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儿童英语读物 The Ghost at the Drive-In Movie CHAPTER 10 The Diamond Is Forever

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The giant banner on the movie screen could be seen from all around. Cars on the road slowed down to get a better look. A small crowd gathered in front of Duke’s Dogs to stare at it. They all wondered about the sign—would the Diamond Drive-in Theater really close down?

“Wait! Stop!” someone called across the road. It was Dan Brinker. He had seen the banner unfurl, too. Now he was hurrying across the road to reach Uncle Flick1 and the Aldens. “No, no, it’s too early!” he shouted as he reached them. He panted as he tried to catch his breath. “No … nobody was supposed to see that yet!”

“Is that so, Dan?” Uncle Flick said. He glared at Dan. “Just what were you trying to do?”

Dan’s forehead was sweaty. He stammered2, “I … I had that banner ready so I could display it as soon as the papers were signed! I wanted this theater closed the first chance I got!”

“You were trying to trick me, Dan!” Uncle Flick growled3. “You knew I’d never sell this place to you if it meant closing down the theater, so you said you were going to keep it open! But you lied! You weren’t even going to wait until the end of the season!”

“And you were the one who caused all the trouble around here!” Joey added bitterly. “Why? We trusted you!”

“I think I know one reason why,” Jessie said to Dan. “You had to sneak4 around the theater to put that banner in place! You brought it over in your car on Thursday night. Then on Friday you broke Duke’s sign so you could climb up the back of the screen!”

“And the ladder made your hands dirty,” said Benny “That’s why you didn’t take any of my popcorn5 on Friday night! “

Dan Brinker had lowered his head. “Yes,” he said, “You figured it out. I did some of the pranks6 to create a distraction7. And so Flick Fletcher would sell me the place faster.”

“You were also trying to make Uncle Flick and Mr. Duke mad at each other, weren’t you?” Violet asked.

Dan hung his head even lower. “Yes. That, too. I’m sorry.”

Uncle Flick folded his arms. “Dan, you’ll have to pay for the damages to the snack bar kitchen. You’ve done things that are against the law, so I’m going to have to call the police. And, just to be clear, the deal is off!”

“I know,” said Dan. “What I did was wrong. All along I knew, deep down, that it was wrong. I should have stopped when I saw the ghost the other night.”

“What do you mean?” Jessie asked.

“I know the ghost wasn’t real,” Dan said. “But I’ll tell you, I was so scared when I saw it! I thought it was some kind of message, telling me I had to stop cheating people, that I had to slow down.” He looked thoughtful. “I wish I had.”

“Maybe you will now,” said Henry. The others nodded in agreement.

Dan Brinker wiped the sweat from his forehead and stood up straight. He walked over to the giant banner. He yanked on one of the corners until the banner came loose and crumpled8 to the ground. Then he turned and walked back across the road to his store, with his head down.

“I’m glad you’re not selling the drive-in after all, Flick,” said Mr. Duke the next evening. He and Uncle Flick were sitting in lawn chairs in front of the Diamond Drive-in screen. The mini-van was parked nearby. The children and Grandfather had decided9 to stay one more night to see the new movies, Space Dogs and The Rainforest Giant. Now they were all having a picnic before the movie started. Mr. Duke had bought over food from his stand.

“I’ll bet you’re glad, Duke,” said Uncle Flick. “Especially since I’ve decided to let my customers bring in your hot dogs.”

“They’re really good hot dogs,” said Jessie as she sat down in a nearby lawn chair. The other Aldens joined her, and soon they were all enjoying the food together.

“I love the onion rings!” said Benny as he picked up a big one and took a bite.

“And don’t forget the popcorn from the snack bar,” said Violet. “That’s good, too.”

“Yes, indeed,” said Uncle Flick. “We’ve gotten a new popcorn machine, but we’re also going to keep a big shaker of Jessie’s popcorn topping on the counter. That is, if you’ll give me the recipe.”

“Of course!” said Jessie, who smiled proudly.

“I bet Joey and Amy will be happy to be part of the business,” Henry said to Uncle Flick.

“I’m making Joey a manager, and Amy will be in charge of special events,” Uncle Flick replied. “And now they’re planning all kinds of interesting things. In fact, they just borrowed the slide projector10. I wonder what they’ll use it for.”

After a beautiful sunset in the distance behind the screen, it was almost time for the movie to begin. The Aldens took their seats in the minivan. Watch curled up on Jessie’s lap. Grandfather turned on the car stereo.

“Here we go,” said Henry, as the screen lit up. Then an announcement appeared on the screen:

    COMING SOON!

    FALL FESTIVAL

    AT THE DIAMOND DRIVE-IN THEATER!

    HAUNTED HOUSE GALORE!

    MOVIES, MYSTERIES, AND MORE!

“Hooray!” Benny shouted as the other children applauded.

“Can we come back next month and go to this, Grandfather?” Violet asked.

“Of course,” Grandfather said. “We wouldn’t miss it for the world.”

“Look!” said Jessie. “There’s another announcement!” She pointed11 to the screen. Now it read:

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ALDENS—

HENRY, JESSIE, VIOLET, BENNY, AND THEIR

GRANDFATHER—FOR SAVING OUR THEATER.

HONK12 IF YOU LOVE

THE BOXCAR CHILDREN!

Beep! Bee-beep! Beep! went all the cars in the theater lot. Beep-beep! Beep!

“Oh, my goodness!” Violet giggled13.

“It sounds like a traffic jam,” Henry said, laughing.

“But even better!” said Benny. “Because we can beep back!” Then he reached over and pressed the horn on the minivan. Beep! Beep! Beep!


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1 flick mgZz1     
n.快速的轻打,轻打声,弹开;v.轻弹,轻轻拂去,忽然摇动
参考例句:
  • He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
  • By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下,将马头上的苍蝇驱走。
2 stammered 76088bc9384c91d5745fd550a9d81721     
v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He stammered most when he was nervous. 他一紧张往往口吃。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Barsad leaned back in his chair, and stammered, \"What do you mean?\" 巴萨往椅背上一靠,结结巴巴地说,“你是什么意思?” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
3 growled 65a0c9cac661e85023a63631d6dab8a3     
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
参考例句:
  • \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道:“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 sneak vr2yk     
vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝);偷偷摸摸做;n.潜行;adj.暗中进行
参考例句:
  • He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
  • I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。
5 popcorn 8lUzJI     
n.爆米花
参考例句:
  • I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时,喜欢吃爆米花。
  • He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后,嘴里塞满了爆米花。
6 pranks cba7670310bdd53033e32d6c01506817     
n.玩笑,恶作剧( prank的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Frank's errancy consisted mostly of pranks. 法兰克错在老喜欢恶作剧。 来自辞典例句
  • He always leads in pranks and capers. 他老是带头胡闹和开玩笑。 来自辞典例句
7 distraction muOz3l     
n.精神涣散,精神不集中,消遣,娱乐
参考例句:
  • Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注,不能有丝毫分神。
  • Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。
8 crumpled crumpled     
adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
  • She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。
9 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • 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。
10 projector 9RCxt     
n.投影机,放映机,幻灯机
参考例句:
  • There is a new projector in my office.我的办公室里有一架新的幻灯机。
  • How long will it take to set up the projector?把这个放映机安放好需要多长时间?
11 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • 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。
12 honk TdizI     
n.雁叫声,汽车喇叭声
参考例句:
  • Don't honk the horn indiscriminately.不要乱鸣喇叭!
  • While passing another vehicle,you must honk your horn.通过另一部车时必须鸣按喇叭。
13 giggled 72ecd6e6dbf913b285d28ec3ba1edb12     
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • 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》
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