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儿童英语读物 Bicycle Mystery CHAPTER 6 Trouble on the Road

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When the Aldens had wheeled away from the post office, Henry said, “Now you can run awhile, Shadow. It will do you good. You are getting lazy.”

The day was warm, and a little wind was blowing. It was a perfect day for riding. Shadow ran along beside Benny’s bike and seemed to enjoy himself.

Benny was a little ahead of the others. Suddenly he stopped his bike and got off. He walked over to a sign nailed1 to a fence2 post.

“What do you know?” Benny said. “This might be fun.”

Violet3 saw Benny stop and called, “What is it, Benny?”

“Look at this,” Benny said as the others rode up. “It says there’s going to be a dog show in Ashby on August 10.”

Jessie said, “It seems to me that I saw a sign like that back in Second Landing4.”

“You did?” asked Benny. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

Jessie laughed. “Well, I didn’t know you were interested in dog shows, Benny. Anyway, that was before we had a dog.”

“That’s right,” Benny agreed. “I guess I wouldn’t have noticed this sign if Shadow weren’t around. Anyway, it would be fun to see a dog show. Maybe we’d find out what kind of a dog Shadow is.”

“We can do that anyway,” Henry said. “I’m sure anybody from a kennel5 could tell us.”

“It could be easier than that,” Violet said. “There’s probably a book in the library that has pictures of dogs like Shadow. It would tell us what kind he is.”

Jessie said, “If they are having a big dog show in Ashby, there must be a lot of people around here who are interested in dogs.”

Benny was thinking. He looked from the poster to Shadow. At last he said, “Oh, Shadow, I wish you could talk. Then we’d know whether you ran away from home or somebody stole you.”

“Come on!” Jessie called. “We aren’t going to get to Ashby and certainly not to Aunt Jane’s if we stop here too long.”

“All right!” Benny answered. “I’ll race you, Jessie, to that big tree.”

“Watch out for cars!” called Violet after them.

“There’s nothing coming,” Benny called back. And he and Shadow and Jessie were off.

Benny rode fast, but Jessie passed him.

Jessie won the race. “But I’m older than you, Ben,” she said. She jumped off her bicycle at the tree and stood there, waiting for the others to come up.

Shadow was tired out when he caught up with Jessie. Nobody had to tell Shadow to sit. He was glad to rest.

When Henry and Violet rode up, they jumped off their bikes and sat down on the grass by the side of the road.

Very soon they saw a car coming in the distance. A woman was sitting beside the driver. As it came nearer, Benny said, “I think it is slowing down.”

Jessie said, “That’s funny. I think they are going to speak to us.”

Jessie was right. The car stopped and the man got out. He was looking at the dog. The Aldens stood up beside their bikes to see what the man wanted.

The man said to Henry, “You have a fine dog there.”

“Yes, we think so,” answered Henry.

“Did you know he was a very rare6 dog?”

“No.”

“I’d like to buy him,” the man said.

Benny said, “We can’t sell him. He isn’t ours. He just follows us, and we are trying to find his owner.”

“Well, if he doesn’t belong to anybody, let me have him,” the man said. “I’ll pay you well for him. He’s a young show dog.”

Benny shook his head. “No, we couldn’t sell anything we don’t own. Besides, we are going to find out who does own him.”

“Then this really isn’t your dog?” the man said again. The Aldens didn’t like the sound of his voice at all.

“No,” Henry answered. “We are just trying to find his owner.”

The man asked, “How do you plan to do that?”

Benny said, “Everywhere we go, we ask if anyone has lost a dog.”

Henry added7, “And when we get home, we’ll put a lost-and-found notice in the newspaper.”

The woman called to her husband, “Come on, the children aren’t going to sell the dog.”

Shadow gave a short bark at the strange man and then began to whine8. Benny stooped9 down and picked up the little dog. Jessie reached over and petted Shadow while Benny held him.

The man said to the Aldens, “Well, don’t let anything happen to that dog.” And after a moment the strange couple drove10 off toward11 Ashby.

The Aldens picked up their bicycles and watched the car until it was out of sight.

“Well, well! What do you make of that?” asked Jessie.

“Not much,” said Henry.

“I don’t like it at all,” said Violet. “Those people tried to make us feel as if we had done something wrong.”

“Well, we know we haven’t,” Benny said cheerfully12. “I think they are the ones who want to do something wrong. Let’s forget them!”

“That’s the best idea I have heard for a long while,” said Jessie. “Let’s go! We’ll have to ride right along if we want to get to that good motel13.”

The Aldens rode along quietly for about a mile. Then Violet said, “I thought that woman took a picture of Shadow.”

“So did I,” said Jessie.

Benny said, “I heard a little click14 when the man got into the car.”

“Well, never mind,” said Henry. “A snapshot of Shadow won’t hurt us.”

And not one of the Aldens thought that the woman might have taken a picture of them, too, with their four bicycles.


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1 nailed 4b1a59b97edf0aaf433f26e7e74c2118     
v.钉住( nail的过去式和过去分词 );抓住;证明…不属实;揭露
参考例句:
  • I can't get this lid off—It'seems to be nailed down. 我打不开这个盖子,好像是被钉住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The letter was nailed to the wall with an arrow. 一支箭把信钉在了墙上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 fence ykexe     
n.围墙,剑术;v.用篱笆围住,练习剑术,防护;[计算机]栅栏
参考例句:
  • They put a fence around the garden.他们在园子的周围建起了篱笆。
  • The thief jumped himself over a fence and escaped.贼纵身跃过篱笆逃走了。
3 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。
4 landing wpwz3N     
n.登陆;着陆;楼梯平台
参考例句:
  • Owing to engine trouble,the plane had to make a forced landing.由于发动机出了毛病,飞机不得不进行迫降。
  • When are we landing?我们什么时候着陆?
5 kennel axay6     
n.狗舍,狗窝
参考例句:
  • Sporting dogs should be kept out of doors in a kennel.猎狗应该养在户外的狗窝中。
  • Rescued dogs are housed in a standard kennel block.获救的狗被装在一个标准的犬舍里。
6 rare lANze     
adj.稀罕的,罕有的,珍贵的,稀薄的,半熟的,非常的;adv.非常
参考例句:
  • It is rare to see a man over 160 years old.很少见到一个人能活到160岁。
  • The zoo has a lot of rare animals in it.这个动物园有许多珍奇的动物。
7 added mzJzm0     
adj.更多的,附加的,额外的
参考例句:
  • They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
  • The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。
8 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。
9 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
10 drove brAxi     
vbl.驾驶,drive的过去式;n.畜群
参考例句:
  • He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
  • They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。
11 toward on6we     
prep.对于,关于,接近,将近,向,朝
参考例句:
  • Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
  • Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了,并跑了过去。
12 cheerfully jUhyR     
adv.高兴地,愉快地
参考例句:
  • The train rolled cheerfully into the station.火车欢呼着驶进车站。
  • He takes our advice quite cheerfully.他欣然接受我们的劝告。
13 motel 8EzxV     
n.汽车游客旅馆
参考例句:
  • Late that night he landed at a motel.那晚他到了一家汽车旅馆。
  • The motel manager showed the guests to their room.汽车旅馆经理把旅客领到他们房间。
14 click QVmyW     
n.点击,滴答声,拍答声;v.点击,作滴答声,使...作拍答声
参考例句:
  • Click the Allow button on the yellow bar.点击黄色栏中的允许按钮。
  • Click on the links for each city for a detailed map.点击连接看城市地区详细地图。
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