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儿童英语读物 灯塔之谜 The Lighthouse Mystery Chapter 12 解开秘密

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CHAPTER 12
The Secret Is Out

The next day was beautiful. The storm had gone. Everyone got up early and went downstairs to see how Larry was. Dr1. Phillips came early, too. Mr. and Mrs. Cook were still there, sitting by the bed.

“How is the boy?” asked Mr. Alden.

“He is very much better,” said Dr. Phillips. “But he still doesn’t know what he is talking about.”

“Oh.” said Benny, “I think he does.”

“And I do, too,” said Henry. “What is he saying?”

“Oh, the same old thing, about feeding the world. Will you tell me how that makes sense?”

“We’ll show you,” said Henry, “if it’s all right with Larry. That is better than telling. Mr. Cook and Grandfather, you can come with the doctor, too.”

“I don’t need to come,” said Mrs. Cook smiling, “I know all about it. I used to take Larry his supper every night. Here is a key. Your dog always barked and I was sure you’d come out and question me. I’ll stay with Larry now.”

“Eat anything you see,” said Larry, almost smiling.

Then the Aldens led the men down the path to the little white house. Mr. Cook said, “I never guessed a thing.”

Benny said, “Larry comes to work here every night. We thought we smelled fish cooking.” They all went in.

“What is this?” said Dr. Phillips, picking up a little cake.

“Well,” said Henry. “I rather think it is a cake made of seaweed. It was baked in that pan2.”

“Try it,” said Benny. “Larry said we could.” The doctor broke off a piece of the cake and tried it.

“How is it?” asked Benny.

“Not too bad, not too good,” said the doctor.

“But why is Larry using seaweed?” asked Mr. Cook.

“There’s a great deal of it,” said Henry. “Anyone can get it free. It could be made into food people could eat. It would help feed the world.”

The doctor said slowly, “I know the Japanese use it, but they like it. They make cakes and candy and puddings.”

“That is exactly right,” said Henry. “If we liked it, we could have all we wanted just for sending boats out after it.”

Mr. Cook looked at Henry and said, “So that is what my boy was doing—trying to make seaweed taste good. He did know what he was talking about all the time.”

“Then Larry is well if he is talking sense,” said Dr. Phillips. “Only he is still weak. He can get up when he feels able.”

Dr. Phillips went on his way, and the rest went back to Larry. He was sitting up eating his breakfast.

“Tell us, Larry, what you were trying to do,” said Grandfather, sitting down beside the bed.

“Oh, it is so interesting!” cried Larry. “I had to do my experiments with seaweed because plankton3 wouldn’t keep. Uncle Rich Snow always brought me some plankton from the South Seas. He had a refrigerator.”

“We’ve been in that refrigerator,” said Benny, laughing. “We saw your white bags of plankton, but we didn’t know then what it was.”

“I like to look at the plankton under my microscope. But I do wish I had a large microscope. The plankton would be so beautiful. It’s all colors and so many different kinds, and so small you can’t see it at all without the microscope.”

“We saw some plankton when we went to Blue Bay,” said Henry.

“Then you know. If we could only make it good to eat, it would feed the world.”

“Tell us about your experiments,” said Mr. Alden.

“Well, I have tried a good many things. Of course I don’t have much to work with. I mixed the jelly4 of the seaweed with flour and sugar and made cakes and fried5 them. They were not very good. Next time I was going to put in flavoring6.”

“Good work!” said Mr. Alden. “You have done well all alone. Now you need help.”

Then Grandfather went on talking to Mr. Cook. “If you will let Larry go to Adams College, I will help you pay for it.”

“Oh, no,” said Mr. Cook. “That isn’t it! I have enough money. Captain Snow would have given us money, too. I just made up my mind that he couldn’t go, and I hated to give in. You see I never had a chance for much schooling7. I’ve done all right. I couldn’t see why Larry needed to go to college. A waste of money, I thought.” Mr. Cook stopped and then he added8, “I guess I’m quick to lose my temper9 and slow to change my mind.”

“I was like that, too,” said Benny. “I used to howl10 my head off.”

Mr. Cook laughed. He said, “And you think I am howling11 now? All right. He can go.”

Jessie looked at Larry. His eyes were shining. He had forgotten his breakfast.

Mr. Alden said, “Let’s all sit down and talk about this. This is wonderful of you, Mr. Cook. You see, I know Adams College. Henry goes there. They have a teacher who could help Larry on this very work. He will work with Larry, I am sure.”

Larry sat up straight. Watch went over and put his paws12 on the bed and wagged13 his tail.

“That settles14 it,” shouted Benny. “Now Larry is one of the family!”


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1 Dr euozHa     
n.医生,大夫;博士(缩)(= Doctor)
参考例句:
  • Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
  • The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。
2 pan YKHxG     
n.平底锅;v.严厉批评
参考例句:
  • The water had all boiled away and the pan was burned.水煮干了,锅也烧坏了。
  • The eggs were frying in the pan.鸡蛋正在锅里煎。
3 plankton B2IzA     
n.浮游生物
参考例句:
  • Plankton is at the bottom of the marine food chain.浮游生物处于海洋食物链的最底层。
  • The plankton in the sea feeds many kinds of animals. 海的浮游生物成为很多种动物的食物。
4 jelly KaBz4     
n.冻,果子冻,胶状物
参考例句:
  • We had toast and jelly at breakfast.我们早餐吃的是烤面包和果冻。
  • The medicine was a clear jelly.这种药是透明的胶状物。
5 fried osfz81     
adj.油煎的;油炒的
参考例句:
  • I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
  • I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。
6 flavoring es5zvc     
n.调味品,调味料v.给…调味( flavor的现在分词 );给…增添风趣
参考例句:
  • Add a spoonful of banana flavoring. 加一匙香蕉调料。 来自辞典例句
  • A soft, rich candy made of sugar, milk, butter and flavoring. 软糖或水果、坚果通常做夹心的糖果,外面包有一层巧克力。 来自互联网
7 schooling AjAzM6     
n.教育;正规学校教育
参考例句:
  • A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
  • Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。
8 added mzJzm0     
adj.更多的,附加的,额外的
参考例句:
  • They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
  • The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。
9 temper 1IVzg     
n.恶劣的心情,心绪焦躁;性情,脾气
参考例句:
  • The man lost his temper and struck out wildly.那人因发怒而大打出手。
  • One day the man flew at me in a temper.一天,那个人冲着我大发脾气。
10 howl fdgzR     
vi./n.嚎叫;怒吼;嚎哭
参考例句:
  • He gave a howl of pain.他发出一声痛苦的吼叫。
  • The child set up a howl.这个孩子大哭起来。
11 howling n5eyS     
adj.嚎叫v.嗥叫( howl的现在分词 );咆哮;吼叫;哀号
参考例句:
  • We got stuck in a howling blizzard. 我们被困在怒号的暴风雪中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The baby is howling. 这婴儿在大声地啼哭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 paws b78b84c2e20f17cb70ffcff9430ca0ea     
n.爪子( paw的名词复数 );手
参考例句:
  • Take your filthy paws off me! 把你的脏手从我身上拿开!
  • Take your dirty little paws off me! 别用你的小黑手抓着我。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 wagged 60283031c63ec779719fd6c0e9e67a65     
v.(使)摇动,摇摆( wag的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The dog wagged its tail with pleasure. 那条狗高兴得直摇尾巴。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She wagged her finger with mock severity. 她故作严厉地摆了摆手指。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 settles 03fba74b33b105d20c710ab1d0ec968f     
安排( settle的第三人称单数 ); 安放; 安家; (使)安定
参考例句:
  • Some movement in the building will occur as It'settles into the subsoil. 楼房沉到下层土时,楼里就会有动静。
  • 'It's the damp, sir, what settles on my chest and voice,'said Jerry. “我这胸口和嗓子都是叫湿气害的,先生,”杰瑞说。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
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