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儿童英语读物 The Mystery Cruise CHAPTER 4 Trouble Aboard

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After dinner the children went shopping. The ship’s stores were well-stocked. Each child bought something. Violet bought a blue T-shirt with West Wind printed across a white cruise ship, Jessie a roll of film, Henry a pair of socks, and Benny a red T-shirt like Violet’s.

They sauntered from one shop to another, halting at a jeweler’s window to study the rubies1, diamonds, and emeralds. Going on they looked in a toy store, which was filled with stuffed animals. Their final stop was at a ship’s store with miniature cruise ships, sailor caps, and flags from all nations.

Grandfather had promised they could stay up for the late night buffet2, so after shopping they walked around the deck, admiring the moonlit waters and the far-off lights of another cruise ship.

“Let’s go by the radio room,” Henry urged, “and see if they’ve fixed3 the radio.”

“Good idea,” Violet said. “I hope for Max’s sake that it’s repaired.”

When they arrived at the radio room, several officers were talking.

“Hi,” Benny said. “Can you send a message now?”

“Yes,” replied an officer. His uniform, decorated with gold braid, was sparkling white. He smiled. “Did you wish to send one?”

“Not me,” Benny hastily replied.

“We have a friend, though, who would like to,” Jessie said.

“Do you mean Max Greene?”

“Yes,” Jessie said, surprised that he knew who she was talking about.

“The radio has been repaired, but Max Greene was in some time ago and used the phone,” the officer said.

“Oh, good.” Violet sighed with relief. She was pleased that Max had got his message through after all.

“What was the problem?” Henry questioned.

“Several wires had been pulled loose,” the officer answered. “It wasn’t difficult to repair.”

Satisfied, Henry turned to the others. “Let’s head for the late night buffet.”

The officer chuckled4. “Don’t eat too much.”

When they arrived at the grand ballroom5, the display of food was spectacular. A dolphin ice sculpture dominated the colorful table of sandwiches, ham, cheeses, chocolate cakes, pies, ice creams, puddings, and coffee.

“What would you like?” Isaac asked, coming up behind Benny.

“Isaac!” Benny exclaimed, whirling about. “I’m glad to see you. I’d like a taste of everything.”

Isaac threw back his head and laughed. “Here,” he said, pointing at a huge cake, “try this lemon cake. It’s as light as a fleecy cloud.”

“I’ll have two pieces,” Benny answered promptly6.

Jessie smiled. “Save room for that luscious-looking strawberry pie, Benny.” She turned to Isaac. “I’m Jessie Alden, this is Violet, and behind me is Henry. We saw you in the kitchen yesterday, but we didn’t introduce ourselves.”

Isaac bowed. “My pleasure!” He bustled7 to the counter and scooped8 up a cherry tart9. “This is delicious,” he said proudly, eager to please them. “It’s one of my specialties10.”

“Thanks,” Violet said. “It’s nice to have a chef tell us the best things to eat.” She hesitated, then added shyly, “Benny said you might let us help out a little in the kitchen.”

“That would be fun,” Henry said, helping11 himself to a large piece of coconut12 cream pie.

“How about tomorrow?” Isaac asked. “I need eight hundred dollops of whipped cream to top my raspberry tarts13.”

Benny’s mouth formed a big O. “Eight hundred scoops14 of whipped cream. Wow! I’ll be at the kitchen early.”

“We all will,” Jessie promised.

“Good,” Isaac replied. “Come by anytime after ten o’clock.”

“We’ll be there,” Henry said quickly, with a nod.

Frowning, Tom Bishop15 rushed by them. “Hello,” he called briefly16 and then hurried on.

“Looks like Tom has other things on his mind than chatting with us,” Violet said, sounding puzzled.

“Odd isn’t it?” Jessie asked. “He’s usually so friendly.”

“Weird,” Benny mumbled17. “And just when I wanted to ask him how much weight he could lift!”

When they finished eating, they went back on deck. They slowly stopped when they saw Heather. “Let’s say hello,” Violet said.

They waited patiently in the doorway18 until Heather had finished dictating19 a message to the radio man.

Heather tilted20 her head. “Just say, ‘Thanks for the roses. Everything is going along fine.’ End of message.”

Jessie glanced at Henry, who lightly shrugged21.

“Hi, Heather,” Violet said.

“Oh,” Heather said, looking up, “how are you?” She brushed by them as she hurried out. “I must go,” she said apologetically.

“Let’s find Max,” Henry said, annoyed by Heather’s coolness.

They went to the cafeteria where Max was sitting alone, drinking coffee. He called to them. “Hi, won’t you join me?”

Henry sat next to Max. “The radio is repaired, Max.”

“It doesn’t matter,” Max answered. “I phoned in my message.” He still appeared agitated22. “From now on, I’ll use the phone. It’s faster.”

Max’s business must be urgent, Violet thought.

“Do you want some dessert?” Benny asked, concerned that Max wasn’t eating anything.

Max shook his head and a flicker23 of a smile crossed his face. “Thanks, Benny, but I’ve lost my taste for sweets.”

Benny shook his head, not understanding how anyone could not like chocolate cake.

“As a matter of fact,” Max said, “I’m waiting for the radio man to bring me an answer to the phone message that I left on my doctor’s answering machine. I told the radio man where I’d be, so he should be here any minute.”

“I’m glad,” Jessie said. Maybe if his message was good news, Max could settle down and enjoy the voyage.

As they were talking, the radio officer approached Max. He leaned over and said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Greene, but no messages are coming through. It seems both the radio and the phone are out of order.”

Nervously24, Max jumped up, upsetting his coffee.

Quickly, Violet grabbed a handful of napkins and sopped25 up the hot liquid. She wondered what was going on. Surely this was no simple mechanical difficulty. Not when both the radio and the phone had been knocked out. Was someone deliberately26 causing trouble for Max?


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1 rubies 534be3a5d4dab7c1e30149143213b88f     
红宝石( ruby的名词复数 ); 红宝石色,深红色
参考例句:
  • a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls 缠着珍珠的红宝石项链
  • The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds. 王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。
2 buffet 8sXzg     
n.自助餐;饮食柜台;餐台
参考例句:
  • Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐?
  • Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗?
3 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。
4 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。
5 ballroom SPTyA     
n.舞厅
参考例句:
  • The boss of the ballroom excused them the fee.舞厅老板给他们免费。
  • I go ballroom dancing twice a week.我一个星期跳两次交际舞。
6 promptly LRMxm     
adv.及时地,敏捷地
参考例句:
  • He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
  • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
7 bustled 9467abd9ace0cff070d56f0196327c70     
闹哄哄地忙乱,奔忙( bustle的过去式和过去分词 ); 催促
参考例句:
  • She bustled around in the kitchen. 她在厨房里忙得团团转。
  • The hostress bustled about with an assumption of authority. 女主人摆出一副权威的样子忙来忙去。
8 scooped a4cb36a9a46ab2830b09e95772d85c96     
v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等)
参考例句:
  • They scooped the other newspapers by revealing the matter. 他们抢先报道了这件事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. 车轮搅起的石块,在车身下发出不吉祥的锤击声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 tart 0qIwH     
adj.酸的;尖酸的,刻薄的;n.果馅饼;淫妇
参考例句:
  • She was learning how to make a fruit tart in class.她正在课上学习如何制作水果馅饼。
  • She replied in her usual tart and offhand way.她开口回答了,用她平常那种尖酸刻薄的声调随口说道。
10 specialties 4f19670e38d5e63c785879e223b3bde0     
n.专门,特性,特别;专业( specialty的名词复数 );特性;特制品;盖印的契约
参考例句:
  • Great Books are popular, not pedantic. They are not written by specialists about specialties for specialists. 名著绝不引经据典,艰深难懂,而是通俗易读。它们不是专家为专业人员撰写的专业书籍。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
  • Brain drains may represent a substantial reduction in some labor force skills and specialties. 智力外流可能表示某种劳动力技能和特长大量减少。 来自辞典例句
11 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。
12 coconut VwCzNM     
n.椰子
参考例句:
  • The husk of this coconut is particularly strong.椰子的外壳很明显非常坚固。
  • The falling coconut gave him a terrific bang on the head.那只掉下的椰子砰地击中他的脑袋。
13 tarts 781c06ce7e1617876890c0d58870a38e     
n.果馅饼( tart的名词复数 );轻佻的女人;妓女;小妞
参考例句:
  • I decided to make some tarts for tea. 我决定做些吃茶点时吃的果馅饼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They ate raspberry tarts and ice cream. 大家吃着木莓馅饼和冰淇淋。 来自辞典例句
14 scoops a48da330759d774ce6eee2d35f1d9e34     
n.小铲( scoop的名词复数 );小勺;一勺[铲]之量;(抢先刊载、播出的)独家新闻v.抢先报道( scoop的第三人称单数 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等)
参考例句:
  • two scoops of mashed potato 两勺土豆泥
  • I used three scoops of flour and one(scoop)of sugar. 我用了三杓面粉和一杓糖。 来自辞典例句
15 bishop AtNzd     
n.主教,(国际象棋)象
参考例句:
  • He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
  • Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。
16 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地,简短地
参考例句:
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
17 mumbled 3855fd60b1f055fa928ebec8bcf3f539     
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话,可我没太听清楚。
  • George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。
18 doorway 2s0xK     
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
参考例句:
  • They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
19 dictating 9b59a64fc77acba89b2fa4a927b010fe     
v.大声讲或读( dictate的现在分词 );口授;支配;摆布
参考例句:
  • The manager was dictating a letter to the secretary. 经理在向秘书口授信稿。 来自辞典例句
  • Her face is impassive as she listens to Miller dictating the warrant for her arrest. 她毫无表情地在听米勒口述拘留她的证书。 来自辞典例句
20 tilted 3gtzE5     
v. 倾斜的
参考例句:
  • Suddenly the boat tilted to one side. 小船突然倾向一侧。
  • She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。
21 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》
22 agitated dzgzc2     
adj.被鼓动的,不安的
参考例句:
  • His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定,回答全乱了。
  • She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时,她十分焦虑。
23 flicker Gjxxb     
vi./n.闪烁,摇曳,闪现
参考例句:
  • There was a flicker of lights coming from the abandoned house.这所废弃的房屋中有灯光闪烁。
  • At first,the flame may be a small flicker,barely shining.开始时,光辉可能是微弱地忽隐忽现,几乎并不灿烂。
24 nervously tn6zFp     
adv.神情激动地,不安地
参考例句:
  • He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇,努力忍着不哭出来。
  • He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
25 sopped 20458c4932d5eb91b50b019a901307b4     
adj.湿透的,浸透的v.将(面包等)在液体中蘸或浸泡( sop的过去式和过去分词 );用海绵、布等吸起(液体等)
参考例句:
  • The servant sopped up the water with a towel. 佣人用毛巾揩去水。 来自辞典例句
  • She sopped up the spilt milk with a cloth. 她用一块布抹去溢出的牛奶。 来自辞典例句
26 deliberately Gulzvq     
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
参考例句:
  • The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
  • They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。
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