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儿童英语读物 The Amazing Mystery Show CHAPTER 5 The Two-Parter

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The next morning, Hilary once again handed each team a thermos1 of lemonade, an envelope of money, and another small wooden box.

“This mystery will be a two-parter,” she told them. “You’ll need your best detective skills with you today.”

“Honestly, that’s a bit much!” Fiona suddenly snapped.

Hilary look puzzled. “What do you mean?”

“You know very well what I mean!” Fiona shot back, getting more annoyed by the minute. “There’s never been a two-parter before. Never!”

“Well, there’s a first time for everything,” Hilary said quietly.

“But it’s not fair to these children,” Fiona said, gesturing toward her nieces and nephews. “It’s not fair at all!”

That was the wrong thing to say. “The clues are the same for both teams,” Hilary said in a hard voice. “There’s no use rolling your eyes, Fiona. Everyone has an equal chance to …” Her voice trailed away as Fiona stormed out of the lobby.

The Aldens looked at each other in amazement2. Why did Fiona rush out like that?

Hilary seemed caught off guard for a moment. But she recovered quickly. “You’ll find a riddle3 inside the box,” she went on, “that will lead to another riddle. If you figure out the answers to both, you’ll—”

“Find the gold coin!” Benny blurted4 out. He sounded excited.

“That’s right.” Hilary smiled at the youngest Alden. “And you’ll have until five o’clock to find it. So good luck to everyone!”

“Can you believe that?” Jessie said, as they headed outside. “Fiona just turned her back on Hilary and walked away.”

“I guess she’s worried,” said Violet. “Maybe she thinks a two-parter will be too hard to solve.”

“That doesn’t excuse her for being rude to Hilary,” Jessie insisted, as they sat down together on an empty bench.

Henry, Violet, and Benny waited expectantly as Jessie lifted the lid of the wooden box and pulled out a folded piece of paper.

“Read it, Jessie!” cried Benny. The youngest Alden couldn’t stand to be kept in suspense5.

With Andy’s camera rolling, Jessie unfolded the note and read the riddle aloud.

    “Up a ladder,

    down a pole,

    look for an arrow

    high and low.”

“An arrow?” Benny’s eyebrows6 shot up. “That’s weird7.”

They were all lost in thought for a moment. Finally, Violet spoke8 up.

“Something just popped into my head,” she said. “Do you think ‘ladder’ and ‘pole’ could be the names of streets?”

“I suppose it’s possible,” said Henry, although he didn’t sound convinced. “We can check it out.”

Jessie shook her head as Henry fished around for the map in the backpack. “Let’s buy a new map,” she suggested. “I don’t trust that one anymore.”

“Good idea,” said Henry.

Violet pointed9 to the sign just behind them. “Why don’t we try that store? It sells everything under the sun,” she said. “At least, that’s what the sign in the window says.”

Benny was on his feet in a flash. “They’ll sell maps for sure!”

As the children headed for the store, a woman with red hair suddenly dashed out the door. She almost knocked Benny over.

“Honestly!” she snapped.

“Are you okay, Benny?” Jessie asked as the woman hurried away.

“That lady wasn’t very nice,” Benny said in a small voice.

“No, she wasn’t, Benny.” Jessie put a comforting arm around him. “She didn’t even say she was sorry.”

“It’s the weirdest10 thing,” Violet said as they went inside the store. “For a second, I thought …”

“Thought what?” Jessie asked.

“Oh, it’s nothing.” Violet laughed a little. “I’m probably just imagining things.”

“Wow!” cried Benny, glancing around at all the souvenirs lining11 the shelves. “They really do sell everything under the sun.” There was everything from Betsy Ross dolls to Philadelphia ball caps. Violet even spotted12 a rack of postcards.

“Let’s buy one for Mrs. McGregor,” she suggested.

Jessie was quick to agree. “That’s a great idea.”

While Violet and Jessie browsed13 through the postcards, Henry checked out the street maps, and Benny wandered around the store.

“They have so many,” said Violet. “It’s hard to choose.”

Jessie held up a postcard of Independence Hall. “How about this one?” she asked. “It’s the building where they signed the Declaration of Independence.”

Violet didn’t answer. She was staring at another postcard.

“Violet?”

Violet suddenly snapped out of it. “Sorry, Jessie,” she said. “Take a look at this postcard of the Fireman’s Museum!” She sounded excited.

Jessie glanced from Violet to the card and back again. “Do you think Mrs. McGregor will like that one best?”

“I think well like this one best!” she said mysteriously. Stepping up to the counter beside Henry, she quickly added the postcard to his purchase.

“This store even has old-fashioned costumes!” Benny said as he joined them. “And all kinds of wigs14.”

“I wish we had more time to look around,” Jessie said, smiling at her little brother.

“Do we have enough money to buy a souvenir?” Benny asked. He was pointing to the gold coins behind a glass case.

Henry glanced over. “Sorry, Benny,” he said. “We really can’t afford Betsy Ross coins. We might need our money for transportation and lunch.”

“Oh, right.” The youngest Alden let out a sigh.

“Never mind, Benny,” Violet said, as they stepped outside. “I have something exciting to tell you.”

“What’s going on, Violet?” Jessie asked.

Violet answered by holding up the postcard. “It’s the Fireman’s Museum!” she cried, her eyes sparkling.

Jessie looked puzzled. So did Henry and Benny.

“What’s going on, Violet?” asked Henry. He could tell by the look on his sister’s face that something was up.

“Don’t you get it?” Violet asked. Then she recited the latest riddle from memory. “Up a ladder, down a pole, look for an arrow high and low.”

Jessie’s face lit up. “Firemen climb up ladders and slide down poles!” She gave her sister a high-five. So did Henry and Benny.

“Violet, you’re a genius!” said Henry.

“Not really,” Violet said modestly. Andy gestured to her and she held the postcard up to the camera. “When I spotted the postcard, it just popped into my head.”

“We’ll find that arrow in no time,” said Benny. He rubbed his hands together with excitement.

“Good news,” said Henry, who was already checking out the new map. “Looks like the museum’s right here in the historic district.”

With that, the Aldens set off with Andy. After a few blocks, Henry couldn’t help noticing that Jessie kept looking over her shoulder. He could see that something was troubling her.

“What is it, Jessie?” he asked her.

“I’m not sure,” Jessie answered. “I just have the strangest feeling somebody’s following us.”

“Somebody is following us,” Henry pointed out. “Look!”

Jessie glanced back at Andy. His camera was propped15 up on one shoulder as he filmed from a short distance away. “Yes, I’m sure that’s all it is,” she said, smiling a little. Still, she couldn’t shake the feeling there was somebody else was following them, too.

It wasn’t long before they arrived at the Fireman’s Museum—a three-story brick building with arched doorways16 for the fire engines to go in and out. While Andy waited in the sunshine, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny hurried inside.

They found the museum filled with all kinds of old-fashioned fire equipment—everything from horse-drawn fire engines to antique axes. There was even a brass17 pole that went all the way from the first floor to the third floor. But they didn’t have any luck finding an arrow.

Henry gave Andy the thumbs-down when they stepped outside again.

“I was so sure we were on the right track,” said Violet. She let out a sigh as she sat down on a nearby bench.

Jessie poured lemonade into Benny’s cracked pink cup. “It was a good try.”

“But if we can’t figure out the first riddle,” said Benny, “how can we find the second one?”

Violet sighed again. “That’s a good question.”

“I just wish we—” Henry suddenly stopped talking in mid-sentence. His mouth dropped open.

Violet turned to her older brother. “What is it, Henry?”

“This is a one-way street!”

“What’s wrong with that, Henry?” Benny wondered.

Henry pointed to a street sign beside the Fireman’s Museum. It was an arrow pointing one way!

The four children raced over to the pole with its one-way arrow on top. Andy was right behind them, his camera propped on one shoulder. Benny was the first to notice the message printed in yellow chalk on the pavement.

“What does it say?” he wanted to know. The youngest Alden was just learning to read.

Henry read the words printed around the pole.

    “It makes no sound

    but its words ring true;

    crack this case

    and win round two.”

“I wonder what it means,” Benny said.

“And where it’s leading,” added Jessie, tugging18 a small notebook and pencil from her back pocket.

While Jessie made a copy of the riddle, the others looked at each other, baffled. Even Andy walked back to the bench, scratching his head. Finally, Violet spoke up.

“One thing’s for sure,” she said, “this’ll be a tough riddle to figure out.”

“It’s a real mystery,” said Henry. “No doubt about it!”


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1 thermos TqjyE     
n.保湿瓶,热水瓶
参考例句:
  • Can I borrow your thermos?我可以借用你的暖水瓶吗?
  • It's handy to have the thermos here.暖瓶放在这儿好拿。
2 amazement 7zlzBK     
n.惊奇,惊讶
参考例句:
  • All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
  • He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
3 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。
4 blurted fa8352b3313c0b88e537aab1fcd30988     
v.突然说出,脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止,她已脱口而出。
  • He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相,说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 suspense 9rJw3     
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑
参考例句:
  • The suspense was unbearable.这样提心吊胆的状况实在叫人受不了。
  • The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense.导演用巧妙手法引起观众的悬念。
6 eyebrows a0e6fb1330e9cfecfd1c7a4d00030ed5     
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
  • His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
7 weird bghw8     
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的
参考例句:
  • From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来,他好像有点怪。
  • His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
8 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
9 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。
10 weirdest 1420dbd419e940f3a92df683409afc4e     
怪诞的( weird的最高级 ); 神秘而可怕的; 超然的; 古怪的
参考例句:
  • Think of the weirdest, craziest shit you'd like to see chicks do. 想想这最怪异,最疯狂的屁事。你会喜欢看这些鸡巴表演的。
  • It's still the weirdest damn sound I ever heard out of a Jersey boy. 这是我所听过新泽西人最为怪异的音调了。
11 lining kpgzTO     
n.衬里,衬料
参考例句:
  • The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
  • Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
12 spotted 7FEyj     
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的
参考例句:
  • The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
  • Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
13 browsed 86f80e78b89bd7dd8de908c9e6adfe44     
v.吃草( browse的过去式和过去分词 );随意翻阅;(在商店里)随便看看;(在计算机上)浏览信息
参考例句:
  • I browsed through some magazines while I waited. 我边等边浏览几本杂志。 来自辞典例句
  • I browsed through the book, looking at page after page. 我翻开了一下全书,一页又一页。 来自互联网
14 wigs 53e7a1f0d49258e236f1a412f2313400     
n.假发,法官帽( wig的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They say that wigs will be coming in again this year. 据说今年又要流行戴假发了。 来自辞典例句
  • Frank, we needed more wigs than we thought, and we have to do some advertising. 弗兰克,因为我们需要更多的假发,而且我们还要做点广告。 来自电影对白
15 propped 557c00b5b2517b407d1d2ef6ba321b0e     
支撑,支持,维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He sat propped up in the bed by pillows. 他靠着枕头坐在床上。
  • This fence should be propped up. 这栅栏该用东西支一支。
16 doorways 9f2a4f4f89bff2d72720b05d20d8f3d6     
n.门口,门道( doorway的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The houses belched people; the doorways spewed out children. 从各家茅屋里涌出一堆一堆的人群,从门口蹦出一群一群小孩。 来自辞典例句
  • He rambled under the walls and doorways. 他就顺着墙根和门楼遛跶。 来自辞典例句
17 brass DWbzI     
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器
参考例句:
  • Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
  • Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
18 tugging 1b03c4e07db34ec7462f2931af418753     
n.牵引感v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Tom was tugging at a button-hole and looking sheepish. 汤姆捏住一个钮扣眼使劲地拉,样子显得很害羞。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
  • She kicked him, tugging his thick hair. 她一边踢他,一边扯着他那浓密的头发。 来自辞典例句
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