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
/ [( a% K% K* U- i311. 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。
313. Rastus leads an orderly life.
        拉斯特斯生活很有规律，
! \# O8 f) M$ X3 s8 d314. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.
9 R$ k/ s3 H; P! S2 ]' y0 k        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，
# k* ?7 n9 ]+ M6 }317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
$ f4 ~+ E2 Y" N/ w: L9 Z: @        四处寻找，但没有找着。
318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
- f2 C7 O. V$ Y% S9 m- b        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。
; M/ N; N5 j5 D' K320. 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 ^# A5 v7 w3 Q, y322. but fearing that she would never see Rastus again -- the letter had made that quite clear -- she changed her mind.
& g% l  Z6 D1 c3 P: V4 H7 D        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。
( |1 d+ B3 ]3 ?) Y1 g3 C; @323. She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
! r" B1 z5 U4 ]2 {( L$ N9 K        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.
5 M3 Q. h3 C# M; N1 s- E        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。
325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
        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。
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。
8 S# F- f9 c' n/ I/ j5 K328. 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。
1 P' n0 m/ X7 ?+ W329. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
3 s* H7 L. k. Q2 a0 S1 Z        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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