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儿童英语读物 蓝色海湾之谜 Blue Bay Mystery Chapter 13 海星号

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CHAPTER 13
Sea Star

Old Myna woke up first. She hopped1 out of the house and flew into the trees. She ate her breakfast and waited for the sun to come up. Then she began to call, “Wake up, sleepyhead!”

It woke everyone. Benny laughed. “That’s old Myna. She sounds like a real person.”

Lars and Henry went down to start the fire. “How Grandfather does enjoy his coffee!” said Henry as they walked along.

“Not more than I do!” said Lars, laughing. “That little girl Violet2 thinks of everybody.”

“Yes, she does,” said Henry. “Now, what do you think about Peter’s parents? Do you think they are alive?”

“Who knows?” said Lars. “Some people were saved. They could be Peter’s parents. Your grandfather will find them if they are alive.”

“Yes, Grandfather is quite wonderful,” said Henry.

They were talking so hard that they never looked at the sea. They knelt3 down to build the fire. Along came the Sea Star just the same, nearer and nearer, but nobody saw it as it steamed along.

Just as the coffee began to boil over, Mr. Alden shouted, “Hey, Lars!”

They looked up. Mr. Alden was laughing and pointing out to sea.

“The ship!” cried Henry. “The Sea Star!”

Benny and Mike came racing4 down to the beach. They danced around on the sand and waved their arms.

“They can’t see you,” said Henry.

“Very soon they can,” said Lars. “I wish we had a bigger coffeepot. For company.”

Jessie said, “Never mind, Lars. They have coffee on the ship. Go ahead and drink this.”

“Who will come in the lifeboat, Lars? Will it be Captain Brown?”

“No, I don’t think Captain Brown will leave his ship. I think it will be the Second Mate5.”

Lars was wrong that time. The Sea Star stopped outside Blue Bay and let down a boat. In the boat were the Second Mate and Captain Brown himself. As the boat came up with the waves, all the men pulled it up on the sand.

“Well, Captain, this is good of you to come yourself!” said Mr. Alden.

Then the Captain saw Peter. “Where did this boy come from?” he cried.

“He was on the Explorer II, sir!” said Lars. “Been here ever since the wreck6.”

“We’re going to find his parents,” said Benny. “Grandfather is.”

“Now, Benny,” said Henry.

“Maybe he is,” said Benny. “If he can, and he always can.”

The Captain looked at Mr. Alden. He started to say something.

Mr. Alden said quickly, “Let’s all sit down. Then we can talk. Have some breakfast?”

“Thanks. We just ate aboard ship,” said the Captain. “We’ll watch you.”

“Oh, we’ve had a neat time,” said Benny. “But we want to go home, now.”

“Yes, we do,” said Mr. Alden. “Start back to San Francisco right away. I want to help this boy find his parents. Do you all want to go home?”

“Oh, yes!” said Jessie. “Oh, yes!” said Violet.

Peter said nothing. But his eyes were very bright.

“Peter’s going to cry,” thought Benny.

But Peter did not cry. He went over to Mr. Alden and held out his hand. Mr. Alden took it.

“And now Grandfather’s going to cry,” thought Benny.

But Mr. Alden did not cry, either. He just said, “Hard as a rock! What a hard hand! But maybe hard work kept you happy. Work is good. Remember that, my boy.”

“How long will it take you to get ready, sir?” asked the Captain.

“Not long,” said Benny. “We haven’t anything to pack.”

“Not so fast, my boy,” said Mr. Alden. “You surely want to take Mike’s turtle-kettle. And we must take our plates and spoons.”

“Let’s take Peter’s dishes, too,” said Jessie.

“And old Myna,” said Peter.

“Oh, yes, old Myna,” said Henry. “Can you catch her, Peter?”

“I can catch her, but she won’t like the ship. She will fly away.”

“How about that, Captain?” asked Mr. Alden. “Have you a bird cage?”

“No. But I have a crab7 trap.”

Mr. Alden went on. “Another thing, Captain, have you your secret camera?”

“Oh, yes, I always have that.”

“Well, Henry will go with you, and you take some pictures of the waterfalls and the spring, and the statue—”

“And Peter’s cave,” said Benny.

“Yes, surely. Get a picture of that, close up. Then take the Explorer II lifeboat, and be sure to get the name on it.”

“Then come back and take a picture of our huts and one of all of us!” said Jessie.

“I’ll take that now,” said the Captain, laughing. “Stand close together.”

Just before he took the picture, down flew old Myna. So Peter had the bird on his finger in the picture, and everyone was laughing.

Off went Henry and the Captain. Lars began to pack the boxes. “You boys can help me,” he said.

“I’m too homesick!” cried Mike. “I don’t want to leave Blue Bay! Oh, I don’t want to go home!”

“Yes, you do!” cried Benny. He jumped up and said, “More coffee, Grandfather?”

“Thank you, Benny. The last drop is the best. Come here, Mike.”

Mike went over. He put his hand on Mr. Alden’s knee. He said, “I’ve had a beautiful time, Mr. Alden. I don’t want it to end.”

“Let me talk to you, Mike. It isn’t going to end. Think of taking Peter home. You will always have a good time, my boy. Just take things as they come. Remember I will always help you. Try to like everything, even ends.”

“I’ll try,” said Mike. “I do like most things.”

“I know you do. Good boy!”

Mike went to work then, filling boxes. “I hope those pictures come out right, Ben,” he said. “Won’t it be fun to look at them when we are at home!”

Soon everything was packed. Henry and the Captain came back and took a picture of the two huts.

“All packed except old Myna,” said Jessie.

The Second Mate put the crab trap on the sand. Peter put a berry8 inside and Myna walked in. Peter shut the door.

“Neat!” said Benny.

Lars put out the fire with sea water. Then the men pulled both boats down to the water.

“I’ll take Mr. Alden with me,” said the Captain. He winked9 at Mike. “We want to talk.”

“Well,” said Benny, “that’s all right. We want to talk, too!”


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1 hopped 91b136feb9c3ae690a1c2672986faa1c     
跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 ); 单足蹦跳; 齐足(或双足)跳行; 摘葎草花
参考例句:
  • He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
  • He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车,向市区开去。
2 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。
3 knelt knelt     
v.跪( kneel的过去式和过去分词 );(kneel的过去式与过去分词)
参考例句:
  • They knelt down and prayed. 他们跪下来祷告。
  • She knelt in supplication. 她跪地祷求。
4 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。
5 mate 2B9xE     
n.伙伴,同事;配偶;大副;v.(使)交配
参考例句:
  • Where is the mate to this glove?这副手套的另一只在哪儿?
  • She has been a faithful mate to him.她一直是他忠实的配偶。
6 wreck QMjzE     
n.失事,遇难;沉船;vt.(船等)失事,遇难
参考例句:
  • Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
  • No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。
7 crab xoozE     
n.螃蟹,偏航,脾气乖戾的人,酸苹果;vi.捕蟹,偏航,发牢骚;vt.使偏航,发脾气
参考例句:
  • I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
  • The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了,就象螃蟹的壳似的。
8 berry xQYyF     
n.浆果(如草莓等)
参考例句:
  • This kind of jam is made of berry.这种果酱是由浆果做的。
  • Every berry and cherry carried in the ferry is very merry.渡船里载运的每一颗草莓和樱桃都很快乐。
9 winked af6ada503978fa80fce7e5d109333278     
v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
参考例句:
  • He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was. 他冲她眨了眨眼,她便知道他的想法和她一样。
  • He winked his eyes at her and left the classroom. 他向她眨巴一下眼睛走出了教室。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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