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
7 O# r! v/ y7 _/ A% ?! F4 n311. 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。
: p( e2 M; `; D312. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
2 ]6 P5 T/ T$ D0 c/ m        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。
7 c: n: l8 z/ [0 @313. Rastus leads an orderly life.
1 W; V1 E* ?, L3 d6 h1 m        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.
        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.
* G. h& R0 S: B9 S4 G        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，
317. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
6 o5 k' @  l& {1 B        四处寻找，但没有找着。
318. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
5 F- \# O$ m6 u6 c6 b+ D        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。
320. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
7 M7 L7 V0 M* C& j) e7 ^        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,
3 T6 b- u  l* e: t        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.
' }+ D* ]/ z/ t. K! h        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 $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
        她从银行取出1,000 英镑，并照绑架者的要求做了。
7 g/ t  u* L) R5 {+ g. y. G324. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
        第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
% _9 y1 [. d7 a  \/ e6 P/ e325. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
% S- O% M5 W7 I+ q9 q! q* j1 v        果然，当天晚上7点正，拉斯特斯准时回来了。
' Q$ l1 {: U5 c6 V8 e326. 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。
' X  C/ |5 r  L6 K2 k; X5 d4 q327. 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.
" ]$ Z$ ^1 _, I" V  B        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!
8 X: F1 L* x  I; k0 y+ o4 `        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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