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儿童英语读物 The Great Detective Race CHAPTER 3 Three Strikes in a Row

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After dinner, the children took turns telling Grandfather about their day as they relaxed on the front porch. Watch was dozing1 nearby while the evening shadows grew longer. Benny finished by saying, “We kept striking out.”

James Alden smiled over at his younger grandson. “I have a hunch2 there’s a clue just around the next corner, Benny,” he said. “Speaking of WGFD,” he added, “here comes Jordan Porter.” Grandfather waved as a man in shorts and a white T-shirt came jogging by. Waving back, the silver-haired man turned into the walkway and ran up the porch steps. Grandfather introduced the children to Mr. Porter, the owner of the WGFD radio station.

“Guess what?” Benny said as he shook hands. “We just signed up for the Great Detective Race!”

Jessie nodded. “We’ve been looking for clues all day.”

Mr. Porter nodded approvingly. “We’re hoping to drum up more listeners with the race,” he explained. “The station just hired someone new. The race was her idea.”

“Debra Belmont,” guessed Violet. “Right?”

“Right!” Mr Porter said. “So far, she’s been doing a great job. But I must admit, she hasn’t had an easy time of it.”

Grandfather raised an eyebrow3. “Oh?”

“Mike Devlin can be a bit difficult sometimes,” said Mr. Porter. “He’s a good deejay. But I’m afraid he thinks he’s too important. He seems to forget it takes teamwork to make a successful radio station.”

“Or solve a mystery!” said Benny.

Mr. Porter smiled at the youngest Alden.

“You’ll get no argument from me, Benny.” With that, the station owner gave them a friendly wave and hurried away.

“Well, I still have paperwork to finish,” Grandfather said, getting to his feet. “Sounds like you have your work cut out for you, too,” he added. “So I’ll leave you to your detective business.”

As the screen door closed, Jessie fished the riddle4 from her pocket and glanced at it again. “There must be something here we’re not getting,” she said.

Just then, Watch let out a whine5. He tilted6 his head as if he were listening to something that no one else could hear. A moment later, an ice cream truck came around the corner, a happy tune7 coming from its speakers.

“Do we have enough money for ice cream, Henry?” Benny wanted to know.

Henry took out his money and counted the change. “You’re in luck, Benny. Looks like we have enough.”

The four Aldens were soon racing8 down the street with Watch close behind. When the truck slowed to a stop, they joined a long line of children waiting for ice cream.

Violet had a sudden thought. “The ice-cream man is a bit like the Pied Piper,” she noted9. “Don’t you think?”

Henry turned to look at her. “What do you mean?”

“Well, he plays a tune and all the kids follow him down the street,” Violet explained. Then she caught her breath, surprised by her own words. “Oh my gosh!” she cried. “The Pied Piper’s tune is the sweetest of all!”

“And ice cream is sweet!” Benny exclaimed, catching10 on.

“I think you just found the Pied Piper, Violet!” Jessie said.

Henry added, “Now let’s see if the magic words work on him.”

When they got to the front of the line, Benny piped up, “We listen to the Big G!”

The young man handing out ice cream suddenly smiled. Then he reached into his pocket and pulled out a WGFD envelope. The Aldens raced home with ice cream bars and the next clue.

“Read it, Jessie,” Benny urged, inching his porch chair closer. He couldn’t read very well yet.

“Here goes,” said Jessie, tucking her long hair behind her ears. She read aloud:

    Make your way to an alley11,

    that’s what you should do.

    Three strikes in a row

    and you’ll find the next clue.

Benny looked confused. “We already struck out three times.”

This made Jessie smile a little. “That’s true, Benny,” she said. “But I think this means something else.”

Violet giggled12. “Grandfather was right.”

Henry looked over at her. “Right about what, Violet?”

“He said there was a clue coming around the next corner,” she reminded them. “And there was!”

Benny nodded. “The Pied Piper came around the corner driving his ice-cream truck.”

“Grandfather was right about something else, too,” Henry said thoughtfully. “We’ve really got our work cut out for us.”

Violet nodded. “Greenfield has dozens of back alleys13.”

“Let’s take another look at the map,” Jessie said.

In no time at all, the Aldens were huddled14 around the street map again. Jessie put a red check mark beside every alleyway.

“Whew!” Benny licked a drop of chocolate ice cream from the back of his hand. “This’ll take forever.”

Violet agreed. “Looks like we have a lot of ground to cover. Any idea where we should begin?”

“I’m not sure,” Jessie answered, without taking her gaze off the map.

Henry smiled. “I think we can narrow it down a little,” he said. “I have a feeling we should start right here.” He placed a finger on the map.

Jessie looked from her older brother to the map and back again. “Behind the ballpark?” she said. “Why do you say that, Henry?”

“I know!” said Benny. “Three strikes in a row. That means baseball!”

Henry nodded. “Exactly.”
 


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1 dozing dozing     
v.打瞌睡,假寐 n.瞌睡
参考例句:
  • The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。
  • He never falters in his determination. 他的决心从不动摇。
2 hunch CdVzZ     
n.预感,直觉
参考例句:
  • I have a hunch that he didn't really want to go.我有这么一种感觉,他并不真正想去。
  • I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together.我有预感和苏珊共事会很融洽。
3 eyebrow vlOxk     
n.眉毛,眉
参考例句:
  • Her eyebrow is well penciled.她的眉毛画得很好。
  • With an eyebrow raised,he seemed divided between surprise and amusement.他一只眉毛扬了扬,似乎既感到吃惊,又觉有趣。
4 riddle WCfzw     
n.谜,谜语,粗筛;vt.解谜,给…出谜,筛,检查,鉴定,非难,充满于;vi.出谜
参考例句:
  • The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
  • Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。
5 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。
6 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。
7 tune NmnwW     
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
参考例句:
  • He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子,并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
  • The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
8 racing 1ksz3w     
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的
参考例句:
  • I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
9 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
10 catching cwVztY     
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
参考例句:
  • There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
  • Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
11 alley Cx2zK     
n.小巷,胡同;小径,小路
参考例句:
  • We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
  • The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。
12 giggled 72ecd6e6dbf913b285d28ec3ba1edb12     
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。
  • The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 alleys ed7f32602655381e85de6beb51238b46     
胡同,小巷( alley的名词复数 ); 小径
参考例句:
  • I followed him through a maze of narrow alleys. 我紧随他穿过一条条迂迴曲折的窄巷。
  • The children lead me through the maze of alleys to the edge of the city. 孩子们领我穿过迷宫一般的街巷,来到城边。
14 huddled 39b87f9ca342d61fe478b5034beb4139     
挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
  • We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。
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