新概念英语第三册讲解版 lesson017-26（MP3+文本+LRC字幕，51份）

[00:00.00]新概念英语第三册[00:05.21]Lesson 19A very dear cat一只贵重的宝贝猫[00:23.45]Why was Rastus'verydear'in more waysthan one?[00:34.31]Kidnappers are rarelyinterested in animals,[00:36.26]绑架者很少对动物感兴趣[00:38.22]but they recentlytook considerableinterest in Mrs.Eleanor Ramsay's cat.[00:41.54]最近,绑架者却盯上了埃莉诺.拉姆齐太太的猫[00:44.87]Mrs.Eleanor Ramsay,a very wealthy oldlady,[00:46.75]埃莉诺.拉姆齐太太是一个非常富有的老妇人,[00:48.64]has shared a flatwith her cat.Rastus.for a greatmany years.[00:51.47]多年来,一直同她养的猫拉斯特一起住在一所公寓里.[00:54.29]Rastus leads anorderly life.[00:55.81]拉斯特斯生活很有规律.[00:57.33]He usually takes ashort walk in theevenings[00:59.29]傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿[01:01.24]and is always homeby seven o'clock.[01:02.76]并且总是在7点钟以前回来.[01:04.28]One evening,however,he failed to arrive.Mrs.Ramsay got veryworried.[01:07.97]有一天晚上,它出去后再也没有回来.拉姆齐太太急坏了.[01:11.67]She looked everywherefor him but couldnot find him.[01:13.62]她四处寻找,但没有找到[01:15.57]Three days afterRastus'sdisappearance.[01:17.31]拉斯特斯失踪3天后,[01:19.05]Mrs.Ramsay receivedan anonymous letter.The writer stated inthat Rastus[01:22.09]拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信,写信人声称拉斯特斯[01:25.13]was in safe hands andwould be returnedimmediately if[01:27.08]安然无恙,可以立即将猫送还,如果[01:29.04]Mrs.Ramsay paid aransom of $1,000[01:31.43]拉姆齐太太愿意支付1,000英镑赎金.[01:33.82]Mrs.Ramsay wasinstructed to placethe money in acardboard box[01:35.99]他让拉姆齐太太把钱放在一个纸盒,[01:38.16]and to leave itoutside her door.[01:39.68]然后将纸盒放在门口.[01:41.20]At first.she decidedto go to the police,but fearing that[01:43.59]一开始,拉姆齐太太打算报警,但又害怕[01:45.98]she would never seeRastus again—theletter had made that[01:47.72]她再也见不到拉斯特斯了这一点,信上说得[01:49.45]quite clear—shechanged her mind.She withdrew $1.000from her bank[01:52.71]十分明白,她于改变了主意.她从银行取出1,000英镑,[01:55.97]and followed thekidnapper'sinstructions.[01:57.28]并照绑架者的要求做了.[01:58.58]The next morning,thebox had disappearedbut Mrs.Ramsay wassure[02:01.19]第二天早晨,放钱的盒子不见了.但拉姆齐太太确信[02:03.79]that the kidnapperwould keep his word.Sure enough.[02:06.40]绑架者会履行诺言.果然[02:09.00]Rastus arrivedpunctually at seveno'clock that evening