wex的Scalers Talk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day133 20190217

练习材料：

L19-1：A very dear cat

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.

ˈkɪdnæpəz ɑː ˈreəli ˈɪntrɪstɪd ɪn ˈænɪməlz, bʌt ðeɪ ˈriːsntli tʊk kənˈsɪdərəbl ˈɪntrɪst ɪn Mrs. ˈɛlənɔː Ramsay's kæt. Mrs. ˈɛlənɔː Ramsay, ə ˈvɛri ˈwɛlθi əʊld ˈleɪdi, hæz ʃeəd ə flæt wɪð hɜː kæt, Rastus, fɔːr ə greɪt ˈmɛni jɪəz. Rastus liːdz ən ˈɔːdəli laɪf. hiː ˈjuːʒʊəli teɪks ə ʃɔːt wɔːk ɪn ði ˈiːvnɪŋz ænd ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz həʊm baɪ ˈsɛvn əˈklɒk. wʌn ˈiːvnɪŋ, haʊˈɛvə, hiː feɪld tuː əˈraɪv. Mrs. Ramsay gɒt ˈvɛri ˈwʌrid. ʃiː lʊkt ˈɛvrɪweə fɔː hɪm bʌt kʊd nɒt faɪnd hɪm.

ðeə deɪz ˈɑːftə Rastus' ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns, Mrs. Ramsay rɪˈsiːvd ən əˈnɒnɪməs ˈlɛtə. ðə ˈraɪtə ˈsteɪtɪd ðæt Rastus wɒz ɪn seɪf hændz ænd wʊd biː rɪˈtɜːnd ɪˈmiːdiətli ɪf Mrs. Ramsay peɪd ə ˈrænsəm ɒv $1,000.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：considerable 相当多的，应考虑的；orderly 有秩序的；anonymous 匿名的；

词组：in safe hands 安然无恙

练习感悟：

太着急了，只能保持最浅薄的东西。