儿童英语读物 The Canoe Trip Mystery CHAPTER 3 Night Noises
时间:2018-12-31 作者:英语课 分类:40 The Canoe Trip Mystery
Jessie, Violet 1, and Benny rushed back to their campsite. Henry and Aunt Jane had already put up the tents. Aunt Jane was washing her hands in the stream.
“We’ll have the hot dogs tonight,” she said, reaching into the bag of food.
For once Benny wasn’t interested in talking about food. “Aunt Jane, we found a riddle 2 written on a rock near the old house,” he almost shouted.
“A riddle?” Aunt Jane said.
“Really?” Henry asked. “What did it say?”
Jessie and Violet remembered it word for word and were able to repeat it.
“Can you show me where it is?” Henry asked.
“Maybe we should wait until after dinner,” Jessie suggested.
“I am hungry,” Benny admitted.
“So am I,” Aunt Jane said.
“Why don’t we wait,” Violet told Henry. “It will still be light after dinner.”
“Yes, and then we can look for more clues,” Jessie added.
Henry and Jessie built the campfire.
Aunt Jane explored the campsite. “Lots of people must camp here. Look at the remains 3 of all these campfires.” She pointed 4 to several piles of ashes on the ground.
“Yes, it’s funny we haven’t met any other canoeists so far,” Jessie said. She pulled a large worn blanket from her backpack.
“This reminds me of when we lived in the boxcar,” Benny said, as he helped Jessie gather a big pile of pine needles to put under the blanket. Violet picked some wildflowers. “Things should look special for our first meal on the trail,” she said. She put the flowers in her tin cup and placed them in the middle of the picnic blanket.
Jessie took five plates, cups, forks, and spoons out of the bag of cooking utensils 5 and set them on the blanket. Aunt Jane wrapped five potatoes in aluminum 6 foil 7 to put on the coals. Benny helped Henry punch 8 holes in the hot dogs with a fork. Violet cut up some of Mrs. McGregor’s fresh homemade bread for buns.
Soon dinner was ready and everything was delicious. They finished a loaf of Mrs. McGregor’s homemade bread, ate up all the hot dogs and potatoes, and drank lots of water from the stream. Then they had fresh fruit and homemade brownies for dessert.
After dinner, Jessie boiled a big kettle of water and they all helped wash and dry the dishes. When everything had been put away, they walked to the big rock in the woods.
“Every word in a riddle means something,” Aunt Jane said as she looked at the riddle on the rock.
“Silver and gold coins, so well hidden
To seek and find them, you are bidden.
A cat with whiskers but no feet
Guards them near his silver sheet.”
“I wonder if they’re talking about those coins that were stolen,” Henry said.
“Could be,” said Aunt Jane.
“Somewhere in this riddle is the clue to where the coins are hidden,” said Jessie.
“They’re ‘well hidden,’” Henry said. “That doesn’t tell us much of anything.”
“You don’t know,” Aunt Jane answered. “Remember, every word in a riddle tries to tell you something.”
“What do you think they mean by a cat with whiskers but no feet?” Benny asked. He looked a little discouraged.
“Wait a minute,” Henry said. He had just thought of something. “Maybe they’re talking about a place. Think of a place near here with the word cat in it.” Henry looked teasingly 9 at his brother.
“Catfish 10 Lake!” Violet and Benny said at the same time.
“Good,” Aunt Jane said. “Catfish certainly have whiskers but no feet.”
“The silver sheet is the lake,” Jessie said. “You know—when the water is calm it looks like a smooth silver sheet.”
“Now we know the coins are hidden—well hidden—near Catfish Lake,” Henry said.
“When will we be on Catfish Lake?” Benny asked.
“In a couple of days, at most,” Henry answered.
“I think we’ve solved the riddle,” Benny said.
“But we haven’t found the coins yet,” Henry said, laughing.
“Maybe there are more clues near the abandoned house,” Violet suggested.
Aunt Jane and the Aldens searched the grounds around the house until it became dark. They found more piles of ashes in the woods.
“Someone sure is doing a lot of burning,” Violet said.
“Yes, it might be campers making fires,” Aunt Jane said.
“Or maybe only one person is making all these fires,” Henry said.
“Maybe he or she is trying to burn any clues that might lead us to the coins,” Jessie added.
Aunt Jane and the children nodded. It seemed there was nothing to do but go back to their campsite.
That night, all the Aldens fell asleep right away. Around midnight, Benny stirred 11. He thought he heard a sound.
Owowowowooooo … owowowooooo. …
Benny blinked 12 and sat up in his sleeping bag. “Did you hear that?” he asked Henry.
But Henry was still sound asleep. It was very dark in the tent. Staying in his sleeping bag, Benny rolled across the floor until he could touch Henry’s back.
“Henry,” Benny whispered loudly. “Wake up! I think I hear a wolf outside the tent.”
“Wolf,” Henry muttered 13 in his sleep. Then Benny heard the sound again, only this time it was louder.
Owowowooooo … owowowooooo. …
This time Henry woke up. “Did you hear that wolf?” Benny asked.
“It sounds very far away,” Henry said. “Try to go back to sleep, Benny. I’ll stay awake for a little while and keep watch. Still, there are no wolves in this part of the country anymore. I’m sure there aren’t.” But not even Henry sounded so sure anymore.
- She likes to wear violet dresses.他喜欢穿紫色的衣服。
- Violet is the color of wisdom,peace and strength.紫色是智慧的,和平的和力量的颜色。
- The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
- Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
- Formerly most of our household utensils were made of brass. 以前我们家庭用的器皿多数是用黄铜做的。
- Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。
- The aluminum sheets cannot be too much thicker than 0.04 inches.铝板厚度不能超过0.04英寸。
- During the launch phase,it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段,它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。
- Milk bottle tops are made of tin foil.牛奶瓶盖是用锡箔做的。
- An ugly woman serves as a foil to a pretty girl.一个丑女人可以将美丽的姑娘反衬得更加漂亮。
- The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
- He laid his opponent low with a single punch.他一拳猛击便把对手打倒在地。
- "You hate things to be out of order, don't you?'she said teasingly. “你憎恨事情没有秩序,是吗?”她揶揄道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- "You hate things to be out of order, don't you?" she said teasingly. “你憎恨事情没有秩序,是吗?”她揶揄道。 来自辞典例句
- Huge catfish are skinned and dressed by hand.用手剥去巨鲇的皮并剖洗干净。
- We gigged for catfish off the pier.我们在码头以鱼叉叉鲶鱼。
- She stirred her tea. 她搅了搅茶。
- He stirred the coffee until it was a light reddish-brown. 直到咖啡成红褐色,他才停止搅拌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He blinked in the bright sunlight. 他在强烈的阳光下直眨眼睛。
- The boy blinked up at me in some surprise. 那男孩有些吃惊地眨着眼看我。