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儿童英语读物 The Garden Thief CHAPTER 3 Why a Fence?

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Jessie and Violet1, who were still thinning and weeding plants, saw a young woman ride her bike almost right up to them.

“Hi,” she said as she locked her bike to the chain link fence that surrounded plot number three. “I’m Taylor Harris.”

Jessie stood up and introduced herself and Violet. They shook hands with Taylor Harris, who was dressed in purple and yellow cycling gear2. Violet thought the colors looked really good against Taylor’s black skin.

“Are you helping3 Mr. Yee?” Taylor asked as she took a pair of dumbbells from her bike pack. Taylor began to do arm exercises with the dumbbells.

“Yes, we’re helping Mr. Yee. This is our first day. Are you training for a contest?” Jessie asked.

“No, no,” said Taylor. “I just like to keep fit.”

Jessie and Violet watched as Taylor put the dumbbells back into her cycle pack. She pulled out something else that looked heavy.

“Oops,” said Taylor, looking down at the ground. “Where did it go?”

“What did you lose?” asked Violet, who thought she saw something fall.

“A one-pound piece of metal, like a slug. It goes inside a slot4 in this leg weight, so I can make them lighter5 or heavier.” She held out a leg weight so that Jessie and Violet could see it.

“It has five little pockets sewn in,” said Violet.

Taylor nodded, still looking around. “I can fit one-or two-pound weights into each slot.”

Jessie spied the dark weight on the ground. It was hard to see because it blended6 in with the color of the dirt. Jessie bent7 and picked it up. “Here it is,” she said, handing it to Taylor.

“Thank you,” said Taylor. She looked at Jessie and Violet, then she looked down at the thinning and weeding they had done. “Hmmmm,” she said, “you girls are doing a very good job.”

“Thanks,” said Jessie and Violet together.

“Mr. Yee would like to win more blue ribbons,” said Taylor, “but he won’t. This year, it’s my turn to win, and I’ll do whatever I need to do to win those blue ribbons.”

Jessie thought Taylor Harris looked very determined8 as she said this.

“In fact,” continued Taylor, “I’d better do my leg exercises later. Time for me to garden.”

“What vegetables do you grow?” asked Violet.

“Oh, you name it, I grow it,” said Taylor. “But kale is my favorite. I love its color, its crinkly leaves, and its taste. I eat it raw or cooked, hot or cold.”

“Which vegetables do you hope to win blue ribbons for?” Jessie asked. “Just kale?”

“All of them,” said Taylor. “I’ve never won a blue ribbon before and I’m tired of not winning. This year I’m growing the best vegetables ever!”

Jessie and Violet watched as Taylor took a key out of her racing9 shorts and put it into the heavy lock on the garden gate.

“I built this fence and gate last month, all by myself,” she told them, “to protect my vegetables.”

“From rabbits?” asked Violet, who remembered that there had been rabbits hopping10 around the gardens earlier. They were probably Lucasta’s rabbits, but Violet wasn’t sure.

Taylor frowned11. “No,” she replied. “I want to protect my vegetables from two-legged thieves.”

“Oh,” said Violet, “Mr. Yee told us somebody was stealing vegetables. What a mean thing to do, to steal the food somebody else has grown.”

Taylor pressed her lips tight and nodded. She seemed angry just thinking about it. “This is the first year we’ve had a thief,” she said. “Last year and the year before, everything was fine. But this year—this year somebody has been stealing vegetables almost every day! That’s why I built my fence.”

“Somebody is stealing vegetables every single day?” asked Jessie.

Taylor Harris nodded. “Just about every day.”

“From every plot in the community gardens?” Jessie asked.

Taylor stopped to think. “Mostly Section A,” she said, “though some people in B and C have had vegetables stolen, too.”

“That’s strange,” said Violet.

“Maybe,” said Taylor.

“Our brothers are also helping Mr. Yee,” Jessie told Taylor. “And the four of us are going to find out who is vandalizing the gardens and who’s stealing vegetables.”

Taylor looked at Violet and Jessie. “Well,” she said at last, “good luck.” Then she stepped into her garden and closed the gate behind herself.

Jessie and Violet stretched and brushed off their knees. “Mrs. McGregor will be picking us up soon,” said Jessie. “We can give her the thinnings for salad.”

“I like Taylor,” said Violet. “She looks good in purple and yellow.”

Just as Jessie stooped12 down to pick up the basket of thinned lettuce13, radishes14, and carrots, they heard Taylor Harris shouting loudly.

“My lettuce is gone!” she shouted. “And my kale! My lettuce and kale are gone!”

Jessie and Violet opened the gate to Taylor’s garden and rushed in. And Henry, Benny, Mr. Yee, and another man came running in after them.


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1 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。
2 gear gear     
n.齿轮,传动装置,设备,衣服;vt.使适应
参考例句:
  • We have to gear our lives to the new changes.我们必须使自己的生活适应新的变化。
  • The teeth of the wheel gear into each other.齿轮互相啮合。
3 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。
4 slot 6xkwC     
n.(口)位置,职位,狭长孔,狭槽
参考例句:
  • Put a coin in the slot.将硬币放入投币口。
  • He's been given a regular ten-minute slot on the radio.电台定期给他十分钟的节目广播时间。
5 lighter 5pPzPR     
n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级
参考例句:
  • The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色,色调明朗了一些。
  • The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。
6 blended blended     
v.(使)混合( blend的过去式和过去分词 );(使)混杂;(使)调和;协调
参考例句:
  • Yes, I think they are blended together. 是的,我认为他们很和谐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The two feelings blended in him--neutralised one another and him. 这两种感觉在他心里混为一体,相互抵消,使他采取了中立的态度。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
7 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。
8 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
9 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。
10 hopping hopping     
n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • The clubs in town are really hopping. 城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。
  • I'm hopping over to Paris for the weekend. 我要去巴黎度周末。
11 frowned fdfd04918425477a66e031069e013e79     
皱眉( frown的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She frowned in puzzlement. 她迷惑地蹙着眉。
  • The mother frowned when her son failed in his exam. 儿子考试不及格时,母亲皱着眉。
12 stooped bbc7baac62ed2cc1ab199d537e329034     
adj.弯腰的,曲背的v.弯腰( stoop的过去式和过去分词 );屈身;俯首;屈尊
参考例句:
  • She stooped down to pick up the child. 她俯身抱起孩子。
  • All his fellows stooped to look under the carriage. 他的伙伴们也都弯下腰看车下。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
13 lettuce C9GzQ     
n.莴苣;生菜
参考例句:
  • Get some lettuce and tomatoes so I can make a salad.买些莴苣和西红柿,我好做色拉。
  • The lettuce is crisp and cold.莴苣松脆爽口。
14 radishes 1d9ebc63ce653d8a01d70c8b4d0cfdcb     
n.(做色拉用的)小萝卜( radish的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • a bunch of radishes 一捆萝卜
  • These radishes of mine taste as good as pears. 我这萝卜赛梨。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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