练习材料：
L19-1：A very dearcat
Kidnappers arerarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest inMrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for agreat many years. Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in theevenings and is always home by seven o'clock. One evening, however, he failedto arrive. Mrs. Ramsay got very worried. She looked everywhere for him butcould not find him. Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsayreceived an anonymous letter. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe handsand would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
ə ˈvɛri dɪə kæt
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. ðəˈraɪtə ˈsteɪtɪd ðæt Rastus wɒz ɪn seɪf hændz ænd wʊd biː rɪˈtɜːnd ɪˈmiːdiətli ɪfMrs. Ramsay peɪd ə ˈrænsəm ɒv $1,000.
任务配置：L0+L1+L4
知识笔记：
单词： 1、kidnappers：绑匪，2、wealthy：富裕，3、flat：公寓，套间，4、anonymous：匿名的，5、ransom：赎金
音标：/s/ 双唇微开，上下齿接近于合拢状态，舌尖抵住下龈，气流从牙缝送出。
练习感悟： 这篇文章难度不大，就是有些地方读起来感觉拗口，因此录了3遍才达标。
