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儿童英语读物 The Mystery in the Mall CHAPTER 7 Sent Away

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As soon as they arrived at Penny’s Emporium the next morning, the Aldens heard popcorn1 popping. Penny stood at the cash register, ringing up a sale. When Janet saw the Aldens, she disappeared into the storeroom.

“I must say, she spends more time back there than out in the store sometimes,” Penny told the Aldens. “Well, I’m glad you Aldens are here to lend a few hands again. I’m off to visit some of my suppliers today.”

“What would you like us to do?” Jessie asked.

“You and Violet can stock the pushcart2 with some souvenir snow globes of Hope Harbor. People love those. Hap3 offered to bring up some shipments from the warehouse4, but I’d rather send Henry down instead. Every time I turn around, Hap Merchant is in my way! As for Benny, he’s my caramel corn man. I just made a batch5 that he can scoop6 into the boxes. If anybody comes in for pirate pictures, both boys can do that. See you in a few hours.”

After Penny left, Jessie and Violet knocked on the storeroom door. They found Janet shaking the plastic snow globes and staring into each one.

“Penny said for us to put some of those out on the pushcart,” Violet said, picking up one of the snow globes.

Janet looked cross. “Put that down. They’re not ready to be sold yet. I have to check them first. Take some of those carved wooden boxes for the pushcart instead.”

Jessie and Violet looked at each other.

Finally Jessie spoke7 up. “But ... but Penny said—”

“Never mind what Penny said,” Janet interrupted. “I’ll explain to her about these later. Take the wooden boxes.”

Jessie and Violet obeyed. Quietly they stocked the pushcart with wooden boxes, some souvenir pot holders8, and some gift mugs. They pushed the cart into the mall area.

“I wonder why she was staring into all those snow globes,” Violet said to Jessie.

Jessie sighed. “It doesn’t matter. It’s not worth arguing with Janet.”

The girls were soon too busy to think about Janet. Inside the store, Benny filled up caramel corn boxes. When he was done, he went over to help Henry with the pirate photos.

“Go back and ask Janet to give you some film from the storeroom. There’s none left here,” Henry told Benny.

Janet didn’t like being interrupted. “What are you doing here?” she asked Benny when he entered the storeroom. “I thought Penny wanted you to fill up the popcorn boxes.”

Benny gulped9. He never seemed to say the right thing around this young woman. “I finished that already. Henry said to ask you something.” He took a deep breath but no words came out.

Janet shoved some boxes onto a shelf. “Well, what do you want? I’m very busy.”

“Henry says he needs film,” Benny said quickly. “There’s no more in the camera.”

“Well, tell him he’ll have to go to Fast Photo to pick up some more film.”

At that moment, the back door to the storeroom opened. The young crewman from the docks stood there looking at Benny, then at Janet.

“I ... uh ... guess I came in the wrong way again,” the young man said. “I’ll go around and come in the front way.”

Janet stood up. “Never mind. You can go through here.”

The crewman stepped over the boxes in the storeroom. Janet and Benny trailed after him into the shop.

Janet went straight over to Henry. “I need the four of you to run errands for me. First, get some film from Fast Photo. Just charge it to the shop.”

Jessie decided10 to speak up. “Are you sure all four of us have to go, Janet? Penny asked us to help sell things from the pushcart. You’ll be the only one in the store.”

Janet put her hands on her hips11. “I’ve done it before. In fact, covering the shop by myself is easier than supervising new people. If you really want to help out, then please pick up what I need.” With that, Janet turned away from the children.

“Those two seem to know each other,” Violet whispered to Jessie, “but they act like strangers when we’re around.”

“Know what?” Benny asked, whispering. “That man came in the storeroom again by mistake.”

“I noticed that,” Jessie said. “Customers aren’t supposed to use the back entrance. I wonder how he got in. You need a key to the back staircase.”

When Janet saw the children whispering, she came over to them again. “If all you’re doing is standing12 around talking, then do it during the errands I asked you to do.”

“First, I’m going down to the warehouse to pick up those boxes Penny told me about,” Henry said.

“What boxes?” Janet demanded.

“Hap told Penny there were deliveries for the shop that arrived,” Henry explained. “I was going to pick them up now, then go on your errands.”

Janet wasn’t having any of this. “I’m afraid my errands are more urgent. I’ll make other arrangements for someone to pick up those boxes. Now, all of you, please get going.”

“Whew, I wish people would make up their minds,” Henry said after the children left the store. “Penny tells us one thing, then when she’s gone, Janet wants something else.”

Jessie frowned. “You know what I’ve noticed? Janet never wants Henry to pick up shipments when she’s around.”

Henry shrugged13. “Well, she’s in charge whenever Penny’s gone, so I guess we should do what she says.”

Before he left with Henry and his sisters, Benny remembered something. “Well, I’m bringing my monkey with me. I don’t want to leave it here anymore.”

Benny went to fetch his monkey from under the counter.

“I thought you left,” Janet said.

Benny scooted past the young woman. “I forgot something.”

Jessie followed Benny behind the counter. Bending down, Jessie slid her hand back and forth14 over the shelf where she and Benny had hidden the bag. “Benny, you didn’t move the bag this morning, did you?”

Now Benny scooted behind the counter. “Don’t worry, Jessie. It’s behind a box. I know it’s there. I’ll get it.”

But when Benny moved the box, he discovered the space behind it was totally empty.

 


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1 popcorn 8lUzJI     
n.爆米花
参考例句:
  • I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时,喜欢吃爆米花。
  • He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后,嘴里塞满了爆米花。
2 pushcart Ck5zeh     
n.手推车
参考例句:
  • He peddled fish from a pushcart.他推着手推车沿街卖鱼。
  • Children of slum dwellers play under a pushcart in New Delhi,India.印度新德里,贫民窟的孩子们在一辆手推车下玩耍。
3 hap Ye7xE     
n.运气;v.偶然发生
参考例句:
  • Some have the hap,some stick in the gap.有的人走运, 有的人倒霉。
  • May your son be blessed by hap and happiness.愿你儿子走运幸福。
4 warehouse 6h7wZ     
n.仓库;vt.存入仓库
参考例句:
  • We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
  • The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。
5 batch HQgyz     
n.一批(组,群);一批生产量
参考例句:
  • The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
  • I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。
6 scoop QD1zn     
n.铲子,舀取,独家新闻;v.汲取,舀取,抢先登出
参考例句:
  • In the morning he must get his boy to scoop it out.早上一定得叫佣人把它剜出来。
  • Uh,one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.我要一勺咖啡的和一勺巧克力的。
7 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。
8 holders 79c0e3bbb1170e3018817c5f45ebf33f     
支持物( holder的名词复数 ); 持有者; (支票等)持有人; 支托(或握持)…之物
参考例句:
  • Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
  • It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识,才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事,同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。
9 gulped 4873fe497201edc23bc8dcb50aa6eb2c     
v.狼吞虎咽地吃,吞咽( gulp的过去式和过去分词 );大口地吸(气);哽住
参考例句:
  • He gulped down the rest of his tea and went out. 他把剩下的茶一饮而尽便出去了。
  • She gulped nervously, as if the question bothered her. 她紧张地咽了一下,似乎那问题把她难住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 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。
11 hips f8c80f9a170ee6ab52ed1e87054f32d4     
abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯,耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 );[建筑学]屋脊;臀围(尺寸);臀部…的
参考例句:
  • She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
  • They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 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。
13 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》
14 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
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