[by:英语听力网|http://yingyu.chazidian.com||查字典英语网] [00:00.00]喜欢chazidian.com，就把chazidian.com复制到QQ个人资料中！Lesson 19 A very dear cat [00:05.15]19 一只贵重的宝贝猫 [00:10.29]In this text,you here a story about a very dear cat. [00:14.01]这篇课文讲有关一只昂贵的猫的故事。 [00:17.74]First,listen to the text and answer this question [00:20.61]听录音,然后回答以下问题. [00:23.48]Why was Rastus 'very dear'in more ways than one? [00:30.11]为什么拉斯特斯的贵重具有双重意义? [00:36.73]Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, [00:39.11]绑架者很少对动物感兴趣 [00:41.48]but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs.Eleanor Ramsay's cat [00:44.97]最近,绑架者却盯上了埃莉诺.拉姆太太的猫. [00:48.46]Mrs.Eleanor Ramsay,a very wealthy old lady, [00:51.28]埃莉诺.拉姆太太是一个非常富有的老妇人, [00:54.10]has shared a flat with her cat,Rastus,for a great many years [00:57.34]一直同她养的猫拉斯特斯一起住在一所公寓里 [01:00.58]Rastus leads an orderly life. [01:02.71]拉斯特斯生活很有规律, [01:04.84]He usually takes a short walk in the evenings [01:07.02]傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿, [01:09.20]and is always home by seven o'clock. [01:11.42]并且总是在7点钟以前回来. [01:13.64]One evening,however he failed to arrive. [01:16.16]可是,有一天晚上,它出去后再也没回来. [01:18.68]Mrs.Ramsay got very worried. [01:20.74]拉姆齐太太急坏了, [01:22.81]She looked everywhere for him but could not find him. [01:25.38]四处寻找,但没找着. [01:27.95]Three days after Rastus' disappearance, [01:30.03]拉斯特斯失踪3天后 [01:32.11]Mrs.Ramsay received an anonymous letter. [01:32.13]拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信. [01:32.16]The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands [01:34.94]写信人声称拉斯特斯安然无恙, [01:37.72]and would be returned immediately [01:39.76]并能立即放回。 [01:41.80]if Mrs.Ramsay paid a ransom of 1,000 pounds. [01:44.83]只要拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000英镑赎金 [01:47.86]Mrs.Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box [01:51.03]他让拉姆齐太太把钱放在一个纸盒里, [01:54.21]and to leave it outside her door. [01:56.04]然后将纸盒放在门口. [01:57.86]At first,she decided to go to the police, [02:00.24]一开始拉姆齐太太打算报告警察, [02:02.62]but fearing that she would never see Rastus again [02:05.14]但又害怕再也见不到拉斯特斯了-这点, [02:07.66]-the letter had made that quite clear [02:09.44]信上说得十分明白-- [02:11.21]--she changed her mind. [02:12.69]于是便改变了主意. [02:14.16]She withdrew `1000 from her bank [02:16.45]她从银行取出1,000英镑, [02:18.74]and followed the kidnapper's instructions. [02:20.76]并照绑架者的要求做了. [02:22.79]The next morning,the box had disappeared [02:25.11]第二天早晨,放钱的盒子不见了. [02:27.44]but Mrs.Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word. [02:30.31]但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的. [02:33.18]Sure enough,Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening [02:36.26]果然,当天晚上7点正,拉斯特斯准时回来了 [02:39.35]He looked very well,though he was rather thirsty [02:41.83]它看上去一切正常,只是口渴得很,喝了半瓶牛奶. [02:44.31]for he drank half a bottle of milk. [02:46.28]喝了半瓶牛奶. [02:48.25]The police were astounded when Mrs.Ramsay told them what she had done [02:51.04]拉姆齐太太把她所做的事告诉了警察警察听后大为吃惊. [02:53.82]She explained that Rastus was very dear to her. [02:56.09]太太解释说她心疼她的猫拉斯特斯. [02:58.36]Considering the amount she paid,she was dear in more ways than one! [03:01.51]据她解释，其心疼就具有双重意义了 [03:04.66]The part below is the analysis of this text.(以下是此篇课文的讲解) [06:38.81]part one(讲解一） [10:36.45]part two(讲解二） [14:36.33]part three(讲解三）