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A very dear cat——Part 2

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!

ˈmɪsɪz. ˈræmzi wʌz ɪnˈstrʌktəd tu pleɪs ðə ˈmʌni ɪn ə ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd bɑks ænd tu liv ɪt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd hɜr dɔr. æt fɜrst ʃi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tu goʊ tu ðə pəˈlis, bʌt ˈfɪrɪŋ ðæt ʃi wʊd ˈnɛvər si ˈræstəs əˈgɛn -- ðə ˈlɛtər hæd meɪd ðæt kwaɪt klɪr -- ʃi ʧeɪnʤd hɜr maɪnd. ʃi wɪθˈdru $1000 frʌm hɜr bæŋk ænd ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈkɪdˌnæpərz ɪnˈstrʌkʃənz. ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ðə bɑks hæd ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd bʌt ˈmɪsɪz. ˈræmzi wʌz ʃʊr ðæt ðə ˈkɪdˌnæpər wʊd kip hɪz wɜrd. ʃʊr ɪˈnʌf, ˈræstəs əˈraɪvd ˈpʌŋkʧuəli æt ˈsɛvən əˈklɑk ðæt ˈivnɪŋ. hi lʊkt ˈvɛri wɛl ðoʊ hi wʌz ˈræðər ˈθɜrsti, fɔr hi dræŋk hæf ə ˈbɑtəl ʌv mɪlk. ðə pəˈlis wɜr əˈstaʊndɪd wɛn ˈmɪsɪz. ˈræmzi toʊld ðɛm wʌt ʃi hæd dʌn. ʃi ɪkˈspleɪnd ðæt ˈræstəs wʌz ˈvɛri dɪr tu hɜr. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ði əˈmaʊnt ʃi peɪd, hi wʌz dɪr ɪn mɔr weɪz ðæn wʌn!

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告警察，但又害怕再也见不到拉斯特斯——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，并照绑架者的要求做了。第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。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拉斯特斯。想到她所花的那笔钱，她的心疼就具有双重意义了。

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知识笔记：

单词与短语

be instructed to do sth and to do sth 让...做...，然后...

at first一开始

go to the police报告警察

change one's mind改变主意

keep one's word履行诺言

sure enough果然

punctually/ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃʊəli/ ：adv，At the agreed or proper time; promptly.

at+时间点 在...

astound/əˈstaʊnd/ ：Shock or greatly surprise.

音标

/m/发音要点：双唇紧闭，软腭下垂，气流从鼻腔泄出，声带振动。

/n/发音要点：舌尖抵住上腭，形成阻碍；气流从鼻腔泄出发出声音；声带振动。

/ŋ/发音要点：舌后部抬起并换住软腭，阻止气流从口腔泄出；软腭下垂，发音时气流从鼻腔泄出。

练习感悟：换一种练习段落音标的方式，试试效果。之前是把段落的音标全部标出来，单独读文章的音标三遍，发现在脱离音标读文章时，发音没纠正过来，还会习惯性的错误。现在变成读一个词后，马上对照发音，觉察自己在哪些单词上是习惯性发音错误的，有重点的纠正。