时间:2018-12-06 作者:英语课 分类:45 The Mystery of the Stolen M


英语课

“Now, we have to tell Grandfather about Melody and the mysterious man,” Jessie said as they walked to the Civic 1 Center.



Benny had another idea. “We should call the police! That’s what we should do!”



“We can’t do that,” Violet protested. “We don’t know what was in those envelopes.”



“You’re right, Violet,” agreed Jessie. “We can’t accuse Melody without proof.”



“Maybe we should talk to her,” Henry said. “Tell her what we saw. If she didn’t steal the score, she’ll explain what’s going on.”



“And if she did steal it?” Soo Lee wanted to know.



“Then we’re in hot water,” Henry said.



Soo Lee looked puzzled. “Hot water?” she repeated.



They were at the Civic Center.



“I’ll explain later,” Henry told her as they went inside.



The musicians were assembled on the stage. Melody was in her proper place to Victor’s left. The Aldens thought she had a guilty look on her face.



Janet Muller slid into the aisle 2 beside Jessie. “I don’t suppose there’s anything new on the missing score?”



“Nothing,” Jessie answered.



Then, Victor hit a downbeat and the music began. This rehearsal 3 went well. After it was over, the audience clapped loudly.



Victor stepped to the edge of the stage. “I can see you are easily pleased,” he said, but it was obvious that he, too, was happy. He turned to the orchestra. “Take a long lunch,” he told them. It was his way of saying they had played well.



Today, lunch was set up in the reception hall. Benny walked beside the long table looking at the food. There were salads of all kinds: vegetable, pasta, egg, tuna, bean, and potato. At either end was a large meat and cheese tray. Baskets held different kinds of bread. Fruit filled several bowls.



Jessie filled her plate with pasta salad and rye bread. “What’re you going to have, Benny?” Jessie asked.



Benny shook his head. “It all looks so good, I can’t decide.”



“Which means you’ve decided 4 to have some of everything,” Henry said.



Benny pretended he hadn’t thought of that. “What a good idea, Henry,” he said and began to take samples of every single dish.



They took their plates to chairs along the wall.



Just then, Melody came in from the auditorium 5 with Janet Muller. They headed toward the Aldens.



“There you are!” Melody said as though she’d been looking for them. “How would you like to meet me at the hotel early tomorrow? They set out rolls and juice every morning. We could eat and then come back here. I’m going to try my solo on stage. I could use an audience.”



“We’d love to!” Violet exclaimed. She was sure Melody couldn’t be the thief.

 



1 civic
adj.城市的,都市的,市民的,公民的
  • I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
  • The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。
2 aisle
n.(教堂、教室、戏院等里的)过道,通道
  • The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
  • The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。
3 rehearsal
n.排练,排演;练习
  • I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
  • You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。
4 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
5 auditorium
n.观众席,听众席;会堂,礼堂
  • The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。
  • The stage is thrust forward into the auditorium.舞台向前突出,伸入观众席。
学英语单词
adelogenic
angiosclerotic myasthenia
applictions
appointings
axial force of rail
baseball-related
be alive to
block cipher system
burgeri
cavenger jig
celling rate
cheongsam
chive
chrome bleaching
chrysanthemaxenthin
closing error in coordinate increment
coleosporium clematidis barclay
contact loss
continuous-wave interference
cooperative enterprises
data collection facility
dessert fork
dysluite
electrophoresis force
Epist.
erratic flow
event horizon
excitancy
fillmass chute
flat-platform body
floor-operated crane
goldchip
Gui Xian
half a loaf is better than none
harry
heat in the exterior
hidden reserve
hydrochlorothiazides
i-telle
Indigofera muliensis
informatical
information quantity
itbs
jacky 2,Jacky
kickiest
Kivitoo
lanting
law of independent assortment
lionskin
loading sequence
make system
mohnyins
morpholinobiguanide
moveout correction
myelosclerotic
naturalistic conception of definitions
Neocinnamomum
New Forest pony
non-deterministic space complexity
non-self-luminous object
option buyer
patchlike
peak magnetizing force
phagostatin
phase-shifter
physical loss or damage
pole-plate
powersafes
pump discharge manifold
pushing rod jack
Pyrenaria
quaking puddings
rackingly
radar equipment feeding
residual cake valve
resistivity sounding configuration
Riccitensor
sea monkeys
secondary acid
sensitive plant
separate regenerative chamber
severe heat stroke
short land memo
ssfa
stress-relaxation modulus
sualci venosi
suckled
take care tonight
tender chafing block
thymolytic
timed indefinite shipment
top needle
transition process
transparence diaphaneity
undefeatableness
unionless
unit of budget
valvulotomies
without much further ado
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