A Precious Treasure Cat

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綁架者很少對動物感興趣,

Kidnappers seldom interest in animals.

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最近，綁架者卻盯上了埃莉諾.拉姆齊太太的貓。

But recently, kidnappers have eyed on Mrs. ? Eleanor Ramsay‘s cat. cat.https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv14342575 出處：bilibili

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埃莉諾.拉姆齊太太是一個非常富有的老婦人，

Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, who is a very rich ? old woman,

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多年來，一直同她養(yǎng)的貓拉斯特斯一起住在一所公寓里。

had living in a flat with the cat she ? raise, Rastus, for many years.

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拉斯特斯生活很有規(guī)律。

Rastus lives a very regular life.

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傍晚常常出去溜達(dá)一會兒，并且總是在7點(diǎn)鐘以前回來。

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It frequently strolled out for a while, and frequently went back before 7 o’clock.

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可是，有一天晚上，它出去后再也沒回來。

But it has never back after going out one ? night.

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拉姆齊太太急壞了。

Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay was very worried.

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四處尋找，但沒有找著。

She found around, but failed.

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拉斯特斯失蹤3天后，

After Rastus had missed for 3 days,

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拉姆齊太太收到一封匿名信。

Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay received an anonymous ? letter.

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寫信人聲稱拉斯特斯安然無恙，只要拉姆齊太太愿意支付1,000 英鎊贖金，可以立即將貓送還。

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The writer of this letter claimed that Rastus is very well, as long as Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay willing to pay

1,000 pounds , he can return the cat immediately.

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他讓拉姆齊太太把錢放在一個紙盒里，然后將紙盒放在門口。

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He let Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay put the money ? in a paper box, and put the box at the entrance.

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一開始拉姆齊太太打算報告警察，

At the beginning Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay ? intended to call the police,

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但又害怕再也見不到拉斯特斯——這點(diǎn)，信上說得十分明白——于是便改變了主意。

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but she was so fear for never meet Rastus any more—inside the letter, it writes clearly hereof—so she changed her mind.

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她從銀行取出1,000 英鎊，并照綁架者的要求做了。

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She took out 1,000 pounds from the bank, and did as what kidnappers requests.

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第二天早晨，放錢的盒子不見了。但拉姆齊太太確信綁架者是會履行諾言的。

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On the next morning, the box which had money inside it was gone. But Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay believed that the kidnapper will fulfill the promise.

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果然，當(dāng)天晚上7點(diǎn)正，拉斯特斯準(zhǔn)時回來了。

Right enough, at 7 o’clock of that night, ? Rastus went back on time.

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它看上去一切正常，

It seems as right as rain,

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只是口渴得很，喝了半瓶牛奶。

merely very thirsty, and drink half ? bottle of tea.

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拉姆齊太太把她所做的事告訴了警察，警察聽后大為吃驚。

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Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay told things she did to the police, who are very surprised after hearing about it.

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拉姆齊太太解釋說她心疼她的貓拉斯特斯。

Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay explained that she ? was distressed for her cat Rastus.

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想到她所花的那筆錢，

Thinking about the money she had spent,

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她的心疼就具有雙重意義了。

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her distress has dual significance.