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儿童英语读物 神秘农场 Mystery Ranch Chapter 3 冷淡的欢迎

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Such excitement! Mrs. McGregor, the housekeeper1, packed a big lunch in a box. She handed it to Jessie with a motherly smile.

Benny peeked2 in the box and said, “If Aunt Jane doesn’t give you enough to eat, that lunch will last you two or three days.”

Mr. Alden took the girls to the train station. He watched them carefully as they took a seat together.

Jessie and Violet3 smiled and waved until they could not see their grandfather.

The hours passed quickly for the two girls, because everything was new and exciting. They noticed a young man who was reading a book. He was very tall. He had soft brown hair and brown eyes. Once he passed by them to get a drink of water and smiled at them.

The girls smiled back. When he took up his book again, Jessie whispered4 to Violet,

“He is very good looking, isn’t he?”

They thought no more about the young man until they came to Centerville early the next morning. There the young man surprised them by saying, “I’m getting off here, too. May I take your bags?”

“Why yes, thank you,” said Jessie. “That blue one and the white one up there are ours.”

“I could guess that,” laughed the young man.

He lifted the bags down. He took both of them in one hand and his own heavy one in the other. The girls looked around the station platform for Maggie.

“Thank you for carrying the bags,” said Violet. “It was very kind of you.”

“Not at all,” said the stranger, politely.

A voice behind them asked, “Are you Miss Alden?”

“Miss Alden?” said Jessie, turning around. “Oh, yes, I’m Jessie Alden. And this is Violet. Are you Maggie?”

“Yes, I’m Maggie. I’m very glad to see you.”

“I don’t know,” said Maggie. “Who was he?”

“I had never seen him before,” said Jessie. “He was very polite, anyway.”

“Not many people get off here,” said Maggie. “I wonder why he came to Centerville.”

“Well, as Benny would say, ‘A Mystery Man,’” said Violet, smiling.

Maggie led the way around the station to a very thin black horse which stood in front of an old wagon5.

“Get in,” Maggie said. “There is only one seat, but we can all sit on it.”

Maggie took the reins6. The old horse raised his head and walked slowly down the road.

“He’ll walk all the way home,” said Maggie. “He’s not like the horses we used to have. We had riding horses and a herd7 of cattle8, and we raised wheat. It was a fine ranch9 in the old days. But now your aunt can’t run the ranch any more. Did you know she is in bed?”

“Yes, Grandfather told us.”

“Did he tell you that she doesn’t want to eat, and she won’t let me eat, either?”

“Yes. That seems terrible!” said Violet.

The horse stopped at the back door of an old brown house. The girls got out of the wagon. Maggie opened the back door and let them into the kitchen.

“Your Aunt Jane is in there,” Maggie said. “Put your bags down. I’ll go into her room and tell her.”

“The girls are here,” Maggie said to someone out of sight.

The two sisters went quietly into the bedroom. They saw a tiny woman half sitting up in a big, high bed. She was very thin, and she did not smile, even when she saw the two girls.

“So you’re James Alden’s grandchildren10!” a sharp voice said.

Jessie went nearer the bed. “He is very worried about you, Aunt Jane,” she said.

“Worried? Pooh!” said the little old lady. But she couldn’t help liking11 that friendly voice saying “Aunt Jane.” No one had talked so kindly12 to her in years.

She raised her head and asked, “What’s the matter with the other girl? Can’t she talk?”

“Yes,” said Violet, smiling. “I shall talk so much you’ll be tired of hearing me.”

Miss Alden said nothing. But she found herself thinking, “I’ll never be tired of hearing that soft voice.”

“I’ll put them in the big bedroom,” Maggie said. “Is that all right?”

“Put them anywhere,” said Aunt Jane. She turned her face to the wall.

Maggie went out and nodded at the girls to come, too.

“Ever see anyone as cross as that?” she asked.

“No,” said Jessie. “We feel sorry for her.”

Maggie led the way upstairs.

They went into a big room with many windows and a big high bed.

“What is really the matter with Aunt Jane?” asked Violet. “Is she very sick?”

Maggie looked at the little girl. “Well,” she said, “I don’t think there’s a thing the matter with her.”

“But why does she stay in bed, then?”

“She isn’t strong enough to get up now,” Maggie answered. “There’s nothing for her to live for. So she doesn’t care about living. I suppose that’s why she won’t eat.”

“Well, we are going to eat,” said Jessie.

“I’m hungry now,” said Violet.

“Let’s go down to the kitchen, then,” said Jessie.

As they went downstairs, Maggie said kindly, “You girls make yourselves right at home.”

When they came to the kitchen, Maggie took one look out the window. She saw the horse still standing13 by the back door.

“Mercy! I forgot the horse!” she cried. And she rushed out of the door, leaving the girls alone.

It was then that Violet turned to look at her aunt’s door. It was shut.

“Look, Jessie,” she whispered. “Aunt Jane must have shut that door. It means14 that she can get out of bed if she really wants to.”


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1 housekeeper 6q2zxl     
n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
参考例句:
  • A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
  • She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家,一家人吃得很省。
2 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
3 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。
4 whispered ac3eda029cd72fefda0d32abc42aa001     
adj.耳语的,低语的v.低声说( whisper的过去式和过去分词 );私语;小声说;私下说
参考例句:
  • She sidled up to me and whispered something in my ear. 她悄悄走上前来,对我耳语了几句。
  • His ill luck has been whispered about the neighborhood. 他的不幸遭遇已在邻居中传开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 wagon XhUwP     
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车
参考例句:
  • We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
  • The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。
6 reins 370afc7786679703b82ccfca58610c98     
感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带
参考例句:
  • She pulled gently on the reins. 她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
  • The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods. 政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。
7 herd Pd8zb     
n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起
参考例句:
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见,只是人云亦云。
8 cattle FOwzt     
n.牛,牲口,畜生
参考例句:
  • He has twenty head of cattle on the farm.他在农场养了20头牛。
  • On big farms cattle are usually stamped with brands.在大农场,牲畜通常是打烙印的。
9 ranch dAUzk     
n.大牧场,大农场
参考例句:
  • He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
  • The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
10 grandchildren 7ryzvi     
n.孙子;孙(女),外孙(女)( grandchild的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • He left a bequest to each of his grandchildren. 他给他的孙辈每人留下一笔遗产。
  • His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age. 他的孙子和孙女们在晚年的时候给了他最大的欢乐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 liking mpXzQ5     
n.爱好;嗜好;喜欢
参考例句:
  • The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
  • I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。
12 kindly tpUzhQ     
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
参考例句:
  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
13 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。
14 means 9oXzBX     
n.方法,手段,折中点,物质财富
参考例句:
  • That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
  • We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。
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