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儿童英语读物 The Dog-Gone Mystery CHAPTER 4 Dog Gone Again

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After such a busy morning, the children were glad to be back home. “You all look like you need a good lunch,” said Mrs. McGregor as Henry, Jessie, and Violet sat down to eat.

“Oh, my!” Mrs. McGregor said as she noticed Watch. “Whatever happened to Watch? He looks beautiful.”

“Watch was groomed2 today,” said Jessie. “Do you really like how he looks?”

“Oh, yes,” said Mrs. McGregor. “He almost looks like a different dog.” She looked around. “Where is Benny? It’s not like him to be late for food.”

Just then Benny came running in. “I’m not late, am I?” he asked, out of breath.

“What were you doing?” asked Jessie.

“I was looking all around our boxcar,” Benny answered. “Just in case Boxcar might be there.”

“What makes you think Boxcar would come here?” Jessie asked.

“Well, we lived in a boxcar when we ran away,” said Benny. “I thought Boxcar might do the same thing.”

“Thank you for checking,” said Jessie with a smile.

Mrs. McGregor put lunch on the table. The children passed around the tacos and toppings.

“I really hope Boxcar comes home soon,” said Violet. “He must be sad. Maybe he’s scared.”

“But if Boxcar was stolen, he can’t come home,” said Henry.

All through lunch, the children discussed whether Boxcar was lost or stolen. They even talked about it as they rode their bikes to dog training class. Watch ran alongside the bikes.

They parked their bikes in the bright yellow bike rack. Watch ran up to the door of Dog Gone Good and barked.

“I think Watch likes going to school,” said Benny.

Henry opened the door and they all entered Dog Gone Good. They almost walked into Christie, Mr. Kovack’s bloodhound. She was sitting by the door.

Mr. Kovack was bending down alongside Grayson. Henry looked around, but Mrs. Servus wasn’t in the room. That’s strange, he thought.

“Hi, Mr. Kovack,” said Benny, walking up to him. “What are you doing with Grayson’s collar?”

Mr. Kovack was holding Grayson’s leather collar. Then something fell out of Mr. Kovack’s hand and rolled around on the floor. “You dropped something,” said Benny. “I’ll get it.” Benny stooped down to pick up the shiny silver, but Mr. Kovack blocked his way.

“I’ve got it,” said Mr. Kovack. “Just a dime3,” he said, putting it into his pocket.

Benny didn’t know what the silver thing was, but he knew it wasn’t a dime. He wondered why Mr. Kovack had told a lie.

By this time Jessie, Violet, and Henry were all standing4 around Mr. Kovack and Grayson.

“You took Grayson’s collar off,” said Jessie. Mr. Kovack scowled5 at Jessie. He put Grayson’s collar back on.

Violet looked closely at the big, friendly malamute dog. It did have blue eyes, just like she thought.

Mr. Kovack stood up. “It’s a nice collar,” he said. “I just wanted to see what kind it was.”

The door opened again, and Mrs. Servus walked in carrying coffee and rolls. Henry went to help her.

“Here you are,” she said, handing Mr. Kovack a glazed6 roll and a cup of coffee. “Your roll and your free coffee from Bread Loaf Bakery.”

“Thanks,” said Mr. Kovack.

Henry wondered why Mr. Kovack didn’t get his coffee himself. Did he want to be alone with Grayson Majesty7? he thought.

Just then Roxanne walked into the room from her office, and Mrs. Garrett walked in the front door with Double and Trouble. The twin dogs started barking. Watch barked back at them. The two big dogs, Grayson and Christie, just looked down at the tiny dogs. Mr. Smith walked in the door with his bulldog, Wrinkles, and the dog training class began.

Roxanne began with sit. The owners all said “sit” to their dogs. The Aldens had agreed that only one of them at a time would talk to Watch. Benny started. When he said “sit,” Watch sat. “Good dog,” said Benny, patting Watch on the head.

Jessie watched the other dogs. Mr. Kovack’s dog was wonderful. Christie just sat and looked around and waited. Wrinkles did well, and so did Grayson. Double sat, but Trouble would not. Finally Roxanne helped out and got Trouble to sit.

The next command was down. It was Violet’s turn to give the command. Watch sat, but he did not lie down. Violet gently pushed him down, but he sat right back up.

Roxanne came over with some treats in her hand. “Down,” she said to Watch, pushing him down gently. Watch lay down, but sat up for the treat. Roxanne wouldn’t give it to him. Instead, she handed the treat to Violet. “Down,” said Violet. Watch lay down. Only then did Violet give him the treat. “Good dog,” she said, patting him.

“Good work, Violet,” said Roxanne.

Violet smiled shyly.

Jessie was still watching the other dogs and owners. The instant that Mr. Kovack said anything, his dog did it. Jessie thought that Christie didn’t need dog training. Why is Mr. Kovack here? she wondered.

Just then the door opened, and Candy Wilson walked in. “Hello,” she called out. “I just dropped by to see how everybody is doing. Did anybody notice how beautiful Grayson and Watch look?” she asked.

“Yes,” said Mrs. Garrett as she held on to Double and Trouble. “I noticed. And I would like you to groom1 Double and Trouble, if you wouldn’t mind coming out to my house to do it.”

Ms. Wilson frowned at the two little dogs. “I’m sorry,” she said, “I don’t do house calls. I’ll be happy to groom both dogs at Clip and Yip. Just drop in any time.” Ms. Wilson knelt down to help untangle Double and Trouble’s leashes9.

Another door opened, and Mr. Brooks10 stepped out of Roxanne’s office. “It’s all ready,” he said to her in a friendly way. “I’ll just go back to my shop.”

“Thank you so much!” Roxanne called after him as he left.

Violet found it strange that Mr. Brooks was being so friendly with Roxanne. Just this morning he thought that Roxanne stole his dog! she thought. Violet also wondered what Mr. Brooks meant when he said, “It’s all ready.”

The next command that Roxanne taught was heel. She asked Mr. Kovack to give Christie the heel command. He did, and then he and his dog walked all around the large room. Christie heeled perfectly11.

Jessie commanded Watch to heel. She thought Watch looked very good as he walked alongside her. “Good dog,” she said.

When the class was almost over, Roxanne took the owners and dogs outside the building. “Now,” said Roxanne as the whole group stood there. “Each of you must take your dog to a different side of the building. Tell your dog to stay. Then walk back here to meet me in the parking lot. This will be like real life, when an owner ties his dog up and goes into a store.”

“I don’t think Wrinkles will stay for ten minutes,” complained Mr. Smith.

“Wrinkles is a good dog,” said Roxanne. “He will stay.”

Mr. Kovack spoke12 up. “I’m sorry,” he said, “but neither my dog nor I can stay.”

Henry thought that was quite funny.

“I have to leave early for a meeting,” Mr. Kovack told Roxanne. “Come!” he called, and his bloodhound trotted13 after him.

“It’s time for me to leave, too,” said Candy Wilson. “I have more grooming14 appointments. Bye, everybody!” She headed toward her white van.

Roxanne clapped her hands to get everybody’s attention. “Okay, owners. Take your dog to a spot near the building. Tell your dog stay, then come back here.”

Jessie gently tugged15 Watch’s leash8 and he followed her. She took Watch to the far side of the building and tied him up so that he was across from a little window.

“This is a good spot,” she told Watch. She commanded him to stay, and then she walked back to the parking lot.

When all the owners except Mr. Kovack were back in the parking lot, Roxanne told them she had a surprise. “I always give treats to good dogs,” she said. “Now I have treats for all you good owners.”

“Oh, boy,” said Benny.

“Let’s all go to my office for lemonade and cookies,” said Roxanne. “Mr. Brooks made them, so you know they are delicious. After ten minutes, we’ll all go outside and see how your dogs are doing.”

The dog owners followed Roxanne toward her office. Just before they reached the door, Jessie whispered, “Wait!” to her brothers and sister. After all the owners were inside Roxanne’s office, Jessie pointed16 to a door down the hallway.

“That’s the women’s washroom,” she whispered. “I’m going to stay in there and look out the window to make sure nobody steals Watch.”

“Good idea,” said Henry.

Jessie went into the washroom. She stood on a radiator17 and peeked18 out the window at Watch. Jessie was proud that Watch was still sitting and waiting for her.

Then she saw Mr. Brooks walk by. What’s he doing here? thought Jessie. He was supposed to be going back to his shop. As she watched, Mr. Brooks stopped to pat Watch on the head.

Then he kept walking.

Next, Jessie heard the sound of a car motor. It seemed to be going very fast. But she couldn’t see the car itself.

Violet came into the washroom. “Is Watch okay?” she asked her sister.

“So far,” said Jessie.

“Roxanne left the room for a few minutes,” said Violet. “But she came back. Now she says it’s time to go see our dogs,” said Violet.

Jessie and Violet joined the others. They walked out of the Dog Gone Good building. Together, the owners walked out of the building and around it. Double and Trouble were in the first spot. They were not sitting. Their leashes were all tangled19 up. “Oh, dear,” said Mrs. Garrett as she started to untangle everything.

Around the corner was Wrinkles, who was sitting. “Good dog,” said Mr. Smith, giving Wrinkles a treat.

Watch was around the other corner. He was still sitting. “Good dog,” said Jessie, as she gave Watch his treat.

“Two bad dogs and two good dogs,” joked Mrs. Servus as they turned the last corner. “Grayson Majesty will of course be a good—” suddenly Mrs. Servus screamed. “Grayson! Grayson! Where is he? My dog is gone!”
 


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1 groom 0fHxW     
vt.给(马、狗等)梳毛,照料,使...整洁
参考例句:
  • His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
  • George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作,乔治已在接受专门的培训。
2 groomed 90b6d4f06c2c2c35b205c60916ba1a14     
v.照料或梳洗(马等)( groom的过去式和过去分词 );使做好准备;训练;(给动物)擦洗
参考例句:
  • She is always perfectly groomed. 她总是打扮得干净利落。
  • Duff is being groomed for the job of manager. 达夫正接受训练,准备当经理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 dime SuQxv     
n.(指美国、加拿大的钱币)一角
参考例句:
  • A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
  • The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。
4 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
5 scowled b83aa6db95e414d3ef876bc7fd16d80d     
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He scowled his displeasure. 他满脸嗔色。
  • The teacher scowled at his noisy class. 老师对他那喧闹的课堂板着脸。
6 glazed 3sLzT8     
adj.光滑的,像玻璃的;上过釉的;呆滞无神的v.装玻璃( glaze的过去式);上釉于,上光;(目光)变得呆滞无神
参考例句:
  • eyes glazed with boredom 厌倦无神的眼睛
  • His eyes glazed over at the sight of her. 看到她时,他的目光就变得呆滞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 majesty MAExL     
n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权
参考例句:
  • The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
  • Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下,您必须赶快做出决定!
8 leash M9rz1     
n.牵狗的皮带,束缚;v.用皮带系住
参考例句:
  • I reached for the leash,but the dog got in between.我伸手去拿系狗绳,但被狗挡住了路。
  • The dog strains at the leash,eager to be off.狗拼命地扯拉皮带,想挣脱开去。
9 leashes 2bf3745b69b730e3876947e7fe028b90     
n.拴猎狗的皮带( leash的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • What! are the people always to be kept on leashes? 究竟是什么一直束缚着人民? 来自互联网
  • But we do need a little freedom from our leashes on occasion. 当然有时也需要不受羁绊和一点点的自由。 来自互联网
10 brooks cdbd33f49d2a6cef435e9a42e9c6670f     
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时,狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了,今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
12 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
13 trotted 6df8e0ef20c10ef975433b4a0456e6e1     
小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
参考例句:
  • She trotted her pony around the field. 她骑着小马绕场慢跑。
  • Anne trotted obediently beside her mother. 安妮听话地跟在妈妈身边走。
14 grooming grooming     
n. 修饰, 美容,(动物)梳理毛发
参考例句:
  • You should always pay attention to personal grooming. 你应随时注意个人仪容。
  • We watched two apes grooming each other. 我们看两只猩猩在互相理毛。
15 tugged 8a37eb349f3c6615c56706726966d38e     
v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention. 她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。
  • A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. 他的嘴角带一丝苦笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 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。
17 radiator nTHxu     
n.暖气片,散热器
参考例句:
  • The two ends of the pipeline are connected with the radiator.管道的两端与暖气片相连接。
  • Top up the radiator before making a long journey.在长途旅行前加满散热器。
18 peeked c7b2fdc08abef3a4f4992d9023ed9bb8     
v.很快地看( peek的过去式和过去分词 );偷看;窥视;微露出
参考例句:
  • She peeked over the top of her menu. 她从菜单上往外偷看。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • On two occasions she had peeked at him through a crack in the wall. 她曾两次透过墙缝窥视他。 来自辞典例句
19 tangled e487ee1bc1477d6c2828d91e94c01c6e     
adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • Your hair's so tangled that I can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了,我梳不动。
  • A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。
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