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.

　　1.Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.

　　绑架者很少对动物感兴趣。最近，绑架者却盯上了埃莉诺.拉姆齐太太的猫。

　　语言点1:be interested in 表示“对…感兴趣”

　　语言点2:由kidnapper一词拓展学习:

　　kidnap case 绑架案

　　kill hostage 撕票

　　take sb.out of circulation 绑架某人

　　take …hostage 把…扣作人质

　　exchage hostages 交换人质

　　2.Mrs.Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.

　　埃莉诺.拉姆齐太太是一个非常富有的老妇人，多年来，一直同她养的猫拉斯一起住在一所公寓里。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:a very wealthy old lady是Mrs.Eleanor Ramsay的同位语;Rastus是her cat的同位语，起解释说明的作用。For a great many years放在句尾，一是为了强调时间很长，二是为了与现在完成时has shared形成用法上的呼应。

　　语言点2:rich只表示有钱，而wealthy则表示十分富有，相关的表达还有:fat-cat有钱有势的人。

　　3.Rastus leads an orderly life.

　　拉斯特斯生活很有规律。

　　语言点:orderly从结构上看像副词，但实际上是形容词。