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儿童英语读物 The Amusement Park Mystery CHAPTER 8 A Frightening Phone Call

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After their trip to the amusement park, the children hiked home.

After opening the door, Benny ran in and threw himself on the sofa. “I feel bad,” he said.

“Do you have a cold?” Henry asked.

“No.” Benny’s voice was muffled1 as he pulled the pillow over his head. “I feel bad for Joshua and his horses.”

“I know,” Henry said soothingly2. “It’s a shame we can’t find out who’s hurting the horses.”

Just then the phone rang.

“I’ll get it,” Jessie said, jumping up from her chair.

“Hello,” she answered.

For a moment she only listened. Then she said angrily, “Who is this?”

Benny sat up. Henry looked at Jessie inquiringly. Violet hurried in from the kitchen, halting when she saw Jessie talking on the phone.

Suddenly Jessie slammed down the telephone.

Wide-eyed, Benny asked, “Who was it?”

Quietly, Jessie sat down, stunned3. Then she spoke4. “It was this awful deep voice warning us to keep away from the amusement park.”

“What?” Henry said.

Jessie’s face was white as she repeated the caller’s words. “He said, ‘Don’t come back to the amusement park.’ ”

“The nerve!” Violet said, her dark eyes blazing with anger.

Benny leapt to his feet, his hands on his hips5. “This is a free country! We’ll go to the amusement park anytime we want to.”

“Right, Benny!” Jessie said, her chin jutting6 out with determination.

“We won’t be scared off!” Violet said firmly.

“Who do you suppose doesn’t want us near the park?” Henry asked. “And why?”

The children spent the afternoon playing Monopoly, but their minds were on the phone call. Every once in a while Jessie glanced anxiously at the phone as if afraid it would ring again.

Just after Violet won the game, someone knocked on the door.

Benny rushed to answer. He flung open the door. His eyes were wide. “Hi, Joe,” he said. “Hi, Alice.”

“Come in,” Violet said.

“Oh, we’re so happy to see you,” Jessie said. Then she told them about the terrible phone call, her words tumbling over one another.

“And,” Benny added, “today we saw a merry-go-round horse whose stomach wasn’t painted.”

Joe’s eyebrows7 rose. “What’s happening at the old amusement park?” he questioned with a worried frown darkening his face.

“Maybe you should stay away from the park for a while,” Alice said nervously8. “I don’t like the sound of what’s going on over there.”

“I agree,” Joe said soberly. “We have to think about this.” Seeing the worried look on the children’s faces, he added, “But we’ve got to eat. Let’s go to Mike’s Spaghetti House for supper, go to a movie, and on the way home we’ll stop for ice cream.”

“Oh, boy,” Benny said, clapping his hands. “Could we?”

“Of course, we can,” Joe said.

Violet laughed. “That’s a wonderful idea. We’ll forget all about phone calls and carousel9 horses.”

“I’d love to spend an evening like that,” Jessie said gratefully.

Alice managed a smile. “You’re right, Joe. We need to forget about the park tonight.”

“Then it’s settled,” Joe said. “Mike makes the best spaghetti sauce in town, and at the Pine Grove10 theater there’s a new movie called, The Robot Who Had a Heart. ”

“Perfect,” Henry said with a grin.

“We’ll leave in thirty minutes,” Alice said. “Will you be ready?”

“I’ll be ready in five,” Benny said quickly.

Jessie laughed. “Thirty minutes will be fine.”

And in half an hour the children had washed and dressed. Violet’s lavender ribbons in her hair matched her T-shirt. Jessie wore a green top and jeans. Her long hair was pulled back with a green ribbon. Henry, all in white from his T-shirt to his sneakers, had on a red sweatshirt. And Benny, in red jeans and a blue-and-white T-shirt, looked very patriotic11.

“I’m ready!” Benny said.

And so were Violet, Jessie, and Henry.

Their dinner at Mike’s was just as good as Joe had promised, and the movie had lots of exciting scenes. Afterward12 they stopped at an ice-cream parlor13 and ate scrumptious butterscotch sundaes, piled high with whipped cream and nuts.

On the way home Jessie sank into the back seat of the station wagon14 and said, “What a wonderful evening. I didn’t think of that awful phone call one time!” She smiled contentedly15. “Thank you, Joe and Alice.”

“Yes, thanks,” Benny echoed. “Wasn’t it exciting when the robot caught the mean guy and twirled him around?”

“Yes,” Alice said, her eyes twinkling. “I’m glad we went. Joe and I have been working hard at the museum, too, and a night out did us all good.” She glanced at her watch. “Do you know it’s past midnight?”

As they drove past the dark amusement park, closed for the night, Joe suddenly slowed down. “Look,” he said, pointing in the direction of the park.

Flashes of light brightened a corner of the park. “How weird,” Violet said. “What is it?”

The bright light continued to go on and off.

“I don’t know,” Benny said. “Maybe it’s a spaceship.”

Alice laughed. “I don’t think so, Benny. But I can’t figure it out either.”

“Could it be a flash camera?” Henry asked.

“Why would someone be taking pictures at night?” Jessie asked in a puzzled voice.

“You know, Henry, I think you’re right,” Joe said. “The light seems like the light from a flash camera.”

“I still don’t know why anyone would be taking pictures this late,” Jessie said.

Joe nodded. “It is odd! I wonder why,” he said.

“Maybe,” Henry said thoughtfully, “this person doesn’t want to be noticed taking pictures in daylight.”

“I don’t like it,” Joe said.

“Remember when we first got here?” Jessie said. “We saw that truck that had broken down. It had lots of camera equipment in it.”

“Right,” Violet said. “And that man said he was delivering the equipment to someone.”

“But to who?” Benny asked.

Joe interrupted. “Wait a minute. That truck may have had nothing to do with what we’re seeing now.”

“Maybe we should tell Joshua,” Jessie said.

The flashes of light stopped and all was quiet.

“Not tonight,” Joe said. “Let him get a good night’s sleep. Anyway, whoever’s in the park will just disappear if we go in.”

“We’ll go to the park first thing tomorrow and tell Joshua,” Jessie promised.

When they returned home, the children went directly to their little guest house. The strange lights were still on everyone’s mind.

“I wish we knew what was going on,” Henry said, dropping into a chair.

“Do you think it has something to do with the horses?” Benny asked in a trembling voice. “I don’t want anything to happen to my beautiful horses.”

“None of us do,” Jessie said, agreeing with Benny. She sat cross-legged in front of the chair. “But look at all the strange things that have happened around the merry-go-round.”

“Even Sheila,” Violet said, “seemed upset when she heard one of the horses wouldn’t go up and down.”

“And now it turns out three of the horses are damaged,” Henry said, frowning in thought.

“And someone’s sneaking16 in the park at night to take pictures and to hurt the horses,” Benny said, his chin in his hands. “This is getting weirder17 and weirder.”

“Yes, it is,” Violet said.

“So weird,” Jessie said, “that I think we’d better go to bed and sleep on it.”

“I won’t sleep!” Benny announced.

Henry stood up and stretched. “Oh, I think you will, Benny. Come on, let’s get in our pajamas18.”

“And we’ll go to the park tomorrow,” Jessie promised. “Joshua might be able to shed some light on what’s going on.”

Maybe, Violet thought. But she doubted it. Joshua seemed as confused as they were.


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1 muffled fnmzel     
adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己)
参考例句:
  • muffled voices from the next room 从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音
  • There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right. 在他们的右面什么地方有一声沉闷的爆炸声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 soothingly soothingly     
adv.抚慰地,安慰地;镇痛地
参考例句:
  • The mother talked soothingly to her child. 母亲对自己的孩子安慰地说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He continued to talk quietly and soothingly to the girl until her frightened grip on his arm was relaxed. 他继续柔声安慰那姑娘,她那因恐惧而紧抓住他的手终于放松了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 stunned 735ec6d53723be15b1737edd89183ec2     
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
  • The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。
4 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。
5 hips f8c80f9a170ee6ab52ed1e87054f32d4     
abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯,耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 );[建筑学]屋脊;臀围(尺寸);臀部…的
参考例句:
  • She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
  • They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 jutting 4bac33b29dd90ee0e4db9b0bc12f8944     
v.(使)突出( jut的现在分词 );伸出;(从…)突出;高出
参考例句:
  • The climbers rested on a sheltered ledge jutting out from the cliff. 登山者在悬崖的岩棚上休息。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The soldier saw a gun jutting out of some bushes. 那士兵看见丛林中有一枝枪伸出来。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
7 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。
8 nervously tn6zFp     
adv.神情激动地,不安地
参考例句:
  • He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇,努力忍着不哭出来。
  • He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
9 carousel 6wKzzp     
n.旋转式行李输送带
参考例句:
  • Riding on a carousel makes you feel dizzy.乘旋转木马使你头晕。
  • We looked like a bunch of awkward kids riding a slow-moving carousel.我们看起来就像一群骑在旋转木马上的笨拙的孩子。
10 grove v5wyy     
n.林子,小树林,园林
参考例句:
  • On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
  • The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。
11 patriotic T3Izu     
adj.爱国的,有爱国心的
参考例句:
  • His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
  • The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。
12 afterward fK6y3     
adv.后来;以后
参考例句:
  • Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏,然后吃饭。
  • Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来,这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。
13 parlor v4MzU     
n.店铺,营业室;会客室,客厅
参考例句:
  • She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
  • Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店?
14 wagon XhUwP     
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车
参考例句:
  • We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
  • The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。
15 contentedly a0af12176ca79b27d4028fdbaf1b5f64     
adv.心满意足地
参考例句:
  • My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe.父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。
  • "This is brother John's writing,"said Sally,contentedly,as she opened the letter.
16 sneaking iibzMu     
a.秘密的,不公开的
参考例句:
  • She had always had a sneaking affection for him. 以前她一直暗暗倾心于他。
  • She ducked the interviewers by sneaking out the back door. 她从后门偷偷溜走,躲开采访者。
17 weirder cd9463d25463f72eab49f2343155512f     
怪诞的( weird的比较级 ); 神秘而可怕的; 超然的; 古怪的
参考例句:
  • Actually, things got a little weirder when the tow truck driver showed up. 事实上,在拖吊车司机出现后,事情的发展更加怪异。
18 pajamas XmvzDN     
n.睡衣裤
参考例句:
  • At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时,我脱去衣服,换上睡衣。
  • He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。
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