时间:2018-12-06 作者:英语课 分类:11 Caboose Mystery


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The train did stop at Beaver 1 Lake after all. On the way from Pinedale, Benny said, “I’m glad you’re going to see Old Beaver. He has been angry ever since the police made you run away.”



“Yes, he would be,” said the Thin Man. “He didn’t know a thing about the money sewed in my coat. But he knew I’d never steal anything. By the way, where did you find the diamonds?”



“In the old black mattress 2 in the lookout,” said Henry.



“Oh,” said the Thin Man, thinking it over. He nodded. “Yes, Chi-Chi did sleep there once in a while. You see the owner’s wife was important. She always slept in the lower bunk 3. But she thought a lot of Chi-Chi.”



The train slowed down for Beaver Lake. The Thin Man was all ready to get off.



“Here I go,” he said. “I’m going to see Old Beaver every week on my motorcycle. He is still my best friend.”



The Aidens watched him take the motorcycle off, then the train started again.



Jessie said, “Well, I’m glad those two are together. We don’t have to worry any more about either of them.”



The train rattled 4 along without stopping. But the Aldens had plenty to talk about. They talked about their new friends and all their adventures.



“You solved the mystery as usual, Ben,” said Henry.



“Well, I don’t know,” said Benny. “Nobody could have solved it if Jessie hadn’t mended my mattress.”



Benny was quiet for a minute. Then he exclaimed 5, “Say! I just thought of something. Supposing we had told Grandfather’s friend we wanted new mattress covers! We would never have found those diamonds!”



“Good for you, Ben,” said Henry. “And nobody else would have, either.”



Mr. Alden agreed. “I think they would have been covered up for good. And now I think I shall begin to pack.”



“I don’t really want to pack,” said Benny. “I could go on and on riding in this caboose forever.”



“Well, I couldn’t,” said Mr. Alden. “I have to get back to work. I shall fly to New York and sell the necklace the very first thing I do.”



The next morning, the train began to slow down for the last stop. It ran into the freight 7 yard where the Aldens had started on their caboose adventure. They were all on the back platform, ready to get out. The train stopped.



Benny shouted, “Yes, John Carter has come to meet us. The station wagon 8 is right over there.”



Mr. John Carter worked for Grandfather in a great many ways. Everyone called, “Hello, Mr. Carter!” as they stepped off the caboose.



“I’m glad to see you back,” he called back. “And somebody else is glad, too. Here he is!”



Mr. Carter opened the car door, and Watch jumped out. He dashed over to Jessie. Then he went from one to another, barking and jumping. They each gave him a pat 9 as he dashed on to the next one.



Benny said, “Watch, your name ought to be Dash. I didn’t know how fast you could run around. And I didn’t know how glad I’d be to see you.”



All the railroad 10 men began to help take the things out of the caboose. Mr. Carter and Henry packed them in the Alden car.



Al said, “Maybe you will go again sometime. You were wonderful passengers.”



Mr. Carr said, “It was a pleasure to have you aboard.”



“I was just going to say that,” said Mr. Davis. “It was exciting, too!”



The Aldens piled into the station wagon and waved until the men were out of sight. When Henry drove the car up to the front door, they all unpacked 11 the car. Mr. Alden went in and started to open his mail.



He called, “This is for all of us. It’s a postcard from Charley. He says how much he uses his knife.”



“Let me see it,” said Benny. “Yes, that’s a picture of the old station at Glass Factory. I’ll never forget that place.”



In a little while the Aldens sat down to supper.



“I think I’ll pack some clean things,” said Grandfather, “and fly to New York tomorrow.”



“Tomorrow!” said Jessie. “You just got home!”



“I know,” said Mr. Alden. “But I want to sell that necklace and send the money to Cho-Cho.”



“I don’t blame you, Grandfather,” said Henry. “You’d like to get it off your mind.”



Grandfather returned the same day from his trip.



“Oh, I’m so glad I went,” he told them. “A jeweler bought the diamonds for a good price. But he paid twice as much as I expected for the ruby 12. He said it was especially fine, and he could easily sell it.” Grandfather smiled at the thought. “So Cho-Cho’s worries are over.”



A week later a real letter came from Cho-Cho himself. Inside was a picture of Cho-Cho sitting in the cab 6 of a truck. A horse-trailer with a roof was behind the truck. There was Major looking out of the big window.



“There’s Major’s little house,” said Benny. “I was hoping he would have a roof over his head when it rains. I’d like to go South with them, Jessie.”



“I think we have traveled enough for a while,” said Jessie. “But didn’t we have a grand time!”



“I think the caboose was the best adventure we ever had,” said Violet 13.



They all agreed.



And if the Little North Railroad could talk, it would have said, “This is the very best trip I ever had in my whole life, even when I used to carry the gold-and-white circus caboose, Number 777.”



1 beaver
n.海狸,河狸
  • The hat is made of beaver.这顶帽子是海狸毛皮制的。
  • A beaver is an animals with big front teeth.海狸是一种长着大门牙的动物。
2 mattress
n.床垫,床褥
  • The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。
  • The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。
3 bunk
n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位;废话
  • He left his bunk and went up on deck again.他离开自己的铺位再次走到甲板上。
  • Most economists think his theories are sheer bunk.大多数经济学家认为他的理论纯属胡说。
4 rattled
慌乱的,恼火的
  • The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
  • Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里,窗户都格格作响。
5 exclaimed
vt.exclaim的过去式v.呼喊,惊叫,大声说( exclaim的过去式和过去分词 )
  • "We have a good chance of winning," he exclaimed optimistically. “我们很可能获胜。”他乐观地喊道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She exclaimed in delight when she saw the presents. 她见到礼品高兴得叫了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 cab
n.计程车,出租车,出租单马车;vi.乘出租马车
  • The cab drove over his legs.马车从他腿上碾过。
  • Shall we walk or take a cab?我们步行还是坐出租车?
7 freight
n.货物,货运;vt.运送(货物)看,装货于
  • Tons of freight were flown into this airport every day.每天有许多吨货物被空运到这个机场。
  • There is ten yuan in the bill for freight.发票中包括运费十元。
8 wagon
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车
  • We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
  • The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。
9 pat
n.轻拍,拍打声;vt.轻拍,拍打;vi.轻跑,轻击;adv.适时,彻底;adj.油腔滑调的,恰好的,合适的
  • Could you hear the pat?你能听到轻轻的拍击声吗?
  • He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。
10 railroad
n.铁路;vi.由铁路运输
  • The railroad connects two cities,namely,New York and Chicago.这条铁路连接两个城市,即纽约与芝加哥。
  • My brother is working on the railroad.我兄弟在铁路系统工作。
11 unpacked
v.从(包裹等)中取出(所装的东西),打开行李取出( unpack的过去式和过去分词 );拆包;解除…的负担;吐露(心事等)
  • I unpacked my bags as soon as I arrived. 我一到达就打开行李,整理衣物。
  • Our guide unpacked a picnic of ham sandwiches and offered us tea. 我们的导游打开装着火腿三明治的野餐盒,并给我们倒了些茶水。 来自辞典例句
12 ruby
n.红宝石,红宝石色
  • She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
  • On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。
13 violet
adj.紫色的;n.紫罗兰
  • 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。
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