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儿童英语读物 Bicycle Mystery CHAPTER 9 Lucky Day

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We aren’t used to traffic,” said Jessie, laughing. “We haven’t met many cars, Ben.”

Benny said excitedly, “But this one is stopping! Oho! It’s trying to stop us!”

The car drove up so near the Aldens that they had to get off their bikes.

Jessie whispered, “It’s that same man and woman who wanted to buy Shadow—or just take him.”

This time both the man and woman got out of their car. The man said, “I’ve been thinking about you kids. Are you sure you didn’t steal this dog?”

“Steal him!” exclaimed1 Benny. “Of course we didn’t steal him! We wouldn’t steal anything, not even a penny.”

“But you still have a dog that doesn’t belong to you. You say that yourselves. We saw you before, remember?”

“Look here,” Henry said, “we are on our way home now. We have been trying all the time to find out who owns the dog.”

“Well, that’s what you say,” said the man. “You don’t want the police to find you with a missing2 dog, do you? I know what that dog is worth as a show dog. You’d better sell him to me.”

The woman bent3 over to pat4 Shadow, but the little dog growled5.

Just then another car came along. The driver slowed down and put his head out the window.

“Any trouble over there?” he asked kindly6.

“Well, a little,” said Henry.

“I say a lot!” exclaimed Benny. “This dog has followed us for four days on our bicycle trip. Now this man says we stole the dog, but we didn’t. We are going home now to find the owner.”

The stranger looked at the man and woman closely7. Then he looked at the Aldens. He said, “Can’t you folks see that these young people are telling the truth? I never saw them before, but I would trust them. They look honest to me.”

“Well, you can’t tell by looks,” argued the man. “They have had a strange dog with them for four days, and they don’t know where he came from. Maybe they did steal him. Nobody can tell for sure.”

“Well,” said the man in the car, “I think you had better be on your way. Never mind about the dog. He isn’t your dog, either, is he?”

Now the couple saw that the young people had some real help. They turned and got into their car and drove away.

“Look!” said Benny. “Look at their license8 plates.”

Jessie said, “What do you know! Those people are two thousand miles away from their home. That license plate is from the West Coast, and here they are in New England.”

Henry nodded. “Maybe they are the ones who try to pick up dogs. People do steal dogs and sell them.”

“Did you get their license number?” asked the stranger, starting his motor.

“I did,” said Violet9.

“I did,” said Benny. “I can remember it.”

“I wrote it down myself,” the stranger said. “I don’t think they will bother you again. But if they should, here is my card with my name and address.” He handed a card to Henry.

The Aldens read the card. It said Hartman’s Detective Agency10.

Benny asked, “Are you a plainclothes detective, Mr. Hartman?”

“Well, something like that,” replied the man with a smile.

Violet said, “Oh, I am so glad you came along. I don’t like trouble, and those people seem to be trying to make trouble for us.”

Jessie said, “We certainly thank you for taking our part.”

“You’re very welcome. Glad I could help,” said Mr. Hartman, driving away.

The Aldens stood still for a minute and watched the car drive out of sight.

“Well, I’m all tired out!” said Benny crossly. “All that fuss11 over a nice little dog. Makes me mad!”

Jessie looked closely at Benny. He did not say things like this very often. “I’ll tell you what we’ll do,” she said. “Let’s eat lunch early. That will be something different to do. Just look for a place to eat.”

They all agreed that this was a good idea, and they pedaled12 off down the road. Shadow was glad, too. He ran ahead, barking. Violet came last.

A mile later, the others heard Violet call, “Wait!”

They stopped and Jessie called back, “What is it, Violet?”

“I’ve got a flat tire,” said Violet. “I must have run over something very sharp.”

Henry looked at the tire. “I should say you did. It’s a sharp stone shaped just like an arrow. The tire is cut through. It will have to be fixed13 before you can ride on it.”

“A new tire might be better,” Jessie said.

Benny said, “Well, I guess this isn’t our day. We’ll have to find a place that fixes bikes. It would be neat if we could find a repair shop that serves meals. Or a restaurant that mends bikes.”

The others had to laugh as they all walked along pushing their bicycles.

Jessie was glad that Benny could make jokes again, but she wondered how far they would have to walk to find a repair shop.

They all looked down every side road and at every sign along the way. After a mile or so, they saw a big building in the distance. Soon they could read the sign, “Stop at Big Jeko’s Place.”

“Look,” said Jessie. “Is that a gas station?”

“I don’t know,” replied Henry. “It looks like a junk shop to me.”

But in a minute a big giant of a man looked out of the open door. “Trouble?” he called. “Come in and I see.”

Violet gave him her bicycle and they all watched him anxiously. Then Big Jeko nodded and smiled, “I fix quick. You going far?”

“Yes,” replied Henry. “We’re going to Greenfield.”

“I know Greenfield,” said the man. “Too far away. Maybe I fix tire and maybe it come off. I guess a new tire for this bike.”

“I think so, too,” agreed Henry. “Have you a tire the right size?”

“All sizes.” Big Jeko took down a tire hanging on the wall and began to take off the old one.

Violet said, “It’s my bike. I’m glad you can fix it.”

Big Jeko went on working. He said, “I come from Bulgaria. Speak poor English. But you are good kids. Not like some. A good dog, too.”

Shadow was indeed a good dog. He sat still and waited without a whine14. He sniffed15 the air.

Violet said, “Mr. Jeko, we were looking for a restaurant when I had my flat tire. Do you know a good place to eat?”

The big man laughed. “Yes, I know. Right here. Big Jeko’s Place.”

“You mean you serve meals here?” exclaimed Benny. He looked around curiously16. He didn’t see any place where they could eat.

“No. Just today I serve lunch for you. Look in there.” He pointed17 to the back room.

Benny and Jessie looked in. Something smelled delicious. There was an old-fashioned18 stove with a black kettle on top. A woman turned around and smiled at the Aldens. “You like pilaf?” she said. “You stay for pilaf.”

The Aldens looked at each other. Jessie said, “I don’t know why not. Let’s stay, Henry.”

Big Jeko’s wife said, “Good. Sit down, please.” She took four bowls off a shelf.

Then she put the pilaf into each bowl. “You eat,” she said to the Aldens. “Here, dog.” She put a big lamb bone on the floor for Shadow. There was a lot of meat on it.

The lunch was made of rice and lamb and onions and tomatoes and all sorts of delicious things, just what the Alden children liked. They ate the pilaf with pieces of hard bread.

When they had finished eating, they all thanked the woman and went out into the shop. The bike was fixed, and Henry paid Big Jeko for the tire and the lunch.

Then Big Jeko surprised them. He said, “You like dog show? Dog show here in Ashby? I have tickets.”

“You have tickets to sell?” asked Jessie. “We have heard of the dog show in Ashby.”

“I have lots of tickets,” Big Jeko replied. “I make all the cages for dogs. I make wire cages.” He pointed to some square cages in the corner. “Then they give me lots of tickets.”

Benny said, “Oh, we could use four tickets. This dog with us is a show dog. He ought to be in the show, really.”

“Yes, I know,” said Big Jeko. “Good show dog.” He handed four tickets to Henry.

The Aldens shook hands with Big Jeko and got on their bikes. “We won’t forget you, Mr. Jeko,” said Violet. “You were so kind to us.”

They all waved good-bye and rode away.

“I take it all back about our day,” said Benny. “We got our lunch, we got the bike fixed, and now we have four tickets to the dog show. It’s our lucky day, after all.”
 


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1 exclaimed 68e477dcdab3965d2189fb7276ee5041     
vt.exclaim的过去式v.呼喊,惊叫,大声说( exclaim的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • "We have a good chance of winning," he exclaimed optimistically. “我们很可能获胜。”他乐观地喊道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She exclaimed in delight when she saw the presents. 她见到礼品高兴得叫了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 missing 3nTzx7     
adj.遗失的,缺少的,失踪的
参考例句:
  • Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具,看有无丢失。
  • All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了,就短他一个。
3 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。
4 pat 8vhyZ     
n.轻拍,拍打声;vt.轻拍,拍打;vi.轻跑,轻击;adv.适时,彻底;adj.油腔滑调的,恰好的,合适的
参考例句:
  • Could you hear the pat?你能听到轻轻的拍击声吗?
  • He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。
5 growled 65a0c9cac661e85023a63631d6dab8a3     
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
参考例句:
  • \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道:“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 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。
7 closely XwNzIh     
adv.紧密地;严密地,密切地
参考例句:
  • We shall follow closely the development of the situation.我们将密切注意形势的发展。
  • The two companies are closely tied up with each other.这两家公司之间有密切联系。
8 license B9TzU     
n.执照,许可证,特许;v.许可,特许
参考例句:
  • The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
  • The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
9 violet 8h3wm     
adj.紫色的;n.紫罗兰
参考例句:
  • She likes to wear violet dresses.他喜欢穿紫色的衣服。
  • Violet is the color of wisdom,peace and strength.紫色是智慧的,和平的和力量的颜色。
10 agency iKcy0     
n.经办;代理;代理处
参考例句:
  • This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
  • He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。
11 fuss Ifkz4     
n.过分关心,过分体贴,大惊小怪,小题大作
参考例句:
  • My mother makes a fuss of me every time I come home.我每次回家,母亲总对我体贴备至。
  • Stop all this fuss and do your homework.别大惊小怪了,去做你的家庭作业吧。
12 pedaled cf570c9c2cdf9b44332328334780988b     
vt.& vi.踩自行车的踏板(pedal的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • She pedaled her bicycle slowly up the hill. 她骑自行车慢慢上山。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • With these instructions, he straddled his bike once again and pedaled off. 小伙子在她身后跨上车子,边说边飞快地骑跑了。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
13 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。
14 whine VMNzc     
v.哀号,号哭;n.哀鸣
参考例句:
  • You are getting paid to think,not to whine.支付给你工资是让你思考而不是哀怨的。
  • The bullet hit a rock and rocketed with a sharp whine.子弹打在一块岩石上,一声尖厉的呼啸,跳飞开去。
15 sniffed ccb6bd83c4e9592715e6230a90f76b72     
v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说
参考例句:
  • When Jenney had stopped crying she sniffed and dried her eyes. 珍妮停止了哭泣,吸了吸鼻子,擦干了眼泪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The dog sniffed suspiciously at the stranger. 狗疑惑地嗅着那个陌生人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 curiously 3v0zIc     
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
参考例句:
  • He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
  • He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。
17 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。
18 old-fashioned FmIzps     
adj.旧式的,保守的,挑剔的
参考例句:
  • Why do you still dress in an old-fashioned mode?你为什么还穿款式陈旧的衣服?
  • Here is an old-fashioned pump for drawing water from a well.这里有一个旧式水泵可从井里抽水。
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