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# 一只贵重的宝贝猫咪

## 课文学习台 {#study}

### 第1段

Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years. Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock. One evening, however, he failed to arrive. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.

中文理解：绑匪很少对动物感兴趣。但最近，他们却对埃莉诺·拉姆齐太太的猫产生了相当大的兴趣。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特斯一起住在一所公寓里。拉斯特斯的生活很有规律，傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟前回来。可是，有一天晚上，它出去后却没回来。拉姆齐太太急坏了，四处寻找，但没有找着。

* **failed to**：未能做到；可以客观交代未完成的事，不必总理解为能力不足。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

注释：①rarely = seldom。②considerable = a great deal of,相当大规模的，而considerate 是体贴的。③wealthy = rich。④home 在这里是副词作表语。⑤worried = concerned。

### 第2段

Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of £1,000. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door. At first she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again—the letter had made that quite clear—she changed her mind. She withdrew £1,000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening. He looked very well, though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!

中文理解：拉斯特斯失踪3天后，拉姆齐太太收到一封匿名信。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。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。一开始拉姆齐太太打算报警，但又害怕绑匪撕票——这点，信上说得十分明白——于是便改变了主意。她从银行取出1,000英镑，并照绑匪的要求做了。第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑匪会履行诺言。果然，当天晚上7点正，拉斯特斯准时回来了。它看上去一切正常，只是口渴得很，喝了半瓶牛奶。拉姆齐太太把她所做的事告诉了警察，警察听后大为吃惊。拉姆齐太太解释说她心疼她的猫。想到她所花的那笔钱，这个猫咪对她来说不仅可爱，而且很昂贵。

* **At first**：起初 / 终于 / 马上 / 首次 / 再一次；这些时间词不能随意互换，先看原文把哪两个阶段接起来。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

注释：①stated = said。②changed her mind = altered her opinion。③word = promise。 Word 表诺言时用单数，as good as one's word 守信用，强调结果，go back on one's word 食言。这里be sure that 从句的情况，已于第11课讨论。④considering，介词短语，考虑到，就什么而言，作原因状语。⑤dear 一语双关，既指心爱、珍贵，又指昂贵，所以这里的he 指的是猫咪，而不是拉姆齐太太。

#### Summary 摘要

Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter three days after her cat's disappearance.The writer of the letter demaded £1,000 for the return of the cat, and warned she would never see him again if she went to the police. She had to put the money in a cardboard box and leave it outside her door. After drawing £1,000 from her bank, she acted on the kidnapper's instructions.The money disappeared the following morning, and Rastus returned at seven o'clock that evening. (80 words)

#### Composition 作文

In a bar one night, Mr. X was talking to a workman who told him that he often worked in Mrs. Ramsay's flat.The workman added that Mrs. Ramsay was wealthy and she lived alone with her cat. Every day, Mr. X stood outside Mrs. Ramsay's block of flats. As the cat took a short walk every evening, he saw that it had regular habits. He found out as much as he could about Mrs. Ramsay and learnt that she loved this cat very much. One evening, as the cat was leaving the block of flats, he kidnapped it. He took the cat to a secret address. During the next three days, he walked past Mrs. Ramsay's flat on several occasions(多次) and noticed that no other cat ever appeared. Now he was sure he had the right cat, so he wrote a letter in which(介词+关系代词引导的定语从句) he stated his demands. (150 words)

## 学完这一课

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