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
: i0 b# ^$ h* G  S5 p311. 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。
4 k5 _- U6 ]. `' A/ q) Z3 B312. 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.
6 [% L6 L" M  S8 u4 J; |        拉斯特斯生活很有规律，
  x2 h5 N$ W  @$ @" r314. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.
3 k# f9 h: P& i3 Z' n        傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。
6 z- ^. z8 {) K315. One evening, however, he failed to arrive.
        可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也没回来。
5 X4 e( N2 }3 ?- Q7 f316. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.
        拉姆齐太太急坏了，
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.
        拉斯特斯失踪3天后，拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。
9 ]- o3 W! o/ E( ?2 `! ~319. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
% W4 K  }3 H9 k6 Z" X        写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙，只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000 英镑赎金，可以立即将猫送还。
320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
1 r: k' o$ t. }, e8 W5 E- \        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。
! v& |4 j  N8 i3 i321. At first she decided to go to the police,
8 }3 g; F$ S- b# M- j( x! @        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 $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
7 T8 q( [' G5 A; s4 X3 _( L        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
; ?! U7 j! Q2 ?8 z324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
5 H1 [2 O- a" x        第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
* h, F; {/ P! a" _( z$ Y325. 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。
$ K. U% H/ [2 q326. He looked very well though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk.
/ B) C+ J' q1 f% Y1 k/ F        它看上去一切正常，只是口渴得很，喝了半瓶牛奶。
' S5 e7 E8 z" h7 G327. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.
" u! {& k. E+ z; ~9 n+ N5 y  c        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!
        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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