新概念第三册课文翻译及学习笔记：Lesson19

Lesson 19 A very dear cat 一条贵重的宝贝猫单词1.dearadj. (dearer, dearest)1. (~to sb.) loved by or important to sb.亲爱的; 宝贵的；珍视的e.g.（1）他是我最亲密的朋友之一。

He is one of my dearest friends.(2) 他的女儿是他心爱的宝贝。

His daughter is very dear to him.2. (Dear) used at the beginning of a letter before the name or title of the person that you are writing to(用于信函抬头的名字或头衔前)亲爱的3. [not usually before noun] expensive; costing a lot of money 昂贵，价格高e.g.现在什么东西都那么贵。

Everything is so dear now.n.1. used when speaking to sb. you love(常作称呼所爱的人)亲爱的e.g. 喝点什么吗，亲爱的？Would you like a drink, dear?adv.(at a high price)高价地,昂贵地e.g. (1) 他的错误使他付出很高的代价。

His errors cost him dear.(2) 贱买贵卖to buy cheap and sell dear(3)used in expressions that show that you are surprised, upset, annoyed orworried (惊奇，不安，烦恼，担忧等时说) 啊，哎呀，糟糕，天哪e.g. 哎呀!我忘了寄信。

Oh dear! I forgot to post the letter.2. kidnapper ['kɪdnæpə] n.绑票者;劫持者e.g. 劫持者索要100万元赎金。

新概念英语第三册课文翻译及学习笔记：Lesson19【课文】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.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 $1000 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!【课文翻译】绑架者很少对动物感兴趣。

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A very dear cat一只贵重的宝贝猫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.There 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 $1000 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!绑架者很少对动物感兴趣。

Lesson 19 A very dear cat 一条贵重的宝贝猫New words and expression 生词和短语Dear adj.亲爱的（心爱的）（在书信中也可以表达为“敬爱的”，男男或者长辈，长官）宝/珍贵的（非常受珍视）；be dear to sb昂贵的（价格高的）；Cars in are much dearer in China than in the US.Dear = Costly（adj.昂贵的, 贵重的）= expensive-- I can't afford the car because it's too dear.Dear adj.珍贵的, 宝贵的be dear to sb-- The lamb is prize(珍贵的，宝贵的) to Mary = The lamb is dear to Marycost somebody dear 花了某人很多钱（dear adv.昂贵地, 价高地）-- The cat cost the lady dear.adv使某人损失惨重，或者给某人带来很多麻烦和痛苦，一般为词组cost sb dear苦不堪言，焦头烂额Ann’s marriage to Peter cost her dear 使她痛苦不堪n.亲爱的人，受爱戴的人，可爱或善良的人（特化为一个名词）That’s/There’s a dear 这才是个好孩子where’s that smile? 笑一笑How did the interview go, dear?interj.哎呀oh dear==dear me哎呀kidnapper n.绑架者，拐骗者（kidnaper也可以）kidnap vt.诱拐(小孩), 绑架, 勒赎-- They kidnapped five hostage s.（n.人质, 抵押品）kidnap n. 绑架（犯罪概念，不可数），或绑架案（可数）kidnapee [kɪdnæ'pi:] n.被绑架的人，肉票一般er表示动作的发出者,ee表示动作的接受者employer employee雇主雇员interviewer 采访者，面试者interviewee 被采访者，参加面试者rainer,trainee训练者,受训者addresser (addressor),addressee发件人,收件人blackmail 敲诈，勒索; threaten vt.& vi. 危及；威胁（threat n 威胁）intimidate vt.恐吓，威胁considerable adj.1、相当大的/多的/重的（数量，范围，程度）-- a considerable business. 大型企业。

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-- His purpose in life was to seek truth instead of money. -- Our plan is to make better use of this material. 7. B正确 for fear + of/that -- They are working hard for fear that they should fail. = They are working hard for fear of failure. afraid for 侧重点表⽰：为...感到担⼼, 害怕失去 -- The parents are often are afraid for their children. ⽗母常为孩⼦担⼼。

新概念英语第三册Lesson17课文翻译及词汇【课文】Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening. One evening, however, the lamb was missing. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find the little black lamb was almost white. Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!【课文翻译】玛丽与丈夫迪米特里住在希腊南部一个叫波拉考拉的小村庄里。

新概念英语第3册Lesson19逐句精讲1.Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.绑架者很少对动物感兴趣。

最近，绑架者却盯上了埃莉诺.拉姆齐太太的猫。

语言点1:be interested in 表示“对…感兴趣”语言点2:由kidnapper一词拓展学习:kidnap case 绑架案kill hostage 撕票take sb.out of circulation 绑架某人take …hostage 把…扣作人质exchage hostages 交换人质2.Mrs.Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.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一起住在一所公寓里。

语言点1:句子结构分析:a very wealthy old lady是Mrs.Eleanor Ramsay 的同位语;Rastus是her cat的同位语，起解释说明的作用。

For a great many years放在句尾，一是为了强调时间很长，二是为了与现在完成时has shared 形成用法上的呼应。

语言点2:rich只表示有钱，而wealthy则表示十分富有，相关的表达还有:fat-cat有钱有势的人。

3.Rastus leads an orderly life.拉斯特斯生活很有规律。

语言点:orderly从结构上看像副词，但实际上是形容词。

4. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。

高中新概念英语第三册-Lesson 19(课文)TextLesson 19 A very dear cat 一只贵重的宝贝猫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 shareda 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.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 &1000. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outsideher door. At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again --the letterhad made that quite clear--she changed her mind. She drew&1000 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!Language points(Attention： The following points are not covered by the video. It is better for you to watch the video or listen to the MP3 first and try to take notes on your own. Then you may check here to get more details. )1，Kidnappers are rarely interested in Animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.rarely = seldomtake interest in= be interested in 一句话中用不同的词组表达同样的意思，是为了避免重复take considerable interest in sth. interest之前能够加上写表示水准的形容词take great interest in = take tremendous interest in = take enormous interest in2, Mrs Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.share sth. with sb.e.g. I share the room with my friend.for a great many years = for a long time3, Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seveno'clock.lead an orderly life 过着很规律的生活orderly 有秩序的，有顺序的，近义词：disciplined 受过训练的, regular 规律的take a walk = go for a stroll = go for a walk 散步4，Three day after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.after能够和名词搭配 e.g. three days after arrivalan anonymous letter 匿名信5，The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs Ramsay paid a ransom of &1000.state 非常正式的声明in safe hands 在可靠的人手中，意指“很安全”6，Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.be instructed to do sth. 受指示做某事e.g. The journalist was instructed to obtain the so-called important statistics.7, 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.fearing 现在分词做原因状语make it clear to sb. thate.g. The teacher has made it clear to us that we must read English aloud every day.8, The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.keep his promise= keep his promise 遵守承诺word 表示诺言时，要采用单数形式相关词组：break his word 食言;go back on one's word 食言give sb. one’s word 向某人保证; as good as one's word 表示守信用，侧重点在于强调一个结果e.g. I give you my word that I will return your money. 我保证我会把钱还给你。

新概念英语第三册第19课课堂笔记及答案Lesson 19A very dear cat一条贵重的宝贝猫【New words and expressions】生词和短语★dearadj. 亲爱的，珍贵的；昂贵的I can't afford the car because it's too dear.The cat is dear to me.cost somebody dear★kidnappern. 绑架者，拐骗者kidnap v.★considerableadj. 相当大的a considerable businessHe has got a considerable success. considerablyIt's considerably colder today than yesterday. consideratebe considerate to somebodyAre you considerate to your wife?consideredIt's my considerered opinion.all things considered就各方面而言All things considered ,he finished the work well.consideringConsidering his age,the little boy reads very well.considering thatHe studies English well,considering.★we althyadj. 富的，有钱的★orderlyadj. 有规律的★disappearancen. 失踪★anonymousadj. 匿名的★ransomn. 赎金pay ransom to somebodyThe old lady paid a ransom of one thousand pounds to the kidnapper.hold somebody to ransomThey kidnapped the boy and held him to ransom.★cardboardn. 硬纸板★withdraw(withdrew, withdrawn)v. （从银行）取钱★punctuallyadv. 准时地punctual adj.punctuality n.★astoundv. 使吃惊语意程度比surprise要强得多astonish amaze astound 语气一个比一个强He was ashounded to hear of her death.They were amazed to find the lazy girl came very early. surprising surprised【课文讲解】seldom take interest intook great interest inshare something with somebodyI share the room with my friend.for a long time.disciplined regulartake a short walk goes for a strollhoweverlook for findafter可以和名词搭配 Three days after～arrivalstate: 非常正式的声明instruct: order be instructed to do somethingThe journalist was instructed to obtain...fearing现在分词做原因状语make it clear to somebody that.The teacher has made it clear to us that we must read English aloud every day.keep his promise word表示诺言时，要采用单数形式keep his word break his word give somebody one's wordas good as one's word 表示守信用，侧重点在于强调一个结果go back on one's wordsure enoughI said it would happen ,and sure enough it did happen.half a bottle of milkin many ways双重意义：dear【Special difficulties】The comma三个或三个以上的词、短语或句子只用一个并列连接词来连接，他们之间就要用逗号，并列连接词前也要用逗号插入语或同位语前后必须用逗号分开状语从句位于句首时也要用逗号和主句分隔开来，放在句尾则不需要非限定性定语从句必须用逗号分开语次转变词也应该用逗号将其和句子其他成分分开介词短语和分词短语位于句首时也必须加逗号加以分隔【Multiple choice questions】1. A正确could would2. on what conditions B正确3. A正确4. for a great many years B正确5. D正确6. 根据语法规则，当主语是ambition,goal,hope,idea,intention,mistake,plan,policy,purpose,re action,suggestion等名词的时候句子的表语必须是to不定式短语，该不定式短语是说明其内容的His purpose in life was to seek truth instead of money.A正确7. fearing B正确 for fear+of/thatThey are working hard for fear that they should fail.afraid for侧重点表示为...感到担心，害怕失去8. D正确9. measured: 慎重的，有节奏的 regular:强调有规则的D正确10.B正确go for a walkI'm going for a trot downthe lane.11.C正确sure enough12.A正确sensible。

新概念英语第三册课文翻译及笔记Lesson17~19新概念英语第三册课文翻译及笔记Lesson17~19新概念英语第三册课文翻译及笔记Lesson17【课文】Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece. One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her. She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening. One evening, however, the lamb was missing. The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened. Dimitri at once set out to find the thief. He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village. After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb. Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb. He told him he had better return it or he would call the police. Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard. It was true that he had just bought a lamb, he explained, but his lamb was black. Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him. While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped. When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find the little black lamb was almost white.Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!【课文翻译】玛丽与丈夫迪米特里住在希腊南部一个叫波拉考拉的小村庄里。

Lesson 19 A very dear cat 一只贵重的宝贝猫New words and expressions 生词和短语＊dear adj. 亲爱的，珍贵的；昂贵的--I can’t afford the car because it’s too dear.＊kidnapper n. 绑架者，拐骗者kidnap v.绑架--His plan is to kidnap the President of the United States.＊considerable adj. 相当大（或多）的；--He has got a considerable success.considerably adv. 非常地；相当地；--It’s considerably colder today than yesterday.＊wealthy adj. 富的，有钱的 a wealthy international businessmanthe wealthy 富人wealth n. 财富；大量；富有--It was a period of wealth and prosperity.＊orderly adj. 有规律的，有秩序的 --He's orderly in his affairs and doesn't like talking much.反义词：disorderly adj.orderliness n. --A balance is achieved in the painting between orderliness and unpredictability.＊disappearance n. 失踪反义词：appearance n. 出现；显现( arrival ) --The prompt appearance of the police prevented trouble.disappear vi. 不见，消失--I saw him disappear round the corner.appear vi. 出现；显得--A woman appeared at the end of the street.＊anonymous adj. 匿名的an anonymous phone callanonymously adv. 匿名地--Users can browse the Web anonymously.＊ransom n. 赎金pay ransom to sb. --The old lady paid a ransom of one thousand pounds to the kidnapper.hold sb to ransom 绑票（索取赎金）--They kidnapped the boy and held him to ransom.＊withdraw (withdrew, withdrawn ) v. （从银行）取钱, 取回；撤退；--She withdrew the key from the door. --He withdrew £750 from his account.＊punctually adv. 准时地(not early nor late)punctual adj.punctuality n.＊astound vt. 使吃惊--This remark astounded me.be astounded by sth 为某事感到震惊--I was astounded by her beauty.be astounded to do sth --He was astounded to hear of her death.语意程度比surprise要强得多吃惊程度astound>amaze>astonish>surprise【课文讲解】＊Kidnappers are rarely interested in Animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs Eleanor Ramsay's cat.①take interest in... 意为对...感兴趣＊Mrs Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.①a very wealthy old lady作为Mrs Eleanor Ramsay的同位语。

新概念英语第三册课文翻译及学习笔记：Lesson19新概念英语第三册课文翻译及学习笔记：Lesson19【课文】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.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 $1000 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!【课文翻译】绑架者很少对动物感兴趣。

（英音版）新概念英语第三册Lesson19：Soldout（英音版）新概念英语第三册Lesson 19：Sold out Lesson 19：Sold out 票已售完First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。

When will the writer see the play?'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.I hurried to the ticket office. 'May I have two tickets please?' I asked.'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.'Certainly,' the girl said.I went back to the ticket office at once.'Could I have those two tickets please?' I asked.'Certainly,' the girl said, 'but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them?''I might as well have them,' I said sadly.New words and expressions 生词和短语hurry v. 匆忙ticket office 售票处pity n. 令人遗憾的事exclaim v. 大声说return v. 退回sadly adv. 悲哀地，丧气地参考译文“剧马上就要开演了，”我说。

Lesson19A very dear cat词汇短语dear[]adj.亲爱的；珍贵的；昂贵的【例句】①He is my dearest friend.他是我最亲爱的朋友。

②Fruit is dear at this time of year.一年中这个时候水果是很贵的。

kidnap[]v.绑架，劫持；诱拐（小孩）【例句】Gunmen kidnapped at least50people from a busy Baghdad street lined with travel agencies.【助记】联想：kid（孩子）+nap（拿）。

【派生】kidnapper n.绑匪；诱拐者considerable[]adj.可观的，相当大（或多）的；值得考虑的【例句】He has done considerable things for me.他为我做了不少事。

【助记】consider（考虑）+able（可以的）→可以考虑在内的，说明相当多，不能忽视wealthy[]adj.富的，有钱的【例句】No one doesn’t want to be healthy，wealthy and happy.每个人都想过健康富裕和幸福的生活。

orderly[]adj.有规律的；有秩序的，整齐的adv.有秩序地n.勤务兵【例句】Firefighters supervised the orderly evacuation of the building.消防队员指挥（人们）有秩序地从建筑物中疏散。

disappearance[]n.失踪【例句】His disappearance overshadowed the family.他的失踪给家庭蒙上了一层阴影。

anonymous[]adj.匿名的；无特色的【例句】A very great,almost anonymous center of people just want peace.很多的，几乎都是无名的群众只是想要和平。

New concept English Lesson 19A very dear cat一条昂贵的猫dear，宝贵的；珍视的；昂贵；价格高Why was Rastus 'very dear' in more ways than one?为什么Rastus不止一方面很贵重？in more ways than one，不止一方面Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals,绑匪现在很少对动物有兴趣kidnapper，绑匪but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.但他们最近对Eleanor Ramsay夫人的猫有相当大的兴趣take interest in，对……感兴趣considerable，相当多（或大、重要等）的Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady,Eleanor Ramsay夫人，一个很富裕的老夫人wealthy，富裕的has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.和她的猫，Rastus，住在一间公寓里，已经很多年了share，共有；合用；共享share with，合伙；合住flat，一套房间；公寓；单元房Rastus leads an orderly life.Rastus，过着有规律的生活lead，过着（某种生活）He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock. 他通常在晚上走一小段路，并且在7点之前回家be home，回家by，在……之前One evening, however, he failed to arrive.然而，一天晚上，他没有回来fail to，未能Mrs. Ramsay got very worried.Ramsay夫人非常着急get worried，着急She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.她到处找他，但是找不到look for，寻找Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.Rastus失踪后的第三天，Ramsay夫人收到一封匿名信anonymous，匿名的The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.写信人声称Rastus得到妥善照顾，并且将立刻放回，如果Ramsay夫人支付1000英镑的赎金的话state，声称in safe hands，得到妥善照顾的；由可靠的人保护（或保管）的ransom，赎金Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.Ramsay夫人被命令把钱放在纸箱里，并且把纸箱放在门外cardboard，纸箱At first she decided to go to the police,开始，她决定报警go to the police，报警but fearing that she would never see Rastus again –但是害怕再也见不到Rastusthe letter had made that quite clear –信里说的很清楚make sth. clear，把……交代清楚了she changed her mind.她改变了主意She withdrew从银行取款 $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.她从银行取了1000英镑，按照绑匪的要求做了The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.第二天早上，纸箱不见了，但是Ramsay夫人相信绑匪将信守诺言keep ones word，信守承诺Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.果然，Rastus那天晚上7点钟准时到家Sure enough，果然punctually ，准时地He looked very well, though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk. 他看上去很健康，尽管他有点渴，因为他喝了半瓶牛奶well，adj.，健康的，身体好的thirsty，口渴的The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.当Ramsay夫人告诉警察她都做了一些什么时，他们很被惊到了astound，使震惊She explained that Rastus was very dear to her.她解释说Rastus对她来说很珍贵Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!考虑到她支付的钱数，他的珍贵有双重含义（猫本身对老太太很珍贵，花了1000镑很昂贵）。