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儿童英语读物 棚车少年 Boxcar Children 10 亨利和自由赛

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X—Henry and the Free-for-All

JAMES HENRY ALDEN was a very rich man. His big mills1 stood just between Greenfield and Silver2 City.

Now J. H. Alden liked boys. He liked to see them running and jumping and playing. So each year, with three other rich men, he gave a Field Day to the town of Silver City. And even the mills were closed on Field Day.

Every year the boys were in training for the races. And not only boys, but men also, thin and fat, and girls trained for Field Day.

There were prizes for all kinds of races—running and swimming and jumping.

But the best one was a foot race, called a free-for-all, because anyone could run in it. Mr. Alden gave a prize of twenty-five dollars and a silver cup to the winner of the free-for-all. Sometimes a boy won the race, sometimes a girl. Once a fat man had won it.

On Field Day Henry was cutting the grass for Dr3. Moore. Suddenly the doctor stopped his car in the street and called to Henry.

“Hop in,” he said. “Today is Field Day, and I want you to see the races.”

Henry hopped4 in, and the doctor started the car.

“I’m sorry I can’t go,” said Dr. Moore, “and I want to know all about it. I want you to tell me who wins each race.”

Soon Henry found himself sitting on the bleachers. By and by a small boy climbed up the bleachers and sat beside him. Then a man called, “Free-for-all! Come and get ready!”

“What is that?” asked Henry. “A free-for-all?”

“Don’t you know?” asked the small boy. “Didn’t you see the one last year?”

“No,” said Henry.

The boy laughed. “That was a funny one,” he said. “There were two fat men in it, and some girls and boys. That boy over there won it. You should have seen him. He ran so fast you could hardly see his legs at all!”

Henry looked at the winner of last year’s race. He was smaller than Henry, but he was older. Suddenly Henry stood up and quietly left the bleachers. He went to the room where the boys were getting ready for the race.

“Do you want to run in the race?” a man asked him.

“Yes, I do,” replied Henry.

The man gave him some track5 clothes to put on.

“Where did you train?” he asked.

“I never was trained,” said Henry.

“These boys have been training all year,” remarked6 the man.

“Oh, I don’t think I’ll win,” answered Henry. “But I like to run. It’s lots of fun, you know.”

“So it is,” said the man. “So it is.”

Henry could hardly wait for the race to begin. He loved to run. But at last the race was called. It was time to start. Henry was Number 4.

Now Henry began to think. “It’s a long race,” he said to himself. “I must go easy at first.”

The bell rang. Off went the runners down the track. In almost no time Henry was far behind most of the other runners. But he did not seem to mind this.

“It’s fun to run, anyway,” he said again to himself. And he tried to see how easily he could run.

All at once he had another thought. “I have tried to see how easily I can run,” he said to himself. “Now I’ll try to see how fast I can run.”

Then all the people began to see how fast Henry could run. He ran faster and faster, and soon he passed the two girls ahead7 of him. Then he passed a fat man and a little boy.

The people began to shout, “Number 4! Number 4!” Here was the kind of race they loved!

“Faster, faster!” cried Henry to himself. “I can run faster than this.”

He could. He passed Number 25 and Number 6. Then he passed Number 5 and Number 10. Only one runner was ahead of Henry now. It was Number 16. Then Henry began to think of winning8 the race. He knew how much the twenty-five-dollar prize would mean to Jessie and the rest of the children.

“I am going to win this race!” he said to himself. “I must pass Number 16.”

He ran still faster. He could see the line at the end of the race.

“Number 4! Number 4!” shouted the people. “He is going to win!”

When Henry was near Number 16, he put his head down and ran as fast as he could. He passed Number 16 and went across the line! He had won!

The people shouted and shouted. Some men held Henry up high and carried him to Mr. Alden for the prize.

Then a man asked, “What is your name, boy?”

Henry did not know what to say. He did not want to tell his name. So he answered, “Henry James.” Now this was Henry’s name, but it was not all of his name.

At once the big sign said,

HENRY JAMES, NUMBER 4
WINNER OF FREE-FOR-ALL

“Here is the prize, Henry James,” said Mr. Alden. “You can run well, my boy. I like to see you run.”

He gave Henry a silver cup and the twenty-five dollars. Then he shook hands with him.

Just then Dr. Moore came along and climbed up in the bleachers, but Henry did not see him. The doctor laughed to himself as Henry James shook hands with James Henry.

At last Henry got away from the people and started back to Dr. Moore’s. He had the twenty-five-dollar prize in his pocket. When Dr. Moore came home and found Henry cutting the grass, he laughed quietly to himself.

“I just got home,” said Henry. “I will tell you who won all the races.”

Dr. Moore did not tell Henry that he had been up in the bleachers. He let Henry tell him about the races.

“And who won the free-for-all?” he asked.

“I did,” said Henry.

“You did?” cried Dr. Moore. “Good for you! What are you going to do with the money?”

“I’ll give it to Jessie,” answered Henry.

“Good,” said the doctor again.

When Henry arrived at the boxcar with the twenty-five dollars, he found dinner ready. Jessie had boiled the rest of the vegetables and put butter on top. The children began to eat, but, hungry as they were, they stopped when Henry told them about the race and showed them the silver cup. They were so excited that they couldn’t eat.

“You won the race, Henry?” cried Jessie, delighted9. “Oh, I’m so glad!”

“You can run fast, Henry,” said Benny. “I’m glad you won the race, too.” He looked at the silver cup.

“I said my name was Henry James,” said Henry.

“That’s right,” said Jessie. “So it is. You didn’t have to change it.”

“Are we rich now, Henry?” asked Benny.

“No, not very,” said Henry, laughing. “By the way, I bought something for supper.”

Jessie looked in the bag. There were some fat brown potatoes in it.

“Oh, I know how to cook these!” cried Jessie, happily. “They will be good. You just wait.”

“I can’t wait,” said Henry, laughing. Then he went back to work.

After dinner, Benny played around with the dog.

“Benny,” Jessie said suddenly, as she hung her dish towels up to dry. “It’s high time you learned10 to read.”

“No,” said Benny. “No school now.”

Jessie laughed. “No,” she said, “you can’t go to school, but I can help you. I wish I had a book.”

“We could make a book,” said Violet11. “We have all the papers12 left from bundles13.”

“So we could,” replied Jessie. “But what could we use to make the words?”

“We could use a burned stick out of the fire,” said Violet.

So Jessie put the end of a long stick into the fire and burned it black. Then she used14 the burned end to make words.

“Won’t Henry be glad when he finds Benny can read?” cried Violet.

Now Benny did not want to learn to read. But he liked to watch the girls make the book. Jessie made the words SEE ME in the book. She called Benny. But he could not tell see from me.

“Don’t you see, Benny?” said Jessie. “This one has an s. It says see. This one has m. It says me”

But Benny did not see.

“It is too hard for me,” he said.

“I’ll tell you, Jessie,” said Violet at last. “Let’s make see on one paper and me on the other. That’s the way they do in school. Then have him point to see.”

The girls did this. They called Benny, and Jessie showed him again very carefully the word that said see. Then she put the two words down on the ground.

“Now, Benny, point to see” said Jessie.

Benny looked at the two words. He could not tell.

But Watch barked15 and put his paw16 on see.

Now Watch did not know one word from the other, but Benny thought he did. Was he going to let a dog get ahead of him? Not Benny! He looked at the words and learned them almost at once.

“Good old Watch!” said Jessie.

“It isn’t hard at all,” said Benny. “Is it, Watch?”

Before supper Benny could read,

“See me.

See me run.

I can run.

Can you run?”

“Good boy,” said Jessie. “Now I must get supper.”

The children started up the fire and washed the potatoes in the brook17. Then Jessie put wet papers around them and put them in the fire under the hot stones.

“Are you going to burn them up, Jessie?” asked Benny.

“Oh, no, Benny,” said Jessie. “You wait and see.”

When Henry came home, he found Jessie rolling the potatoes out of the fire. They were very black.

“Oh, did you burn them up?” asked Henry.

“No, indeed,” said Jessie. “Come and see.” She gave three black potatoes to each one.

“They are very hot,” said Violet. “Look out!”

“Open them,” said Jessie, “and take out the potato with a spoon. Then put butter on top and some salt. I will get Benny’s out. Well, how are they?”

“Oh!” cried Benny. “They are delicious!”

“What did I tell you?” said Jessie. “Have some milk!”

“Milk and potatoes make a very good supper,” said Henry.

“I can read,” remarked Benny.

“What!” said Henry.

“Yes, he can,” said Violet. “He learned this afternoon. Go and get your book, Benny.”

Benny liked to read now. “It is not hard,” he said. “Watch can read, too.”

“Oh, can he?” laughed Henry. “Let’s see him.”

“Watch is too tired now,” said Benny. “I will read to you.”

Benny read out of his new book.

“Good old Benny,” said Henry. “Come to bed now. You must be tired with all that work, and I am tired, too.”


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1 mills 61107e013570942d4f5a395a03ef74d9     
n.磨坊( mill的名词复数 );磨粉机;作坊;工厂
参考例句:
  • He was tall, dark and handsome, like a Mills and Boon hero. 他个头高大、皮肤黝黑、相貌堂堂,像通俗爱情小说的男主角。
  • The captain wants to play Mills as defence in our next game. 队长想让密尔斯在下次比赛中打后卫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 silver AyzwM     
adj.银色的,银的;n.银,银币,银器;vt.镀银,变成银白色
参考例句:
  • I like taking a walk under the silver moon.我喜欢在银色的月光下散步。
  • The family must come together for the parents' silver wedding.全家必须聚会庆祝父母的银婚。
3 Dr euozHa     
n.医生,大夫;博士(缩)(= Doctor)
参考例句:
  • Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
  • The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。
4 hopped 91b136feb9c3ae690a1c2672986faa1c     
跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花
参考例句:
  • He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
  • He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车,向市区开去。
5 track vn1w9     
n.轨道;足迹;痕迹;磁轨;途径;vt.循路而行;追踪;通过;用纤拉;vi.追踪
参考例句:
  • The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
  • The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。
6 remarked d28ddca90e0db3c66c8c4365a9770d81     
v.谈论,评论( remark的过去式和过去分词 );注意到…
参考例句:
  • She remarked casually that she was changing her job. 她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Mrs. Morse remarked that she seemed a very nice girl. 莫斯太太评论说她像是个好女孩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 ahead fKhyM     
adv.在前,向前,提前,在前面
参考例句:
  • We have to go ahead to find a garage.我们得到前边找个修车厂。
  • Youth looks ahead and age backward.青年人向前看,老年人向后看。
8 winning ieLzBt     
adj.获胜的,胜利的;吸引人的,有说服力的
参考例句:
  • Team A has no chance of winning.A队没有获胜的可能。
  • They have great hopes of winning.他们获胜的希望极大。
9 delighted QuBzvp     
adj.非常高兴的;愉快的;欣慰
参考例句:
  • Everybody was delighted to see her.大家见到她都很高兴。
  • I was delighted to hear the news of your success.听到你成功了的消息时我非常高兴。
10 learned m1oxn     
adj.有学问的,博学的;learn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
  • In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里,他被视为有学问的人。
11 violet 8h3wm     
adj.紫色的;n.紫罗兰
参考例句:
  • 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。
12 papers qmQzJz     
n.文件,纸币,论文
参考例句:
  • I want to check with my secretary before I sign the papers.在签署这些文件前,我要与我的秘书商议。
  • The lawyer read all the papers relating to the case.律师阅读了与该案有关的全部文件。
13 Bundles Bundles     
n. 捆, 束, 一批, 一大笔钱 vt. 捆, 匆匆送走, 附赠 vi. 匆忙
参考例句:
  • The goods are done up in bundles for shipment. 货物已打包以备装船。
  • The books were tied up in bundles of twenty. 那些书被捆成20本一捆。
14 used ajBwV     
adj.用旧了的,旧的;习惯于…;过去惯/经常
参考例句:
  • I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
  • He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。
15 barked 14ef5c716d3ec6b5cf8ea4461ca9d6b6     
v.吠叫( bark的过去式和过去分词 );大声喊出;擦破(或蹭掉)…的皮;厉声发令
参考例句:
  • He fell down the steps and barked his shins. 他从台阶上跌下来,擦破了小腿上的皮。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • I barked my shin on a tree stump. 我磕到了树桩上,胫部擦破了皮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 paw fSBzp     
n.手掌,手爪;v.以蹄扒地,笨拙地使用,费力地前进
参考例句:
  • He served as a cat's paw.他充当爪牙。
  • Don't paw at everything you see.别见什么摸什么。
17 brook PSIyg     
n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让
参考例句:
  • In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
  • The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。
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