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儿童英语读物 The Mystery Cruise CHAPTER 10 The Straw Market

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Once the all clear sounded, the Aldens and Max hurried down the ramp1 onto Bay Street.

Grandfather reached over and shook Max’s hand. “Good luck!” he said.

“I’ll make it,” Max said. “Thanks for all your help!”

The chilren waved good-bye, for Max was already rushing to a taxi.

“To the airport!” Max shouted and jumped into the cab.

“I’m glad Max is on his way,” Jessie said, breathing a sigh of relief.

“I’m glad, too,” Grandfather said. “He’ll soon be in Miami.”

“Won’t Carla be surprised to see him?” Violet said with a smile.

“There’s the police,” Henry said happily, pointing to two officers in white Bermuda shorts.

“They’re waiting to arrest Tom,” Jessie said.

“Could we hurry?” Benny asked. “I don’t want to see Tom in handcuffs.”

“Yes,” Grandfather said. “We only have six hours to see everything. We want to be back in plenty of time for our special farewell dinner.”

“Right!” Benny agreed.

They walked down a narrow street toward an open air market.

While the children wandered through the stalls of straw crafts, Grandfather drank coffee at a nearby cafe.

Benny stopped at the straw hats. Jessie, reaching for a tall hat with a big brim, said with a smile, “Here, try this one on, Benny.” She set it on his head, and it slid down to his nose. “It’s too big,” Benny complained good-naturedly.

Laughing, Violet said, “I agree!” She removed his hat and tried on a smaller one. “There!” She stepped back. “That fits fine.”

“You look like a cowboy, pardner,” Henry teased.

Benny grinned. “I feel like one, too.” And he hooked his thumbs in his belt, made a comical face, and circled Jessie and Henry.

Still chuckling2, Jessie tried on a red wide-brimmed hat. “I love this.” She paid for both hats, and they moved on to visit some other shops.

Just as they had finished exploring and were about to leave to rejoin Grandfather, they met Heather. The young girl, dressed in a spotless white uniform, had a package under her arm.

“Hi!” Benny said. “What did you buy, Heather?”

A smiled crossed her face. “Just a doll for my niece.”

“Would you like to walk back to the ship with us?” Violet offered.

“N-no,” Heather answered immediately, backing away. “I’m not quite ready.” With these words, she turned on her heels and disappeared among the piles of straw purses.

Puzzled, Henry stared after her, “She’s still not very friendly,” he mumbled3. Then in a louder voice, he said, “Let’s find Grandfather or he’ll be worried.”

As they arrived at the cafe, Grandfather pushed away his cup and looked about. When he glimpsed his grandchildren, his eyes lit up. “Shall we return to the ship for dinner? We mustn’t miss this one!” he said mischievously4.

“Yes!” Benny answered emphatically. “I’m hungry.”

Henry laughed. “So, what else is new?”

Climbing up the ramp, the Aldens went directly to their cabins and put away their new straw purchases. They showered and dressed in their nicest clothes for the big farewell dinner.

Grandfather and the four children went into the dining room together.

Ramos handed each one a menu, which listed item after item.

“I don’t know what to choose,” Violet said, looking at the long list of appetizers6. “Shall I get a hot appetizer5 or a cold one?”

“You may have both,” Ramos said, “but the stuffed mushrooms are especially good.”

Violet gave him a grateful smile. “I’ll have that.”

“I can’t decide between the cream of asparagus soup, the vichyssoise, or the oxtail soup,” Henry said.

“What’s Vee-shee-swozz?” Benny asked.

“Cold potato soup,” Henry answered.

“I want that,” Benny announced.

Each Alden decided7 on the Caesar salad, roast turkey, dressing8, mashed9 potatoes, and gravy10.

As they finished, all at once the room became dark. Trumpets11 blared, and in marched two lines of waiters, bearing trays of flaming dessert.

Ramos stopped at their table and set before them baked Alaska, which was ice cream covered with meringue and drizzled12 with hot fudge, and topped with flaming cherries.

Benny’s mouth formed a huge O. “I’ve never seen such a wonderful dessert!” he exclaimed.

Grandfather laughed. “I’m sure you won’t want a sundae tonight!”

Benny patted his stomach. “No, sir!”

“There’s bingo in the library,” Jessie said, scooping13 up the last of her ice cream.

“Let’s go,” Henry said. “The magic show doesn’t start until nine-thirty.”

So they played a game of bingo, then went into the grand ballroom14 for the magic entertainment.

The opening act was a juggler15 who did all sorts of tricks with three golden tenpins. Next was a magician who pulled a rabbit out of a hat, and sawed a woman in two. For his final act the band struck up “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” while from his sleeve the magician drew yards and yards of silk flags.

Benny’s foot kept time to the lively music, and when it was over, he turned to Henry, saying, “I wish there was more.”

Henry looked at his watch. “Do you know it’s midnight?”

Benny gave Henry a sidelong glance. “Really? I could stay up this late every night.”

“No way,” Henry said. “It was a good show, though, wasn’t it?”

“The best!” Benny said.

“Time to go to our cabins,” Grandfather said.

That night Violet went to bed with a smile on her face. What a wonderful day. They had not only seen Nassau, but a magic show as well. It was hard to believe that tomorrow they’d return to Miami. She was sorry to see the end of the cruise, but it would be good to get home, too.
 


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1 ramp QTgxf     
n.暴怒,斜坡,坡道;vi.作恐吓姿势,暴怒,加速;vt.加速
参考例句:
  • That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。
  • The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。
2 chuckling e8dcb29f754603afc12d2f97771139ab     
轻声地笑( chuckle的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • I could hear him chuckling to himself as he read his book. 他看书时,我能听见他的轻声发笑。
  • He couldn't help chuckling aloud. 他忍不住的笑了出来。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
3 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。
4 mischievously 23cd35e8c65a34bd7a6d7ecbff03b336     
adv.有害地;淘气地
参考例句:
  • He mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister. 他淘气地寻找机会让他的姐姐难堪。 来自互联网
  • Also has many a dream kindheartedness, is loves mischievously small lovable. 又有着多啦a梦的好心肠,是爱调皮的小可爱。 来自互联网
5 appetizer jvczu     
n.小吃,开胃品
参考例句:
  • We served some crackers and cheese as an appetizer.我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。
  • I would like a cucumber salad for an appetizer.我要一份黄瓜沙拉作开胃菜。
6 appetizers dd5245cbcffa48ce7e107a4a67e085e5     
n.开胃品( appetizer的名词复数 );促进食欲的活动;刺激欲望的东西;吊胃口的东西
参考例句:
  • Here is the egg drop and appetizers to follow. 这是您要的蛋花汤和开胃品。 来自互联网
  • Would you like appetizers or a salad to go with that? 你要不要小菜或色拉? 来自互联网
7 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。
8 dressing 1uOzJG     
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
参考例句:
  • Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
  • The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
9 mashed Jotz5Y     
a.捣烂的
参考例句:
  • two scoops of mashed potato 两勺土豆泥
  • Just one scoop of mashed potato for me, please. 请给我盛一勺土豆泥。
10 gravy Przzt1     
n.肉汁;轻易得来的钱,外快
参考例句:
  • You have spilled gravy on the tablecloth.你把肉汁泼到台布上了。
  • The meat was swimming in gravy.肉泡在浓汁之中。
11 trumpets 1d27569a4f995c4961694565bd144f85     
喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 ); 小号; 喇叭形物; (尤指)绽开的水仙花
参考例句:
  • A wreath was laid on the monument to a fanfare of trumpets. 在响亮的号角声中花圈被献在纪念碑前。
  • A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King. 嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。
12 drizzled e32505130b809b8c4ea6115830bb2112     
下蒙蒙细雨,下毛毛雨( drizzle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The dew on the branches drizzled our hair and shoulders. 枝头上的露珠润湿了我们的头发和双肩。
  • It drizzled throughout the night. 毛毛雨下了一夜。
13 scooping 5efbad5bbb4dce343848e992b81eb83d     
n.捞球v.抢先报道( scoop的现在分词 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等)
参考例句:
  • Heated ice cream scoop is used for scooping really cold ice cream. 加热的冰淇淋勺是用来舀非常凉的冰淇淋的。 来自互联网
  • The scoop-up was the key phase during a scooping cycle. 3个区间中,铲取区间是整个作业循环的关键。 来自互联网
14 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。
15 juggler juggler     
n. 变戏法者, 行骗者
参考例句:
  • Dick was a juggler, who threw mists before your eyes. 迪克是个骗子,他在你面前故弄玄虚。
  • The juggler juggled three bottles. 这个玩杂耍的人可同时抛接3个瓶子。
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