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儿童英语读物 The Canoe Trip Mystery CHAPTER 7 Angela Comes Back

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When the fog blew in, Aunt Jane and Jessie decided1 to paddle ashore2. They thought Henry’s canoe was right behind them, but it wasn’t.

Jessie and Benny called very loudly to let Henry and Violet know where they were. But their voices were carried away by the wind. There was no response.

It was hard to see where the shore was. Very slowly, Aunt Jane and Jessie were able to steer3 themselves to the nearest bank.

As they pulled the canoe out of the water,the wind grew stronger. The waves became larger and splattered over the edge of the canoe.

“We got out of the water just in time,” Jessie said.

She tied the canoe’s rope around the trunk of a tree and brushed her wet hair out of her eyes. Then she quickly rummaged4 through the backpacks for the rain jackets. She handed Benny the bright red one. Hers was her favorite color, a rich royal blue. It made her feel better just to put it on.

“I certainly hope the others are all right,” Aunt Jane said. She looked very worried as she pulled on her pale green rain jacket.

“I thought they were right behind us,” Jessie said. She looked toward the lake but could only see a few feet in front of her.

“Henry is an experienced canoeist. I’m sure he’ll steer them ashore safely.” Aunt Jane sounded as if she was trying to convince herself.

“And Rob Wilson is with them. He’ll know what to do,” Jessie pointed5 out.

The fog grew thicker and thicker. SoonJessie could barely see her hands when she held them in front of her. She huddled6 near Benny and Aunt Jane under the pine trees.

“It’s lucky there’s no thunder or lightning,” Aunt Jane commented.

“That’s good,” Benny said. He held out his hand to Jessie. When he realized she couldn’t see it, he tapped her arm.

Jessie grabbed his hand and squeezed it. “Don’t worry, Benny. We’ll be all right. It’s not a bad storm.”

“No, but it’s very bad fog.” Aunt Jane groped in front of her until she found Jessie’s arm. She gave it a gentle pat. Above them, the pine and oak trees swayed in the wind.

The water came farther and farther up onto the shore. It swirled7 around the canoe and gently rocked it from side to side. Aunt Jane suggested that they move up the bank.

“You know, Henry and Violet probably paddled ashore, too. We just can’t see them from where we are,” Benny said.

“I hope so,” Jessie replied.

Half an hour later, the fog began to lift a little. Aunt Jane and the Aldens were surprised to see another canoe tied up not far from theirs.

“I bet that’s Henry’s canoe!” Benny shouted, running toward it.

“I don’t think so,” Jessie said.

“That’s a wooden canoe. Henry’s is made of aluminum,” Aunt Jane pointed out.

Jessie grabbed a plastic pail from their canoe and began to bail8 it out. Aunt Jane and Benny looked in the bag of food for something to eat. They did not notice two men coming up behind them.

“So, you got caught in the storm, too,” one of the men said.

Aunt Jane jumped. Jessie dropped her pail of water.

The two men were very tall. One had long blond hair. The other had short, wavy9 dark hair. Both men looked as if they hadn’t shaved in a few days. Their clothes were very rumpled10.

“Sorry, we didn’t mean to scare you,” the blond man said. He had a loud, booming voice.

The other man sneezed loudly and gropedin his pockets for a handkerchief.

The men introduced themselves as Matt and Bill. Matt was the blond one. They told Aunt Jane, Benny, and Jessie they worked for the forestry11 service.

“We’re mapping some canoe routes,” Matt explained. “This old canoe has gotten us around very well.” He pointed to his wooden one. “We had to come ashore when the fog rolled in.”

Jessie told Matt and Bill about getting separated from the rest of their party.

“I wouldn’t worry,” Matt said. “If your brother is an experienced canoeist, he should have been all right in this storm.”

“Luckily, we went over our camping plans before we got separated,” Aunt Jane said. “I think they probably went right on to the next campsite when the fog began to lift. We can find them tomorrow.”

“Where are you headed?” Matt asked. He seemed to do more talking than Bill.

“Down Catfish12 Lake toward White Pine,” Aunt Jane answered.

“Have you run into many people on these trails?” Matt asked.

“No, not too many,” Aunt Jane said. Matt asked several more questions, but Aunt Jane’s answers were brief. She gave Jessie and Benny a warning look. With all the odd things that had been happening, they had agreed not to give strangers too much information.

“But they’re forest rangers14,” Jessie whispered when the two men had gone. After inviting15 the others to join them for dinner, Matt and Bill had left to get some food from their tent.

“Yes, I know,” Aunt Jane said. “But they asked a lot of questions. I don’t see why they wanted to know so much about us.”

“They were very curious,” Jessie admitted. “But maybe they need to keep track of how many tourists are using these trails.”

“Well, yes, I did think of that.” Aunt Jane sounded doubtful. “Still, you never know.” Her voice trailed off as she heard Matt and Bill approach.

“Can’t we at least tell them about the wolf calls?” Benny whispered to Jessie. Jessie nodded.

Matt and Bill brought canned spaghetti and a bag of marshmallows with them. The Aldens supplied juice, coffee, and some of Aunt Jane’s lentil salad.

Matt and Bill seemed delighted when Jessie offered to build the campfire. Benny found sticks to roast marshmallows.

“Delicious,” Aunt Jane said later when she took a bite of spaghetti and tomato sauce. Anything would have tasted good to her after the storm.

“Listen, we don’t mean to scare you,” Bill began. He toyed with his spaghetti. “But we were wondering if anything unusual had happened to you on your trip so far,” Bill continued.

“We thought we heard a wolf,” Benny said. He told the two forest rangers all about their first night on the trail, but he did not mention the riddle16.

Jessie, after a nod from Aunt Jane, told them about meeting Lorenzo Espinosa andRob Wilson, and about the warnings they had received. Matt and Bill listened closely.

“I’m glad you’re telling us all this,” Matt said. He stirred his coffee and cleared his throat. “You haven’t met a woman on this trail, a well-dressed woman with long blonde hair?”

Aunt Jane, Jessie, and Benny all looked at one another. “No, not on the trail,” Jessie answered. “But that does sound like someone we saw in the store where we rented our canoes.”

“I don’t think this woman would be renting a canoe,” Matt said. He reached for a stick and started toasting a marshmallow over the coals.

“Oh, she wasn’t renting. She wanted a map,” Jessie explained.

Matt and Bill looked at one another and did not ask any more questions. Benny put a fresh marshmallow on his stick and went to sit by Matt.

“You know, I’ve never met a forest ranger13 before,” he told Matt. “How come you aren’t in a uniform?”

Matt turned and smiled at Benny. “Oh, we don’t wear them this early in the season. We’ll wear them when more tourists start coming.”

“What color are your uniforms?” Benny asked.

“Green,” Matt answered abruptly17.

“Brown,” Bill said at the same time.

Then Bill laughed, but he sounded nervous. “It depends on the season,” he explained.

“Oh, look, my marshmallow is burning!” Matt yelled. He blew on the stick until the flame went out. As he pulled the burnt gooey marshmallow off his stick, it stuck to his fingers.

“Ouch!” he yelled. “It’s burning me!” He got up and waved his hand up and down.

Jessie rushed to get the first-aid kit18.

“You should probably put your hand in cold water right away,” Aunt Jane suggested kindly19. She pointed to the lake.

After Matt had soaked his finger in the lake, Jessie found ointment20 and a gauze bandage to put on the burn. “There,” she said, as she finished taping up Matt’s finger. “It should be all right now.”

“Thank you,” Matt said a little sheepishly. “We didn’t bring any first-aid equipment with us.”

Bill suddenly gave Matt a warning glance and put his fingers to his lips. Jessie was busy putting away the first-aid kit. Benny and Aunt Jane were putting up their tent. No one saw Matt and Bill signal one another.

“Good luck on the rest of your trip,” Matt called. “We’re going back to our tent now. We need a good night’s rest.”

“Yes, and we hope you meet up with the rest of your family tomorrow,” Bill added. They left the campfire for the Aldens.

“Do you think they really work for the forestry service?” Jessie asked as she laid the sleeping bags inside the tent.

“I don’t know,” Aunt Jane answered. “But I must say, they didn’t seem to know too much about campfires or treating burns.”

“They may just have been tired from the storm,” Jessie said. She rummaged in herbackpack for her red wool socks. It got much colder in the evenings.

“Maybe.” Aunt Jane sounded doubtful. “But I had a funny feeling about them. They didn’t seem as if they were used to the outdoors.”

“You mean they may not really be forest rangers?” Benny sounded disappointed. He was busy unrolling his sleeping bag.

“They might be,” Aunt Jane said. “But I’m not sure.” She yawned and got into her sleeping bag. She was already sound asleep when Jessie tucked Benny into his.

In the middle of the night, Jessie stirred and was soon wide-awake. She heard something rustling21 outside. What if it’s a bear? she thought to herself. Or maybe it’s a raccoon. That thought was much more comforting.

Suddenly she saw a very bright light shining outside. At first she was frightened, but then she realized it was probably just Matt or Bill getting up in the middle of the night for some reason.

Just as suddenly as it had come on, thelight flickered22 and vanished. It took Jessie a long time to fall back to sleep.

Meanwhile, Henry, Violet, and Rob had given up trying to find the other canoe in the fog. They went ashore until the fog lifted. Then they decided to go to the next campsite.

Henry guided the canoe across the lake. Before long, Henry and Violet spotted23 a low building in the distance.

“I’m sure that’s the bunkhouse,” Henry said happily. He had been worried they would never find it in the storm. “Now, we can just wait here for the others.”

“Are you sure Jessie and Aunt Jane know where this campsite is?” Violet asked.

“Yes, I pointed it out to them on the map,” Henry answered. “And Jessie has her compass.”

“They’re probably waiting out the storm onshore somewhere,” Rob suggested. He slowly limped toward the building they had seen from the water and disappeared inside.

Henry and Violet followed with some food and their backpacks.

“Oh, no,” Henry suddenly said, more to himself than anyone else. Outside the bunkhouse was a wooden canoe with the name Angela carved in big red letters on both sides.

“It can’t be the same Angela we met in the store,” Violet said. “She had nothing good to say about this canoe trail.”

“I hope you’re right,” Henry said grimly, opening the door to the bunkhouse.

Violet looked around and smiled. The bunkhouse had a fireplace in the main room. A soft rug covered the wooden floor. All the bedrooms had wooden bunk24 beds built into the walls.

“It will be fun to wait for the others in a place like this.” Violet adjusted her purple hair ribbon.

“Yes,” Henry agreed. “It is a nice bunkhouse.”

“Well, I thought I’d have the place to myself this evening,” a familiar voice interrupted.

“Angela,” Henry said. “We thought you didn’t like to canoe on this lake.”

Angela had just entered. She wore fancy waterproof25 shorts, gold jewelry26, and a red sweater with white canoes all over it. Violet noticed the color of her watchband matched the red in her sweater.

“I had some business up here,” Angela said, “or don’t worry, I wouldn’t be anywhere near this awful place.” She put her enormous backpack on the ground with a thud.

Rob came out of one of the bedrooms to see who Violet and Henry were talking to. Violet thought he turned very pale when he saw Angela.

“Hello, I’m Rob Wilson.” He held out his hand.

“You’re staying here, too?” Angela asked rudely. She ignored his outstretched hand.

“I could ask you the same question,” Rob answered.

Angela glared.

“Will you be staying here tonight?” Henry asked politely.

“Well, yes,” Angela said. “In case you haven’t noticed, it’s a miserable27 night out.”

She turned back to Rob. “So who are you?” she demanded.

“I’m a tourist,” Rob answered.

“From England?” Angela asked.

“Yes.” Rob looked more and more nervous.

“How would you have heard about Timberwolf Lake or Catfish Lake in England? This is a very isolated28 part of the country,” Angela remarked.

“I live here now,” Rob said. He seemed eager to end the conversation.

“You’re all canoeing together?” Angela wanted to know.

“Yes,” Violet said shyly. “We met Rob at a campsite a couple of days ago.”

“They very kindly invited me to join them when they saw I’d twisted my ankle,” Rob said with a grateful look at Henry and Violet.

Angela suddenly noticed there were fewer children. “Where’s the rest of your family?”

“We got separated in the storm,” Henry explained.

Rob cleared his throat. “So, what sort of business are you doing?” he asked Angela.

“I’d rather not talk about it,” she snapped. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I must go rest.” She struggled with her backpack and strode out of the room.

When Henry and Violet looked at Rob, he was staring down at the floor. He looked as if he’d just seen a ghost. Without a word, he went back to his room.

Henry and Violet changed out of their wet clothes and had some lunch. Then they walked down to the lake to see if they could spot Aunt Jane’s canoe. Now that the fog had lifted, the lake shone in the late afternoon sun. A small rainbow appeared in the distance.

“What do you think is the matter with Rob?” Violet asked as they walked along the shore.

“I don’t know.” Henry sighed. “He seemed so nervous after seeing Angela.”

“It’s too bad he won’t talk to us,” Violet said.

“I really wish Angela wasn’t at this campsite,” Henry said. “There’s something very suspicious about her. If the others were here, I’d move on.”

He reached their canoe and bent29 down to see if it needed bailing30. “Oh no!” he groaned31.

“What’s the matter?” Violet asked. She looked down at the canoe and gasped32. Everything in it was gone, even the paddles!


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1 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。
2 ashore tNQyT     
adv.在(向)岸上,上岸
参考例句:
  • The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前,孩子们就上岸了。
  • He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。
3 steer 5u5w3     
vt.驾驶,为…操舵;引导;vi.驾驶
参考例句:
  • If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车,我就来驾车。
  • It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。
4 rummaged c663802f2e8e229431fff6cdb444b548     
翻找,搜寻( rummage的过去式和过去分词 ); 已经海关检查
参考例句:
  • I rummaged through all the boxes but still could not find it. 几个箱子都翻腾遍了也没有找到。
  • The customs officers rummaged the ship suspected to have contraband goods. 海关人员仔细搜查了一艘有走私嫌疑的海轮。
5 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。
6 huddled 39b87f9ca342d61fe478b5034beb4139     
挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
  • We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。
7 swirled eb40fca2632f9acaecc78417fd6adc53     
v.旋转,打旋( swirl的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The waves swirled and eddied around the rocks. 波浪翻滚着在岩石周围打旋。
  • The water swirled down the drain. 水打着旋流进了下水道。
8 bail Aupz4     
v.舀(水),保释;n.保证金,保释,保释人
参考例句:
  • One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
  • She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。
9 wavy 7gFyX     
adj.有波浪的,多浪的,波浪状的,波动的,不稳定的
参考例句:
  • She drew a wavy line under the word.她在这个词的下面画了一条波纹线。
  • His wavy hair was too long and flopped just beneath his brow.他的波浪式头发太长了,正好垂在他的眉毛下。
10 rumpled 86d497fd85370afd8a55db59ea16ef4a     
v.弄皱,使凌乱( rumple的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She rumpled his hair playfully. 她顽皮地弄乱他的头发。
  • The bed was rumpled and strewn with phonograph records. 那张床上凌乱不堪,散放着一些唱片。 来自辞典例句
11 forestry 8iBxk     
n.森林学;林业
参考例句:
  • At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
  • Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。
12 catfish 2OHzu     
n.鲶鱼
参考例句:
  • Huge catfish are skinned and dressed by hand.用手剥去巨鲇的皮并剖洗干净。
  • We gigged for catfish off the pier.我们在码头以鱼叉叉鲶鱼。
13 ranger RTvxb     
n.国家公园管理员,护林员;骑兵巡逻队员
参考例句:
  • He was the head ranger of the national park.他曾是国家公园的首席看守员。
  • He loved working as a ranger.他喜欢做护林人。
14 rangers f306109e6f069bca5191deb9b03359e2     
护林者( ranger的名词复数 ); 突击队员
参考例句:
  • Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗? 来自超越目标英语 第3册
  • Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者,所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
15 inviting CqIzNp     
adj.诱人的,引人注目的
参考例句:
  • An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
  • The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人,使人感到亲切温馨。
16 riddle WCfzw     
n.谜,谜语,粗筛;vt.解谜,给…出谜,筛,检查,鉴定,非难,充满于;vi.出谜
参考例句:
  • The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
  • Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。
17 abruptly iINyJ     
adv.突然地,出其不意地
参考例句:
  • He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
  • I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
18 kit D2Rxp     
n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物
参考例句:
  • The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
  • The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。
19 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。
20 ointment 6vzy5     
n.药膏,油膏,软膏
参考例句:
  • Your foot will feel better after the application of this ointment.敷用这药膏后,你的脚会感到舒服些。
  • This herbal ointment will help to close up your wound quickly.这种中草药膏会帮助你的伤口很快愈合。
21 rustling c6f5c8086fbaf68296f60e8adb292798     
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声 adj. 发沙沙声的
参考例句:
  • the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze 树木在微风中发出的沙沙声
  • the soft rustling of leaves 树叶柔和的沙沙声
22 flickered 93ec527d68268e88777d6ca26683cc82     
(通常指灯光)闪烁,摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The lights flickered and went out. 灯光闪了闪就熄了。
  • These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. 这些灯象发狂的交通灯一样不停地闪动着。
23 spotted 7FEyj     
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的
参考例句:
  • The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
  • Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
24 bunk zWyzS     
n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位;废话
参考例句:
  • He left his bunk and went up on deck again.他离开自己的铺位再次走到甲板上。
  • Most economists think his theories are sheer bunk.大多数经济学家认为他的理论纯属胡说。
25 waterproof Ogvwp     
n.防水材料;adj.防水的;v.使...能防水
参考例句:
  • My mother bought me a waterproof watch.我妈妈给我买了一块防水手表。
  • All the electronics are housed in a waterproof box.所有电子设备都储放在一个防水盒中。
26 jewelry 0auz1     
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
参考例句:
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
27 miserable g18yk     
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
参考例句:
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
28 isolated bqmzTd     
adj.与世隔绝的
参考例句:
  • His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
  • Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
29 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
30 bailing dc539a5b66e96b3b3b529f4e45f0d3cc     
(凿井时用吊桶)排水
参考例句:
  • Both fountains were going furiously and both pumps bailing with might and main. 两个人的口水只管喷泉似地朝外涌,两个抽水机全力以赴往外抽水。
  • The mechanical sand-bailing technology makes sand-washing operation more efficient. 介绍了机械捞砂的结构装置及工作原理,提出了现场操作注意事项。
31 groaned 1a076da0ddbd778a674301b2b29dff71     
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
参考例句:
  • He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
  • The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
32 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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