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高中英语第二部分 VOA慢速英语《美国万花筒》第19课（文本）素材

高中英语第二部分 VOA慢速英语《美国万花筒》第19课（文本）素材英语翻议讲解：1.curator n.管理者,管理人,图书馆馆长例句：The curator conducted us round the museum. 馆长带领我们在博物馆各处参观。

Our curator is an expert on the research of bronzeware. 我们馆长是研究青铜器的专家。

2.unusual adj.罕有的, 异乎寻常的例句：It was an unusual day for summer, damp and chilly. 这是夏季少有的一天, 又湿又凉。

The boy's unusual behaviour puzzled the doctor. 这男孩的异常行为使医生困惑不解。

3.album n.（唱片或盒式磁带等上的）音乐专辑，歌曲专辑；歌集唱片，唱片例句：Will you look over his album? 你要不要去看看他的歌集唱片?4.fame n.名声, 名望例句：Her chief fame rests on her several films. 她的名声主要来自她的几部影片。

She is a woman of ill fame. 她是个名声不好的女人。

5.alternative adj.两者择一的, 供替代的例句：We returned by the alternative road. 我们从另一条路回来的。

不寻常的, 非传统性的例句：These are alternative medicine. 这些是非传统性药物。

6.beneath prep.在…的下方, 在…的底下例句：They sheltered beneath their umbrellas. 他们躲到了伞下。

1.He said studying this jewel will help scientists learn more about diamonds in general.in general一般而言, 总的来说, 从总体上看例句：The class are, in general, very bright. 总的说来, 这个班级的学生都很聪明。

(美音版)新概念英语第四册：Lesson 19 The stuff of dreams

（美音版）新概念英语第四册：Lesson 19 The stuffof dreamsLesson 19 The stuff of dreams第19课话说梦的本质First listen and then answer the following question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。

What is going on when a person experiences rapid eye-movements during sleep?It is fairly clear that the sleeping period must have some function, and because there is so much of it thefunction would seem to be important.很清楚，睡眠必然具有某种作用。

睡眠占去那么多时间，所以其作用似乎还是很重要。

Speculations about its nature have been going on for literally thousands of years,人们对睡眠作用的种种猜测，确实有数千年之久。

and one odd finding that makes the problem puzzling is that it looks very much as if sleeping is not simply a matter of giving the body a rest.一项使人对这个问题感到困惑的奇怪的发现是，睡眠在很大水准似乎并不但仅是为了使身体得到休息。

'Rest', in terms of muscle relaxation and so on, can be achieved by a brief period lying, or even sitting down.“休息”，从使肌肉得到放松等方面来看，只要稍微躺一躺，甚至坐一坐就能达到。

新概念英语第一册第十九课教案+练习及二十课PPT

Are you all right now ?
Yes , we are ,
thank you !
Are you all right now? Yes, we are, thank you!
二. Translate the following into chinese：母亲：怎么啦，孩子们？女孩：我们累了…… 男孩： ……口也渴，妈妈。母亲：坐在这儿吧。你们现在好些了吗？男孩：不，还没有。母亲：瞧！有个卖冰淇淋的。请拿两份冰淇淋。拿着，孩子们。孩子们：谢谢，妈妈。女孩：这些冰淇淋真好吃。母亲：你们现在好了吗？孩子们：是的，现在好了，谢谢您！
• long • [lɔŋ] • adj. 长的
• shoe • [ʃu:] • n. 鞋
• grandfather • [‘ɡræ nd,fɑ:ðə] • n. (外)祖父
• grandmother • ['ɡræ nd,mʌðə] • n. (外)祖母
New words ['mætə] • Matter n. 事情 • Children ['tʃildrən] n. 孩子们（复数） ['taiəd] • Tired adj. 累，疲乏 [bɔi] • Boy n.男孩 • Thirsty ['θə:sti] adj. 渴 ['mʌm] • Mum n. 妈妈 • Sit down [sit'daun] 坐下 [rait] • Right adj. 好，可以 • Ice cream [ais'kri:m] 冰淇淋
Written exercises A Complete these sentences using am, is or are. Example: Those children ______ thirsty. Those children are thirsty. 1 Those children ______ tired. 2 Their mother ______ tired, too. 3 That ice cream man ______ very busy. 4 His ice creams ______ very nice. 5 What's the matter, children? We ______ thirsty. 6 What's the matter, Tim? I ______ tired.

【英语】大纲版第2册课课练Unit19：Grammar and Integrating skills

Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice训练二十七Grammar and Integrating skills课前预习Ⅰ. 汉译英1. 跪下2. 出庭3. 订购4. 正义感5. 用某物偿还某人8. a worthy m答案：1. go down on one's knees 2. appear in court 3. place an order for 4. a食言, 违背诺言7. 按……的顺序8. 高尚的人Ⅱ. 单词拼写1. I won't dispute the_______ (公正)of his remarks.2. I think it would be a_______ (好意3. _______ (惩罚4. It's a_______ (复杂的5. Students who fail to meet these _______ (要求) will not be admitted to the Universi6. Shakespeare's Hamlet is a very famous t .7. We have a growing population and t8. Their efforts are w of your support.答案：1. justice 2. kindness 3. Punishment 4. complex 5. requirements 6. tragedy课堂巩固Ⅰ. 句型转换_____________________ none of us really likes him, we do not want to leave him._____________________ to argue with your boss.The boy _____________________ a soldier.4. Did you find a person who will take care of your son while you are away?Did you find a person ______________ care of your son while you are away?5. The man asked me to give him three times w hat he lent to me.The man asked me to give him ______________ what he lent _______.答案：1. Despite the fact 2. It's useless trying 3. was dressed as 4. to take 5. more than; meⅡ. 单句改错1. He invited Joe and Linda to dinner, but all of them came.2. When my mother was asked, “Have you already taken your medicine?” I said, “Yes.”3. We came to see our grandparents every a few weeks.4. You need not to go with me unless you are free now.5. In fact, at the last time I saw her, she was playing with her friends near the river.6. He is such a good teacher that we all love and respect.7. It's not yet clear whom of those will be chosen to do the job.8. The headmaster made a suggestion that the sports meet was put off until next Sunday.9. With the help of the new equipment, our factories produced twice as much VCD players in 2000 as the year before.10. That Sunday, I finished my homework, went to the stadi um and watch an exciting football match.答案：1. all →neither 2. 去掉was 3. 去掉a 4. 去掉去掉at 6. that →as 或者后加him 7. whom →which8. was →be9. much →many10. watch →watched课后检测Ⅰ. 单项选择1. He did _______A. greatly wrongB. very wronglyC. a great wrongD. very wrong答案：C2. People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her. _______, she is a great musician.A. After allB. As resultC. In other wordsD. As usual答案：A3. It is no use _______ for a doctor. It's too late.D. having sent答案：B4. Since she is so angry, we _______ leave her alone.A. had better toB. might as wellC. shouldD. must答案：B5. (2006广东东莞实验中学高三期中检测) Having planted the trees, we returned to our s chool _______.A. tired but happyB. tiredly and happilyC. tiredly and happyD. tired and happily答案：A6. In order to change attitudes _______employing women, the government is bringing in new laws.A. aboutB. ofC. towardsD. on答案：C7. How I _______ him the pleasures he had during the vacation!D. enjoy答案：A8. —Do you still have the receipt, madam?—No, I'm afraid I've _______.D. torn it away答案：C9. The papers say this murder case will be brought to _______A. the courtB. a courtC. courtsD. court答案：D10. —What made her parents so angry?—_______ she had failed in the examination.A. AsB. BecauseC. SinceD. That答案：DⅡ. 短文改错Failure is quite common thing in our life. As long as we1. ___________do things we will sure meet with difficulties. Then how should2. ___________we face failure? Different people take different at titude towar ds3. ___________ failure. When facing failure, some people become discouraging4. ___________and they lose their heart. They refuse to make any further efforts. 5. ___________ These people will probably never achieve anything in life. Some6. ___________ pe ople just don't fear the failure. They firmly believe that failure7. ___________ is the mother of success. As a result, failure did not stop them. 8. ___________ To the contrary, they draw useful lessons from it and try even9. ___________ hard. Such people are sure to succeed some day. 10. ___________答案：1. quite后加a 2. sure →sure ly 3. attitude →attitudes 4. discouraging →discouraged 5. 去掉their 去掉t he 8. did →does9. To →On10. hard →h arderⅢ. 用适当的介词或副词填空1. By the time the fire-fighters arrived, the fire had been put _______ by the teachers and the students.2. A free cruise to Acapulco—that's _______ good an opportunity to miss.3. _______ to my regret, I am unable to accept yo ur warm invitation.4. Please drop _______ my home when you are free.5. I want to ring him _______ to know the reason why he rang _______ while I was speaking yesterday.6. When you drive home, you can't be _______ careful.答案：1. out 2. too 3. Much 4. at 5. up; off 6. too。

新概念英语第二册第19课知识讲解

新概念英语第二册第19课精品文档Lesson 19 sold out 票已售完After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for mybag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now itwasn't there! As I was looking for it, the landlord camein.'Did you have a good meal?" he asked.'Yes, thank you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill. Ihaven't got my bag.'The landlord smiled and immediately went out. In afew minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back tome.'I'm very sorry,' he said. 'My dog had taken in into thegarden. He often does this!'New words and expressions 生词和短语pub [pʌb] n. 小酒店landlord [ˈlændlɔrd] n. 店主bill [bɪl] n. 帐单参考译文：我在一家乡村小酒店吃过午饭后，就找我的提包。

我曾把它放在门边的椅子上，可这会儿不见了！当我正在寻找时，酒店老板走了进来。

“您吃得好吗？”他问。

“很好，谢谢。

”我回答，“但我付不了帐，我的提包没有了。

”酒店老板笑了笑，马上走了出去。

一会儿工夫他拿着我的提包回来了，把它还给了我。

“实在抱歉，”他说，“我的狗把它弄到花园里去了，他常干这种事！”Text1.After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag.2. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there!3.As I was looking for it, the landlord came in.4.'Did you have a good meal?" he asked.5.'Yes, thank you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.'6.The landlord smiled and immediately went out.7. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.8.'I'm very sorry,' he said. 'My dog had taken in into the garden. He often does this!'参考译文1.我在一家乡村小酒店吃过午饭后，就找我的提包。

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第19课(4)

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第19课(4)A Very Dear Cat 一只贵重的宝贝猫Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but theyrecently 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 insafe 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 thatshe would never see Rastus again-the letter had made thatquite 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 surethat 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. Ramsaytold them what she had done. She explained that Rastus wasvery dear to her. Considering the amount she paid, he wasdear in more ways than one!10. Mrs.Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.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。

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲第19课一只贵重的宝贝猫

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲:第19课一只贵重的宝贝猫Lesson19 A Very Dear Cat 一只贵重的宝贝猫新概念3课文内容：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!新概念英语3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。

新颖的新概念一 lesson19课课文

常见方位介词：in、on、over、under
on：在…上面，接触物体表面 over：越过，垂直上方，不接触表面 in：在…里面，物体里面 to：往，向，表示去向方向 into：进入…里面，从外到里进入的过程 out of：在…外，从里面出来 across：横穿[在物体表面横穿]，从平面穿过 through：从里面（中间）穿过
老的；旧的
矮的；短的
高的
长的
★matter n. 事情
① n. 事情，事件 It’s a private matter. He’s not very interested in financial matters. ② n. 麻烦事，困难 What's the matter? =Tell me what’s wrong? =What’s wrong? What’s the matter with+sb.? What's the matter with the children? It doesn't matter. 没关系 It matters. 有关系 Does it matter? 有关系吗？可以吗？
What's the matter？怎么啦？
相当于 What's wrong？或 Tell me what's wrong。这个句型通常用来询问发生了什么事。假如要非凡提及某人，可以在后面加上介词with，如：你怎么啦？ What's the matter with you? 克莱尔怎么啦？ t's the matter with Claire?
---------children
---------feet ---------teeth
Lesson 19 Tired and thirsty

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第19课(6)

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第19课(6)A Very Dear Cat 一只贵重的宝贝猫Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but theyrecently 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 insafe 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 thatshe would never see Rastus again-the letter had made thatquite 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 surethat 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. Ramsaytold them what she had done. She explained that Rastus wasvery dear to her. Considering the amount she paid, he wasdear in more ways than one!16. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told themwhat she had done.拉姆齐太太把她所做的事告诉了警察，警察听后大为吃惊。

外研社《英语初级听力》第19课课文翻译

Lesson 19—Good morning. Can I see Mr. Johnson, please?早上好，请问我可以见约翰逊先生吗？—Have you an appointment?您预约了吗？—Yes, at half past ten.是的，在十点半—What's your name, please?请问您叫什么?—McDonald, Jane McDonald.麦当娜，简麦当娜—Ah, yes. Mr. Johnson's expecting you. This way, please. Mr. Johnson's room is on the next floor. 是的，约翰逊先生正在等您。

请往这边走，约翰逊先生的房间在下一层—What does your friend do for a living?你的朋友做什么谋生？—He's one of those people who give legal advice.他是那些提供法律建议的人之一—Oh, I see. He is a solicitor, you mean.我懂了，你的意思是他是一名律师—Yes. That's the word I was looking for. My vocabulary is still very small, I'm afraid.是的，那正是我在寻找的词。

恐怕我的词汇量仍然很少—Never mind. You explained what you meant.没关系，你解释了你的意思—What shall we do this weekend?这周末我们应该做什么?—Let's go for a walk.咱们去散步吧—Where shall we go, then?那么，我们应该去哪呢？—Let's go to the new forest. We haven't been there for a long time.去新森林吧，我们好久没去那儿了—That's a good idea. I'll call for you in a car at about half past ten. Is that alright?好主意，我会在十点半在车里给你打电话，可以吗？—That'll be splendid. See you tomorrow, then. Goodbye.那太好的，明天见，拜拜—You have some brown shoes in the window at four pounds. Would you show me a pair in size six, please?你的窗口有一些四英镑的棕色绒面革的鞋子，能给我看一双六码的吗?—Oh, what a pity. We have no size six left in that style. But we have a pair in slightly different style.真遗憾，我们没有那种款式的六码鞋子了，但我们有一双款式有轻微差别的。

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲：第19课一只贵重的宝贝猫

Lesson19 A Very Dear Cat ⼀只贵重的宝贝猫新概念3课⽂内容： 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! 新概念英语3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。

逐句精讲新概念英语第二册：第19课票已售完

Lesson19 Sold out 新概念英语2课⽂内容： ‘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.‘Could I have those two tickets please ?' I asked.‘Certainly, 'the girl said,‘but they are for next Wednesday's performance.‘I might as well have them,' I said sadly. 本⽂语法：情态动词的⽤法语法归纳：情态动词主要有: 1) can/could 能够;2) may / might 可以;3) must 必须;4) should/ ought 应该;5) need需要;6) dare敢于⼀句话总结：除了ought常以ought to形式出现后加动词原形外，其他情态动词都直接加动词原形。

在表⽰“能够，可以”时，可根据以下从弱到强的顺序记忆: might as well…还是→might或许→may可能→could能够→can能够新概念英语2逐句精讲： 1.‘The play may begin at any moment,' I said.‘It may have begun already,' Susan answered. “戏马上就要开演了，”我说。

剑桥少儿英语预备级第19课你和我

You and I 你和我
【课文内容】
--You and I. You and I. You can draw and I can write. 你和我。

~你会画画，我会写字。

--He and she. He and she. He can dance and she can read. 他和她。

~他会跳舞，他会阅读。

--We and you. We and you. We can skate and you can paint. 我们和你们。

~我们会滑冰，你们会涂颜色。

--It and they. It and they. It can talk and they can play. 它和他们。

~它会聊天，他们会玩。

【语法】
这课我们主要是学习人称代词（主格），人称代词在英语中分为第一人称，第二人称和第三人称，并且各有单复数之分。

第一人称：单数 I我复数 we我们
第二人称：单数 you你复数 you你们
第三人称：单数 he他 she她 it它复数 they他们/她们/它们
【举例说明】
Mary and I we
a boy he
a girl she
a dog it
two boys they
two girls they
【我问你答】
下面哪个人称代词属于第二人称？it she they you。

电视英语教材上第十九课

by:乐乐英语世界听力吧（）同步字幕学英语，快速提升英语水平Lesson19第十九课NIGHTINGALE南丁格尔Florence Nightingale came from a rich family and was very pretty.弗罗伦斯·南丁格尔出身富有家庭，相貌俊俏。

In her family,young girls usually spent their time going to parties until they married rich young men.在像她这样的家庭里，年轻女子先是把时间打发在舞上，然后嫁给富家子弟。

But Florence found parties boring;she wanted to be a nurse.但是弗罗伦斯觉得舞会无聊；她想当护士。

Finally,in1850,when she was30,her parents accepted her decision.So she went to study in a hospital in Germany.1850年她三十岁的时候，她父母终于接受了她的抉择。

她这才得以到德意志的一所医院里学习。

Then she was in charge of a nursing-home for women in London.后来她在伦敦负责一家妇女护理院。

Soon she was asked to go to the Crimea to take charge of the wounded soldiers.不久就被派到克里米亚照顾伤员。

The conditions in the Crimean hospital were terrible.Forty per cent of the patients died.克里米亚医院的条件非常糟糕。

百分之四十的病人在医院里死去。

Certain beds seemed fatal:soldiers died in them after two days.有些床位似乎是致命的：士兵的在床上呆两天就死去。

·赖世雄初级美国英语教程Lesson19IHaveTwoFriends我有两个朋友

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I have two friends.One is short,and the other is tall.
My short friend is fat,bald and ugly,but his girlfriend is beautiful.My tall friend
is handsome,intelligent and strong,but his girlfriend is ugly.
Oh,one more thing: my short friend is rich,but my tall friend is poor.
如果您可以在10秒钟之内把下列每⼀个句⼦翻译成英⽂的话，那么可以说您已经基本掌握了本课的语法重点及实⽤句型。

如果有困难的话，那您就需要重点复习⼀下相关的内容了。

* 他有两台电脑。

⼀台台式，⼀台⼿提。

参考答案
He has two computers.One is a desktop,and the other is a laptop.
* 这台CD机有三种⾳响效果。

⼀种是流⾏，另外⼀种是爵⼠，还有⼀种是摇滚。

参考答案
The CD player has three sound effects.One is pop,another is jazz and the other is rock.
* 我⼜饥⼜渴⼜累。

参考答案
I'm hungry,thirsty and tired.
* 请再来两个汉堡。

参考答案
Two more hamburgers,please.。

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第19课(2)

新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点第19课(2)A Very Dear Cat 一只贵重的宝贝猫Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but theyrecently 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 insafe 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 thatshe 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 surethat 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. Ramsaytold them what she had done. She explained that Rastus wasvery dear to her. Considering the amount she paid, he wasdear in more ways than one!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。