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儿童英语读物 The Mystery on Stage CHAPTER 6 A Familiar Face?

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“Benny, what are you going to use that star for?” Violet asked a few days later. Benny was at the kitchen table. He had glue, scissors, cardboard, and a small pile of shiny gold paper spread in front of him.

“I’m making Watch a gold star for his doghouse.” Benny carefully cut out the cardboard star Violet had drawn1 for him.

Violet smiled. “Watch has been doing well in rehearsal2.”

“Yes.” Benny nodded. “Nothing’s gone wrong for a few days. Jim doesn’t even yell as much anymore.” Benny continued cutting the cardboard.

“Grandfather is taking us all out to dinner,” Violet told Benny.

“Really!” Benny exclaimed. He put down his scissors. “I hope we’re going to the pizzeria.”

“If that’s where you want to go, Benny, the pizzeria it will be,” Grandfather said as he came into the kitchen. “Are you ready to leave soon?”

“I am sort of hungry,” Benny admitted.

At dinner, Benny ordered two slices of his favorite pizza — pepperoni with special tomato sauce and lots of cheese. He also asked for apple juice and a green salad.

Henry took a bite of his pizza. “You know, the man at the table by the window looks kind of familiar,” he remarked.

Violet and Jessie looked sideways. “I think I’ve seen his picture in the paper,” Jessie said. She poured some dressing3 on her salad.

Grandfather frowned a little. “I know I’ve seen him before, too,” he said slowly. “I just can’t remember where.”

Benny reached for his glass of apple juice. “I don’t know him,” he said. “Oops!” Benny shouted as his glass of juice spilled onto the red-and-white checked tablecloth4.

Several people in the restaurant turned toward their table, including the man who looked familiar. When he saw the Aldens, he started to nod in their direction, then suddenly stopped and turned away.

A waiter in a white apron5 hurried over with a wet cloth. Another waiter brought Benny a new glass of juice.

“Did you see that?” Violet asked her sister.

“What, the juice spilling?” Jessie asked.

“No.” Violet shook her head. “That man who looked familiar knows us, too, I think.”

Jessie turned toward the man, but he had put on his coat and was heading out the door. She shrugged6. “I guess he must have finished eating,” she said to Violet.

Benny took a big sip7 from his new glass. “This juice tastes much better,” he told the waiter, who laughed.

“Enjoy the rest of your meal,” the waiter said.

Soo Lee carefully put her glass of grape juice on the table. “I hope it doesn’t spill,” she said.

Grandfather said, “Don’t worry. Oh, Soo Lee that reminds me.” He turned in his chair to face her. “Alice dropped off a suitcase of clothes for you today. She said you could stay at our house until the play is over.”

Soo Lee smiled happily. She liked staying with her cousins.

Benny pushed aside his empty plate. “You know,” he told his family, “Watch really liked his gold star. I put it on his house before we left.”

“How do you know he liked it?” Henry teased.

“Because he tried to jump up and lick it,” Benny said.

Grandfather chuckled8. “I hope his stardom doesn’t go to his head,” he remarked, as he looked proudly around the table. “You’re all doing so well with this play.”

“Oh, we’re enjoying it,” Jessie said. “It’s just too bad so many funny things happened in the beginning.”

“At least, Melody’s been on her best behavior at rehearsals,” Violet remarked.

“I’ve noticed that,” Henry said. He poured himself some water from the pitcher9. “That talk with Jim must have really scared her.”

“You really think she’s the one who made the phone call, wrote the note, and took all those props10?” Jessie asked.

“Don’t forget the ripped costume,” Benny reminded her.

“I don’t know what to think,” Henry said slowly. “At first I thought Melody wanted to give Sarah a bad time for getting the lead, but now I’m not so sure.”

“I know what you mean.” Jessie played with her spoon. “Melody seems really scared when anything bad happens, and lately she’s tried to do her best.”

“I don’t think she wants to hurt the show,” Violet agreed.

“Then who does?” Benny wondered.

“That’s what we have to find out.” Henry said.

As the Aldens drove home from the restaurant, they passed the Community Playhouse.

“Hey, look!” Benny shouted. A bright light shone from the second floor.

“That’s where the stage is. Maybe someone is practicing,” Soo Lee suggested.

“So late?” Grandfather asked, looking at his watch.

“We saw Jim turn all the lights out after rehearsal. He even locked the door. No one’s supposed to be in there,” Violet pointed11 out.

“No, but someone is,” Henry said.

Grandfather stopped the car and the Aldens got out. Henry tried the door, but it was locked.

“That’s funny,” Violet said.

“Maybe Jim or Nancy came back to check on something and forgot to turn the lights off,” Jessie said.

“Well, there’s nothing we can do now,” Grandfather said.

“We’ll tell Jim in the morning,” said Henry.

“He’s not going to like this,” Benny added.


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1 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
2 rehearsal AVaxu     
n.排练,排演;练习
参考例句:
  • I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
  • You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。
3 dressing 1uOzJG     
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
参考例句:
  • Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
  • The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
4 tablecloth lqSwh     
n.桌布,台布
参考例句:
  • He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.他坐在那儿沉思,轻轻地抚弄着桌布。
  • She smoothed down a wrinkled tablecloth.她把起皱的桌布熨平了。
5 apron Lvzzo     
n.围裙;工作裙
参考例句:
  • We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
  • She stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。
6 shrugged 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce     
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀,什么也没说。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩,装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 sip Oxawv     
v.小口地喝,抿,呷;n.一小口的量
参考例句:
  • She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。
  • Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。
8 chuckled 8ce1383c838073977a08258a1f3e30f8     
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
  • She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情,她就轻轻地暗自发笑。
9 pitcher S2Gz7     
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐;(棒球)投手
参考例句:
  • He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
  • Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。
10 props 50fe03ab7bf37089a7e88da9b31ffb3b     
小道具; 支柱( prop的名词复数 ); 支持者; 道具; (橄榄球中的)支柱前锋
参考例句:
  • Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
  • The government props up the prices of farm products to support farmers' incomes. 政府保持农产品价格不变以保障农民们的收入。
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。
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