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[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）