时间:2018-12-06 作者:英语课 分类:119 The Dog-Gone Mystery


英语课

“You are all very quiet,” said Grandfather at dinner.



“Yes,” said Mrs. McGregor. “I’ve never heard you all so quiet.”



“Henry,” said Grandfather, “tell me what you’re thinking about.”



“Scissors, clippers, and knives,” answered Henry as he buttered a slice of bread.



Grandfather looked at Henry. “Please explain why,” he said.



“They can all cut through a leather leash 1,” answered Henry. “I want to know if each cut looks different.” Henry cut a piece of steak and looked at the knife cut. “Maybe Watch has an old leash that I can experiment on,” he said.



“I have an old leather belt,” said Grandfather. “You can use that.”



“Thanks!” said Henry.



“And what about you?” Grandfather asked Jessie. “You aren’t thinking about scissors, clippers, and knives, are you?”



Jessie shook her head. “I’m thinking about whom dogs will go with.”



Violet asked Jessie what she meant.



“Well,” explained Jessie, “take Watch. If Roxanne asked him to do something, he would. If Mr. Brooks 2 gave him a bread bone, Watch would follow Mr. Brooks. And if Ms. Wilson gave him a doggie treat, he would go with her.”



“I like Mr. Brooks,” said Benny. “He makes good bread.”



“Yes, he does,” said Mrs. McGregor as she cleared the plates.



“I’m thinking about something, too,” Violet said to Grandfather. “I’m thinking about dogs with blue eyes.”



“What do you mean? Grandfather asked.



“Both the missing dogs had blue eyes,” Violet explained.



Benny looked around as Mrs. McGregor walked into the room. “Is that apple crisp for dessert?” he asked.



“Yes, it is,” she said.



“Yum,” said Benny. “I’m thinking about food.”



“I am not surprised,” said Grandfather. He chuckled 3.



“But I’m thinking about dogs and food,” said Benny. “I’m thinking about what food a dog likes best.”



“If you were a dog,” teased Jessie, “what food would you like best?”



“I’d like Mr. Brooks’s bread bones the best!” Benny said. “I like them the best, and I’m not even a dog!”



That evening, the children met in Jessie and Violet’s room.



“It’s notebook time,” said Jessie, pulling out a notebook and pen. “Let’s make a list of what we know about the person who might have stolen the two dogs.”



“Let’s start with Roxanne,” said Henry, “because we met her first.”



“Roxanne is very good with dogs,” said Benny. “She can get Watch to do anything.”



Violet spoke 4. “Do you remember that Roxanne was gone from the room each time a dog was missing?” she asked.



Henry and Jessie nodded.



“Why would Roxanne steal dogs?” asked Benny.



“She could make money by selling the dogs,” explained Henry.



Jessie shook her head. “That’s true, but if dogs are stolen from Dog Gone Good, that hurts Roxanne’s business.”



The others nodded.



Jessie wrote on one page of her notebook:



Roxanne



—can get dogs to follow her



—was missing when dogs were stolen



“The next person we met was Mr. Brooks,” said Benny. “He gave us a bread bone for Watch.”



“That’s right,” said Henry. “What can we say about Mr. Brooks?”



“He can get a dog to follow him by giving it a bread bone,” said Benny.



“Yes,” said Henry. “And we heard him say that selling stolen dogs is easy money.”



“But Mr. Brooks would never steal his own dog, would he?” asked Violet. “He couldn’t do that to Boxcar.”



“There’s something you don’t know,” said Jessie. “When I was in the washroom keeping an eye on Watch, I saw Mr Brooks walk by and talk to Watch. But Mr. Brooks was supposed to be gone already, remember?”



“I remember,” said Violet. “He brought rolls and lemonade for everybody, then he left to go back to work.”



“Mr. Brooks accused Roxanne of running a class where dogs were stolen,” said Henry. “But the next day, he and Roxanne were friends again. Maybe the two of them are a team that steals dogs.”



Jessie turned to a new page of her notebook and wrote:



Baker 5 Brooks



—can get dogs to follow him



—said that selling stolen dogs is easy money



—was around Dog Gone Good when Grayson was stolen



—accused Roxanne of stealing Boxcar, then changed his mind



“The third person we met was Ms. Wilson,” said Violet. “She was giving out coupons 6 to all the owners.”



“Ms. Wilson can get dogs to follow her,” said Benny. “She gives them doggie treats.”



“Yes,” said Henry, “and she keeps cutting tools in her apron 7. Look,” he said, pulling out the old belt Grandfather had given him. “I made this cut with a knife,” he said, pointing to one end of the belt. “And I made this second cut with a pair of scissors.”



“What do you think?” asked Benny.



“I think that Grayson’s leash was cut with a pair of scissors,” said Henry. “I just don’t know what kind of scissors.”



“Or whose scissors,” Violet pointed 8 out. Jessie clicked her pen a few times. “Ms. Wilson seems very interested in every dog,” she said. “She asks questions about it. And she was visiting Dog Gone Good when each dog was stolen.”



“Ms. Wilson goes everywhere in her van,” added Benny. “To her store in Greenfield and to her store in Northport.” Benny bounced up and down on his chair.



“And, Ms. Wilson likes the word Yip!” Benny added.



The others laughed. “That’s true, Benny,” said Jessie. “Is that good or bad?”



“Good,” said Benny.



Jessie used a third page of her notebook and wrote:



Candy Wilson



—can get dogs to follow her



—has sharp cutting tools



—asks a lot of questions about each dog



—owns a store that sells puppies and dogs



“There is only one person left to think about,” said Violet.



Jessie nodded. “Mike Kovack.”



“There are a lot of suspicious things about Mr. Kovack,” said Henry. “He told Mr. Brooks that the malamute would be stolen next. That’s Grayson. And Grayson was stolen next!”



“Mr. Kovack is very good with dogs,” said Violet. “Dogs just seem to listen to him and do what he says. And,” she said, “Mr. Kovack was doing something to Grayson’s collar.”



“Yes,” said Jessie. “Whatever it was, he didn’t want us to know about it.”



Violet looked puzzled.



“What are you thinking?” Henry asked her.



“About Christie, Mr. Kovack’s dog. She’s the best trained dog I’ve ever seen,” answered Violet.



Henry nodded. “That’s right. So I wonder what Mr. Kovack is doing in dog training school. Maybe he’s there to steal dogs.”



“There’s a problem with that,” said Jessie. “Mr. Kovack wasn’t there Monday afternoon, when Boxcar was stolen.”



Henry thought about this for a while. “That’s true,” he said. “But today Mr. Kovack said he had to leave for a meeting. Then, when Grayson was stolen, Mr. Kovack came running. And he stayed the whole time we were searching. I think Mr. Kovack lied about having a meeting.” Henry scratched his head and thought a bit longer. “And Roxanne seemed very upset with Mr. Kovack. I wonder if she thinks he stole Grayson Majesty 9.”



“Mr. Kovack lied about the dime 10,” said Benny.



“What dime?” asked Henry.



“The shiny thing that fell from Grayson’s collar,” said Benny. “Only I saw it, and it wasn’t a dime. Mr. Kovack put it in his pocket.”



Henry snapped his fingers. “That reminds me! After I said that Grayson’s leash had been cut, Mr. Kovack took the leash and put it in his pocket!”



“Mr. Kovack is very suspicious,” said Jessie as she turned to another page of her notebook. She wrote:



Mike Kovack



—dogs obey what he says



—seemed to know which dog would be stolen next



—tried to do something to Grayson’s collar, then Grayson was stolen



—lied about the shiny thing that fell from his hand



—lied about needing to go to a meeting when Grayson was stolen



—took Grayson’s leash after Henry said the leash had been cut



After she had finished writing, Jessie read the notes out loud.



“Wow,” said Benny. “Somebody is stealing dogs, but I don’t know who.”



That night before the children went to sleep, they agreed they had to talk to some people the next day.



1 leash
n.牵狗的皮带,束缚;v.用皮带系住
  • I reached for the leash,but the dog got in between.我伸手去拿系狗绳,但被狗挡住了路。
  • The dog strains at the leash,eager to be off.狗拼命地扯拉皮带,想挣脱开去。
2 brooks
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )
  • Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时,狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了,今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 chuckled
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
  • She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
  • She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情,她就轻轻地暗自发笑。
4 spoke
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
5 baker
n.面包师
  • The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
  • The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。
6 coupons
n.礼券( coupon的名词复数 );优惠券;订货单;参赛表
  • The company gives away free coupons for drinks or other items. 公司为饮料或其它项目发放免费赠券。 来自辞典例句
  • Do you have any coupons? 你们有优惠卡吗? 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
7 apron
n.围裙;工作裙
  • We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
  • She stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。
8 pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
  • 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。
9 majesty
n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权
  • The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
  • Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下,您必须赶快做出决定!
10 dime
n.(指美国、加拿大的钱币)一角
  • A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
  • The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。