8 r) `8 Z8 X5 E7 N, L6 F        果然，当天晚上7点正，拉斯特斯准时回来了。
326. He looked very well though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk.
+ s3 l" T/ H2 w$ U7 r) l7 M        它看上去一切正常，只是口渴得很，喝了半瓶牛奶。
1 H- e7 j$ w8 K* R. R- o327. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.
1 T9 O. e- ]5 v5 Q: W% N        拉姆齐太太把她所做的事告诉了警察，警察听后大为吃惊。
. [1 v3 Z/ a/ t1 \/ Q7 ~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。
% E6 ^% B( V* E* s2 s: v" c329. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
* v) O, E9 U. Y9 G) k        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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