时间:2018-12-06 作者:英语课 分类:82 The Summer Camp Mystery


英语课

Jessie’s cabin soon sounded as if it were filled with chipmunks 1. The Cedar 2 Cabin campers were settling in.



“There you are,” Jessie said when Lizzie finally showed up for the cabin meeting. “We had a bit of excitement in the woods. Somebody tried to scare us, but we didn’t get scared — not too much, anyway. Right, girls?” Jessie asked. “Come on in, Lizzie,” Jessie continued. “Leave your sneakers outside, though. They’re all wet and sandy. And next time, stay with our cabin group, okay?”



Lizzie stepped on the porch 3 to remove her sneakers. When she came back, she stood in the doorway 4 barefoot. The other girls arranged themselves on the beds and the floor close to Jessie. Lizzie stayed where she was.



“Okay, Dolphins, let’s talk about some ideas you might have for the Big Idea Medal,” Jessie began. “I’ll write down your ideas. After that, we’ll vote on one to give Ginny and Rich.”



“I know,” Daisy began. “We could have Be Nice Days. We would put slips of paper with our names on them in a box and choose one every day. Then we all would do nice things for that person on her day.”



“Or at lights-out time, I could sing my favorite song,” another girl piped up. “That’s to help anyone who can’t fall asleep. My mom does that. Is that good, Jessie?”



“It sure is. I’ll write it down on my list.”



Jessie found a notepad and began writing the girls’ suggestions.



“Can we write down sharing chocolate?” a girl in pigtails asked.



The girls giggled 6, even Jessie.



Lizzie Pines didn’t giggle 5, though. “Food is not allowed in the cabins,” she told everyone. “Junior Counselors 7 have to know the rules.”



“Lizzie’s right,” Jessie said. “No chocolate or any food in Cedar Cabin. Thank you, Lizzie.”



“Where’s your trunk?” Daisy asked when she noticed Jessie only had a backpack on her bed. “Didn’t you bring one?”



Jessie felt her whole face get red, even her ears.



Before Jessie could explain what happened, Lizzie interrupted. “The Aldens left their stuff at the ferry. Cedar Cabin is going to lose points.”



“What about your pj’s and teddy bear?” Daisy asked Jessie. She double-checked that her own pajamas 8 and teddy bear were right there.



“I’m really sorry I let you girls down by forgetting my trunk,” Jessie said. “But maybe I can help make up for it. While I was listing your ideas, I thought of a way to combine all of your suggestions into one super Big Idea.”



“How?” some of the girls asked at the same time.



“Me and My Buddy 9 could be the name for all of your ideas,” Jessie said. “One camper who’s good or strong at something helps another camper who isn’t. Since everybody’s good at something, and everybody needs a little help at other things, we all get to help our Buddies 10 or have a Buddy help us.”



After the Dolphins added more ideas, Jessie tapped her pencil against the wooden beam over her bed. “Hear! Hear!” Jessie began. She read off the list: “ ‘Teach Someone to Make Her Bed. Teach Somebody How to Do Something Hard. Help a Friend to Not Be Afraid of the Dark.’ ”



Jessie kept writing until her girls couldn’t think of anything else. “Those will all be part of our Me and My Buddy Big Idea.”



The chattering 11 started up again as the girls talked about who could be Buddies for each other. They didn’t notice that not everyone was still in the cabin. A few minutes later, they heard a knock on the door.



Ginny stepped into Cedar Cabin. “Inspection.” She began to look around. She noticed how tidy everything was. All the trunks were shut. All the beds were made. All the sand and cobwebs had been swept away.



“Nice work, Dolphins,” Ginny said. “Except for Jessie’s wayward trunk, I’m giving you full points for a perfect cabin.” Then Ginny noticed everything wasn’t quite perfect in Cedar Cabin. “Goodness, Jessie, where’s Lizzie?”



All eyes turned to Jessie. She got up from her bed and ran to the porch. “She was here just a second ago.” Jessie looked down. Lizzie’s sneakers were gone, with Lizzie in them!



“I’ll need to talk with you about this,” Ginny said. “I’m in a bit of a rush, but I’ll wait here a few minutes while you go find her. Check the Bogs 12 first.”



Jessie headed to the girls’ bathrooms. When she arrived, several of Kim’s Seals were busy filling a water bucket with soapy water. Violet spotted 13 Jessie in the mirror.



“Kim told us we have to wash down the cabin floor,” Violet explained. “She said we didn’t have any good activities for the Big Idea. I guess she wants us to get lots of points for making our cabin super clean. We have to hurry.”



“Sorry,” Jessie said. “Did you happen to see Lizzie in here?”



Violet nodded. “Not here, but she was in Birch when we all came to the Bogs. Want me to get her?”



“No, I’ll go,” Jessie answered.



Jessie stopped by Birch Cabin. Kim looked up. “If you’re looking for Lizzie, she left for the ferry.”



Jessie got to the point. “We need to talk with Lizzie about not coming here without telling me. If we both talk to her, we can explain that the groups have to stay together for safety reasons.”



“Fine,” Kim said. “But I can’t help it if she wants to be in my group and not yours. Anyway, she went to see her brother and her dad. It’s not a big deal.”



But it did turn out to be a big deal. When Jessie came back to Cedar Cabin alone, Ginny stepped onto the porch. “Jessie, it’s time for the day campers to go back to Dark Harbor. Camp Seagull isn’t just about the Olympics. It’s also about responsibility. Lizzie is your responsibility.”



Jessie looked down at her flip-flops. First her trunk was missing. Now one of her campers was missing. “I know. She already went to the ferry. I . . . uh . . . guess we’ll meet her there.”



Ginny’s face grew very serious. “After the ferry leaves, ask Sarah to watch the cabin. Then please take some time to go over the rules about knowing where your campers are at all times. It’s our most important safety rule.”



To Jessie, every word that Ginny said felt like a stone falling on her head. “I know. I’m so sorry. I’ll be much more careful.”



Jessie walked slightly ahead of her Dolphins as they made their way to the ferry. She didn’t want them to see that she was upset.



Henry’s group caught up with Jessie’s.



“What’s the matter, Jessie?” Henry asked.



Jessie took a deep breath to steady her voice. “Lizzie left the cabin without telling me. I overheard 14 her tell Zach she wants to be in Kim’s cabin. Then I didn’t know where she was when Ginny came by. When she and Kim don’t follow the rules, I’m the one who looks like I don’t know what I’m doing, and my campers lose points, too.”



Henry nodded. “Same here, Jessie. Only Zach’s the one who makes me feel like I shouldn’t be here — like he’s in charge of Camp Seagull or something. He won’t do anything with the Dolphins.”



1 chipmunks
n.金花鼠( chipmunk的名词复数 )
2 cedar
n.雪松,香柏(木)
  • The cedar was about five feet high and very shapely.那棵雪松约有五尺高,风姿优美。
  • She struck the snow from the branches of an old cedar with gray lichen.她把长有灰色地衣的老雪松树枝上的雪打了下来。
3 porch
n.门廊,入口处,走廊,游廊
  • There are thousands of pages of advertising on our porch.有成千上万页广告堆在我们的门廊上。
  • The porch is supported by six immense pillars.门廊由六根大柱子支撑着。
4 doorway
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
  • They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
5 giggle
n.痴笑,咯咯地笑;v.咯咯地笑着说
  • Both girls began to giggle.两个女孩都咯咯地笑了起来。
  • All that giggle and whisper is too much for me.我受不了那些咯咯的笑声和交头接耳的样子。
6 giggled
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 )
  • The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。
  • The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 counselors
n.顾问( counselor的名词复数 );律师;(使馆等的)参赞;(协助学生解决问题的)指导老师
  • Counselors began an inquiry into industrial needs. 顾问们开始调查工业方面的需要。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • We have experienced counselors available day and night. ) 这里有经验的法律顾问全天候值班。) 来自超越目标英语 第4册
8 pajamas
n.睡衣裤
  • At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时,我脱去衣服,换上睡衣。
  • He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。
9 buddy
n.(美口)密友,伙伴
  • Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气,老兄。有什么麻烦吗?
  • Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了,你这家伙!
10 buddies
n.密友( buddy的名词复数 );同伴;弟兄;(用于称呼男子,常带怒气)家伙v.(如密友、战友、伙伴、弟兄般)交往( buddy的第三人称单数 );做朋友;亲近(…);伴护艾滋病人
  • We became great buddies. 我们成了非常好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
  • The two of them have become great buddies. 他们俩成了要好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
11 chattering
n.沼泽,泥塘( bog的名词复数 );厕所v.(使)陷入泥沼, (使)陷入困境( bog的第三人称单数 );妨碍,阻碍
  • Whenever It'shows its true nature, real life bogs to a standstill. 无论何时,只要它显示出它的本来面目,真正的生活就陷入停滞。 来自名作英译部分
  • At Jitra we went wading through bogs. 在日得拉我们步行着从泥水塘里穿过去。 来自辞典例句
12 spotted
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的
  • The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
  • Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
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-ception
.lgo
acmg
afp statistics report
Agonomycetacea
air request net
alcoholytic
anabaric
Barranco de Loba
battleplans
Bioquin-7CA
blackbody noise equivalent power
blarneys
bucin
came of age
Carleson measure
celatrodust
cemil
checking references and other information
clay mortar
coalsheds
coasian market solution
corporation tax law
current free field
dickful
Digital PC
dorsal tarsometatarsal ligaments
draft gear housing
dynamic displacement
earthflea
endogenisation
ethmophlogosis
financial audit work
fringed-micelle theory
Geoffroy, I.
goodhead
Gorilla gorilla
high-security
horsehead fiddles
Ité, R.
latchesse
lean-limit
leave passengers at
LED light bulb
left lower quadrant
level luffing
make it a rule
malted milks
megastardoms
microlithotype
modern art
multiplication constant of an algebra
off your own bat
on-site storage of radioactive waste
open trestle
open-core transformer
output break circuit
ovariotomy
Ovshinsky glass semiconductor
paintpot
Palestrina
penetrating piece
peripheral circuit
phenol resin sand
physicomathematics
PLA (programmed logic array )
plasticising oil
prylar
puncture-proof
quintrix
rate detector
refractory sulfide
retail services
root shoot
shaft machine
single acting oil cylinder
slide gear
slippage effect
smoothbarks
sodium inosinate
sofyster
Spanish paprika
ST_body-movements-and-posture_sitting-and-standing
standard sound pressure
stationary resistance welder
status group
sulfite cellulose liquor
summary journal
thecaphores
timber (for construction/furniture)
tinder ore
triphenyl borate
triple valve
true capillary
truss frame plow
tuballoy
turns insulation
tympanosympathectomy
uninstructed
wage reform
walks through
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