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儿童英语读物 The Canoe Trip Mystery CHAPTER 5 A Stranger

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The Aldens passed the jagged gray rocks and kept paddling. After two hours, they reached the narrow strip of land that separated Timberwolf from Catfish1 Lake.

“We’re going to have to carry the canoes for a little way,” Henry said.

“Is this what they call a portage?” Violet asked, pointing to the trail between the two lakes.

“Yes, it’s like a walking path,” Henry explained.

Carefully, Henry and Aunt Jane pulled their canoes up the shore of Timberwolf Lake. Henry took the tents, sleeping bags, and waterproof2 bags out of the canoes. Jessie strapped3 the paddles inside them.

Together, Henry and Jessie lifted the front of one canoe. With Jessie’s help, Henry swung the canoe up over his head and then walked the short distance to Catfish Lake.

Jessie helped Aunt Jane carry the other canoe. Benny and Violet followed, carrying one of the tents between them. Once Henry and Aunt Jane had secured the canoes at the edge of Catfish Lake, they went back to get the rest of the equipment.

“Our campsite should be at the end of this path,” Henry said, looking at the map. The others were busy repacking the canoes with all the gear.

“I think that might be the trail,” Aunt Jane said. She pointed4 to a dirt road that veered5 away from the walking path.

“Let’s follow it,” Henry said, shouldering his backpack. The others took their packs and Jessie brought another small bag of food.

“Let’s leave the tents in the canoes for now,” Henry said. “I think there may be cabins at this campsite.”

Thick oak trees grew on each side of the path. Their leafy branches met in mid-air, shading the trail. Aunt Jane and the Aldens had not gone far when they spied a canoe hidden in the underbrush.

“Look, another canoe!” Benny sounded very excited. “Do you think it belongs to Lorenzo?”

“I don’t know.” Henry seemed doubtful. “We’re a bit far from Lorenzo’s cabin.”

“That’s good,” Benny said. “He scared me a little. What if he’s one of the coin burglars?”

“Oh, Benny,” Violet said, “we have no proof of that.”

“Well, he did act pretty nervous,” Benny reminded her.

At a bend in the trail, the Aldens saw a wooden lean-to.

“We get to sleep in a house tonight,” Benny said, skipping toward it.

“I smell something cooking.” Jessiesniffed the air. “There may be other canoeists here.”

No sooner had Jessie spoken than a red-haired man limped over to them from behind the lean-to. The man wore a green flannel7 shirt, blue jeans, and only one sneaker. His other foot was bound up in a towel.

“Did you hurt your foot?” Benny blurted8 out.

“Yes,” the camper said. “I twisted my ankle in a large hole outside the lean-to this morning. The strange thing is I never noticed the hole there before.” The man spoke6 in a clipped British accent.

Aunt Jane and the Aldens looked at each other. They were not the only ones noticing mysterious things on the canoe trail.

“Is that your canoe back there on the trail?” Jessie asked.

“And is that your food we smell cooking?” Benny asked before the man could answer.

“Yes to both questions,” the man replied, laughing a little. He introduced himself as Rob Wilson.

“I had to leave my canoe on the path because I couldn’t carry it with my twisted ankle,” Rob explained.

“We could move it to the lake for you,” Henry suggested.

“Thank you,” Rob said. “That would be very helpful. I was planning on canoeing down Catfish Lake, but now I’m not too sure of my plans. I may stay at this campsite a while longer until my ankle gets better.”

“I don’t know how you can manage.” Aunt Jane shook her head. “It’s hard enough to canoe alone without a twisted ankle.”

“Yes, nothing’s gone right since the beginning of my trip,” Rob confided9.

“What do you mean?” Henry asked right away.

“Well, the sprained10 ankle was the main thing.” He suddenly grew quiet, almost as if he were afraid he’d said too much.

“Are you on vacation?” Benny asked him.

“Not exactly,” Rob answered.

Jessie noticed he wanted to change the subject. “Have you been on this trail long?” she asked.

“No, only two days,” he said in his clippedspeech. Suddenly he turned away.

“Oh, please excuse me. I must take my fish off the grill,” he said quickly. After removing the fish, he packed his food in a basket, and limped into the woods.

“Where is he going with all that food?” Benny wondered.

“Shhh, Benny. He might hear you,” Violet said. “Maybe he just wants to eat in peace.”

Aunt Jane and the Aldens ate their macaroni and cheese dinner outside the lean-to, which they would be sharing with Rob Wilson. “Do you think we scared him away by asking him all those questions?” Jessie asked.

“It’s hard to tell,” Aunt Jane said. “He did seem friendlier at first—before we asked him about his trip.”

“Everyone we’ve met seems to have something to hide,” Henry observed, thinking of Lorenzo Espinosa and now Rob Wilson.

“Well, at least Rob Wilson isn’t warning us to stay away from this lake, like everyone else is,” Violet pointed out.

“Yes, he’s even going in the same directionwe are,” Jessie said. “He must not think Timberwolf Lake and Catfish Lake are dangerous.”

“Do you think he’s trying to solve the riddle11, too?” Benny asked.

“I don’t know,” Henry said. “We really don’t know anything about him yet. I don’t think we should tell him too much.”

“Can’t we tell him about the riddle or the coin robberies?” Benny wanted to know.

“No, I think we should first find out why he’s on this trail.” Henry sounded firm.

“Henry, it’s not like you to be suspicious of everyone,” Aunt Jane remarked. “But I agree, it’s best to be careful.”

Rob had not returned by the time the Aldens were ready to go to sleep.

“I hope he doesn’t snore,” Benny said. He lay inside his sleeping bag on the bottom bunk12. Henry was in the top bunk reading his book by the light of his flashlight.

“That’s the least of our worries, Benny,” Henry said.

Benny gulped13. “Do you think Rob Wilson is a burglar?” He motioned across the roomto Rob’s empty bunk. Rob had left a large backpack and two fishing poles on top of his sleeping bag.

“I don’t know what to think about Rob. But he’s probably all right.” Henry tried to sound comforting.

“I hope we won’t hear any wild animals tonight,” Benny said sleepily.

“I hope not, Benny,” Henry said softly. He looked down and saw Benny’s eyes were closed. It never took Benny very long to fall asleep, no matter where he was.
 


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1 catfish 2OHzu     
n.鲶鱼
参考例句:
  • Huge catfish are skinned and dressed by hand.用手剥去巨鲇的皮并剖洗干净。
  • We gigged for catfish off the pier.我们在码头以鱼叉叉鲶鱼。
2 waterproof Ogvwp     
n.防水材料;adj.防水的;v.使...能防水
参考例句:
  • My mother bought me a waterproof watch.我妈妈给我买了一块防水手表。
  • All the electronics are housed in a waterproof box.所有电子设备都储放在一个防水盒中。
3 strapped ec484d13545e19c0939d46e2d1eb24bc     
adj.用皮带捆住的,用皮带装饰的;身无分文的;缺钱;手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词);用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带
参考例句:
  • Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 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。
5 veered 941849b60caa30f716cec7da35f9176d     
v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转
参考例句:
  • The bus veered onto the wrong side of the road. 公共汽车突然驶入了逆行道。
  • The truck veered off the road and crashed into a tree. 卡车突然驶离公路撞上了一棵树。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 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。
7 flannel S7dyQ     
n.法兰绒;法兰绒衣服
参考例句:
  • She always wears a grey flannel trousers.她总是穿一条灰色法兰绒长裤。
  • She was looking luscious in a flannel shirt.她穿着法兰绒裙子,看上去楚楚动人。
8 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》
9 confided 724f3f12e93e38bec4dda1e47c06c3b1     
v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
参考例句:
  • She confided all her secrets to her best friend. 她向她最要好的朋友倾吐了自己所有的秘密。
  • He confided to me that he had spent five years in prison. 他私下向我透露,他蹲过五年监狱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 sprained f314e68885bee024fbaac62a560ab7d4     
v.&n. 扭伤
参考例句:
  • I stumbled and sprained my ankle. 我摔了一跤,把脚脖子扭了。
  • When Mary sprained her ankles, John carried her piggyback to the doctors. 玛丽扭伤了足踝,约翰驮她去看医生。
11 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。
12 bunk zWyzS     
n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位;废话
参考例句:
  • He left his bunk and went up on deck again.他离开自己的铺位再次走到甲板上。
  • Most economists think his theories are sheer bunk.大多数经济学家认为他的理论纯属胡说。
13 gulped 4873fe497201edc23bc8dcb50aa6eb2c     
v.狼吞虎咽地吃,吞咽( gulp的过去式和过去分词 );大口地吸(气);哽住
参考例句:
  • He gulped down the rest of his tea and went out. 他把剩下的茶一饮而尽便出去了。
  • She gulped nervously, as if the question bothered her. 她紧张地咽了一下,似乎那问题把她难住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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