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儿童英语读物 The Mystery in San Francisco CHAPTER 8 Sounds in the Night

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After dinner, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny went back to Kate’s boat. While they were relaxing on the boat deck, it began to rain.

“We should go inside,” Kate said.

“But it isn’t raining hard,” Jessie said. “May we stay up here for a little bit longer?”

“Okay. I’ll get your jackets,” Kate said. When she came back with them, the children put on their jackets and Kate slipped into her black poncho1.

“Do you have a yellow slicker?” Violet asked.

Kate looked at her. “A yellow slicker? No. Why?”

Violet’s face reddened. “Oh . . . uh . . .”

“Yellow is Violet’s favorite color,” Benny piped up. “Next to purple.”

It began to pour. “I guess it’s time to turn in,” Kate said.

Once the Aldens were settled for the night, they discussed the events of the day.

“Do you suppose Vito is in on this?” Jessie asked.

“Why would Vito be causing trouble for the fishermen?” Henry said. “He needs their fish.”

“I don’t know,” Jessie said. “It just seemed odd seeing that mysterious man in Vito’s kitchen.”

“That’s right,” Violet said. “What was he doing there?”

“Maybe he’s the one who sold fish to Vito,” Benny suggested.

“I don’t think he’s a fisherman,” Violet said. “Where would he get the fish?”

They all thought about that. Finally Jessie said, “Maybe he works for one of the fishermen.”

“That’s possible,” Henry agreed. “He could be helping2 to ruin Charlie’s business so Vito will buy from someone else.”

“What about Kate?” Benny asked. “What was she doing in Sausalito with that man?”

“That wasn’t Kate,” Violet argued. “You heard her say she doesn’t own a yellow slicker.”

“Well, it was Kate we saw in Chinatown,” Benny said.

“We can’t be sure, Benny,” Jessie said.

“What about the red hair?” Benny persisted.

After a silence, Violet said, “Benny, there are lots of people with hair like that. And San Francisco is a big city.”

Jessie yawned. “This is getting way too complicated,” she said.

Late that night, Benny awoke with a start. “What was that?” he whispered. There it was again: the noise that had awakened3 him.

At the window, Henry said, “I think someone’s on Charlie’s dock.”

Beside him, Jessie murmured, “Someone is out there. See that light?”

Violet and Benny crept out of bed. Before they could reach the window, another sound cut through the silence.

Breaking glass!

“What’s happening?” Benny asked.

“The light went out,” Henry told him.

Jessie peered through the window. “I don’t see anyone.”

“It’s too dark out there,” Henry said as he returned to bed. “And we don’t know our way around the dock very well. Let’s check it out in the morning.”

Benny climbed under the covers. “Maybe Charlie came back to sleep on the boat again.”

“Charlie doesn’t use a light,” Henry reminded him.

“Maybe he needed one tonight,” Violet said. “There’s no moon.”

“We’ll have to wait until morning to find out,” Jessie said.

The next morning, they awoke to the sound of foghorns4.

Henry looked at the clock. “It’s late,” he said. “We’d better get moving.”

They dressed quickly.

“I wonder if Kate’s still sleeping,” Violet said.

In the main cabin, Jessie had the answer. “She isn’t here.”

They went outside on the deck to look for her. She wasn’t there, either. In the distance, a patch of yellow shone through the drifting fog.

Violet squinted5 through the haze6. “Look!” she said. “It’s the woman in the yellow slicker.”

“And she’s on Joe Martin’s boat!” Jessie added.

Benny nodded. “It’s Kate,” he said. “She’s in on this with Joe Martin.”

“Let’s go,” Henry urged. “We’ll see what she’s up to.”

They hurried inside, grabbed their jackets, dashed back outside, and hopped7 onto the dock. Then they raced along the walkway to Charlie’s and Joe’s pier8.

The red-haired woman was gone!

“We should tell Charlie about Kate,” Benny said.

“Tell him what?” Henry asked.

“That she and Joe Martin and that strange man are causing all the trouble,” Benny answered.

“But we don’t know for sure, Benny,” Jessie said.

“Charlie would never believe us,” Henry added.

“I don’t even believe it,” Violet said.

“Yoo-hoo!” someone called.

It was Kate. She hurried toward them.

“She’s not wearing the yellow slicker,” Violet observed.

“Maybe we didn’t see her on Joe’s boat,” Violet said. “Maybe we didn’t see anyone. Maybe it was a trick of the fog.”

Kate came up beside them. She was carrying a shopping bag. “I bought sourdough bread — a San Francisco specialty9 — for our breakfast,” she said. “And lots of good snacks for later.”

From his boat, Charlie called, “Are you landlubbers ready to set sail?”

“What’s a landlubber?” Benny whispered.

Henry answered, “Someone who lives on the land and doesn’t know much about the sea.”

Benny chuckled10. “That’s us.”

Kate led the parade to the boat. Waiting his turn to board, Henry saw something glistening11 on the dock. He leaned over and picked it up. It was a piece of broken glass.

“Come on, Henry,” Charlie urged him. “The fish are waiting.”

Henry set the glass fragment on top of a barrel where no one would step on it. Then he hopped aboard.

“Is the radio fixed12?” Violet asked. She didn’t want to be stuck out in the water again.

“Fixed,” Charlie said. “Everything’s shipshape.” Charlie backed the Chum away from the dock. “This is going to be a good day. I can feel it in my bones.”

The Aldens hoped he was right.
 


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1 poncho 9OkxP     
n.斗篷,雨衣
参考例句:
  • He yawned and curled his body down farther beneath the poncho.他打了个呵欠,把身子再蜷拢点儿,往雨披里缩了缩。
  • The poncho is made of nylon.这雨披是用尼龙制造的。
2 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
3 awakened de71059d0b3cd8a1de21151c9166f9f0     
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
参考例句:
  • She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
  • The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 foghorns b79822a4f1f75c5d5441f4b60c23ba25     
n.(大雾时发出响亮而低沉的声音以警告其他船只的)雾角,雾喇叭( foghorn的名词复数 )
参考例句:
5 squinted aaf7c56a51bf19a5f429b7a9ddca2e9b     
斜视( squint的过去式和过去分词 ); 眯着眼睛; 瞟; 从小孔或缝隙里看
参考例句:
  • Pulling his rifle to his shoulder he squinted along the barrel. 他把枪顶肩,眯起眼睛瞄准。
  • I squinted through the keyhole. 我从锁眼窥看。
6 haze O5wyb     
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊
参考例句:
  • I couldn't see her through the haze of smoke.在烟雾弥漫中,我看不见她。
  • He often lives in a haze of whisky.他常常是在威士忌的懵懂醉意中度过的。
7 hopped 91b136feb9c3ae690a1c2672986faa1c     
跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花
参考例句:
  • He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
  • He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车,向市区开去。
8 pier U22zk     
n.码头;桥墩,桥柱;[建]窗间壁,支柱
参考例句:
  • The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害,专家担心它已不能负重。
  • The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。
9 specialty SrGy7     
n.(speciality)特性,特质;专业,专长
参考例句:
  • Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
  • His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。
10 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。
11 glistening glistening     
adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
  • Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。 来自《用法词典》
12 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
参考例句:
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
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