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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.
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.
ɛl19-1：ə ˈvɛri dɪə kæt
ˈkɪdnæpəz ɑː ˈreəli ˈɪntrɪstɪd ɪn ˈænɪməlz, bʌt ðeɪ ˈriːsntli tʊk kənˈsɪdərəbl ˈɪntrɪst ɪn Mrs. ˈɛlənɔː Ramsay's kæt. Mrs. ˈɛlənɔːRamsay, ə ˈvɛri ˈwɛlθi əʊld ˈleɪdi, hæz ʃeəd ə flæt wɪð hɜː kæt, Rastus, fɔːr ə greɪt ˈmɛni jɪəz. Rastus liːdz ən ˈɔːdəli laɪf. hiːˈjuːʒʊəli teɪks ə ʃɔːt wɔːk ɪn ði ˈiːvnɪŋz ænd ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz həʊm baɪ ˈsɛvn əˈklɒk. wʌn ˈiːvnɪŋ, haʊˈɛvə, hiː feɪld tuːəˈraɪv. 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 seɪfhændz ænd wʊd biː rɪˈtɜːnd ɪˈmiːdiətli ɪf Mrs. Ramsay peɪd ə ˈrænsəm ɒv $1,000.
任务配置：L0+L4
笔记：kidnapper绑架者，拐骗者：orderly有规律的，anonymous匿名的，disappearance失踪
ransom赎金
感悟：执行力不够，今天一追剧时间一晃就过去了，结果没按时完成作业，惰性越来越强，要改！
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