新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 19 A very dear cat
1 . Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs.Eleanor Ramsay's cat.綁架者很少對動物感興趣。最近，綁架者卻盯上了埃莉諾。拉姆齊太太的貓。
2 . Rastus leads an orderly life.拉斯特斯生活很有規律，
3 . Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.果然，當天晚上7點正，拉斯特斯準時回來了。
4 . Mrs.Ramsay received an anonymous letter.拉姆齊太太收到一封匿名信。
5 . She explained that Rastus was very dear to her.拉姆齊太太解釋說她心疼她的貓拉斯特斯。
6 . The police were astounded when Mrs.Ramsay told them what she had done.拉姆齊太太把她所做的事告訴了警察，警察聽後大為吃驚。
7 . One evening, however, he failed to arrive.可是，有一天晚上，它出去後再也沒回來。
8 . Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!想到她所花的那筆錢，她的心疼就具有雙重意義了。
9 . The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.第二天早晨，放錢的盒子不見了。但拉姆齊太太確信綁架者是會履行諾言的。
10 . He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.傍晚常常出去溜躂一會兒，並且總是在7點鐘以前回來。
11 . Mrs.Ramsay got very worried.拉姆齊太太急壞了，
12 . The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs.Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.寫信人聲稱拉斯特斯安然無恙，只要拉姆齊太太願意支付1，000 英鎊贖金，可以立即將貓送還。
13 . Mrs.Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.他讓拉姆齊太太把錢放在一個紙盒裡，然後將紙盒放在門口。
14 . has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.多年來，一直同她養的貓拉斯一起住在一所公寓裡。
15 . but fearing that she would never see Rastus again -- the letter had made that quite clear -- she changed her mind.但又害怕再也見不到拉斯特斯——這點，信上說得十分明白——於是便改變了主意。
16 . Mrs.Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady,埃莉諾。拉姆齊太太是一個非常富有的老婦人，
17 . She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.她從銀行取出1，000 英鎊，並照綁架者的要求做了。
18 . There days after Rastus' disappearance,拉斯特斯失蹤3天後，
19 . 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。
20 . At first she decided to go to the police,一開始拉姆齊太太打算報告警察，
21 . She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.四處尋找，但沒有找著。