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儿童英语读物 The Mystery of the Lake Monster CHAPTER 10 Who Loves Lucy?

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“I don’t want to leave tomorrow,” said Benny. “Watch and I want to stay here forever.”

“I wish we could stay too, Benny,” Grandfather Alden said. “But it’s time to go home. We’ll come back again, though.”

“You are always welcome,” Nora said. “In fact, I’m thinking of renaming Black Bear Cabin. I thought I might call it Lucy’s Cabin.”

The Aldens all laughed. So did the rest of the crowd assembled on the porch of the lodge1 after dinner. They were waiting for Drew to serve a special cake that he had made just for the occasion.

“Am I too late for cake?” a gruff voice asked from the darkness outside the screened porch.

“Not at all, Carl,” Nora said. “Come on up.”

Carl came up the stairs, pushed open the screen door, and walked onto the porch with Wildman at his heels. He pointed2 to a place by the door. “Wildman, stay,” he said.

Wildman wagged his tail slightly, lay down, and put his head on his paws.

“We should have brought Watch to dinner,” said Benny.

“That’s okay, Benny. I think Drew made a special treat for Watch. And for Wildman, too,” said Nora.

Just then the lights in the dining room behind them dimmed. They turned to see Drew and Jason walking toward them, holding between them a huge cake decorated with candles. They put the cake on the porch table and said, “Everybody blow out the candles for luck.”

So everyone blew out the candles. Then Drew cut the cake and passed the pieces around.

“This is delicious, Drew,” said Dr. Lin. “What do you call it?”

“It’s the new specialty3 of the lodge,” said Drew. “Monster cake!” Everyone laughed again — even Jason, who looked a little sheepish. Nora and Drew had forgiven him — and given him a job helping4 them with the lodge for the rest of the summer. He was already working in the kitchen, learning how to cook. He looked happier than the Aldens had seen him look since they’d arrived at Lake Lucille.

“I like it!” Benny declared.

Everyone agreed with him.

Nora came over to stand next to the Aldens. “Thank you for solving the lake monster mystery,” she said softly.

“We didn’t solve the whole mystery,” said Jessie. “I still don’t know who erased5 the footprints.”

“Or who turned over Carl’s canoe,” added Violet.

Nora looked a little embarrassed. “I’m the one who erased the footprints,” she said. “I was afraid there really might be a monster — and I didn’t want any proof around.”

“Oh!” said Violet.

A gruff voice said, “And I guess I never really had the monster turn me over in my canoe.”

“You didn’t?” Henry asked. “You made that up?”

“Well, I’ve turned over in my canoe before,” said Carl. “But I made up the story because I was afraid the Parkers were gonna fancy up the lodge and have a lot of careless tourists who didn’t care about the wilderness6 come up here trampling7 things and scaring the animals.”

“But we weren’t, Carl. You knew I wouldn’t let that happen,” Nora protested.

Carl nodded. “I realized it after a while. That’s why it shook me up so much when I saw that paddle. I almost felt as if I’d made up a monster and then it had come to life.”

Suddenly a long, low sound echoed across Lake Lucille.

Everyone stopped talking. Wildman raised his head.

“A bear,” said Dr. Lin. “Right, Carl?”

The sound came again, more softly now, before it faded away.

Carl put down his cake plate in amazement8. He stared out into the darkness. “It doesn’t sound like any bear I’ve ever heard — or any other animal around these parts.”

“No,” said Dr. Lin softly. “It doesn’t.”

Benny bounced up from his seat. “It’s Lucy,” he said. “See? I knew she was real. It’s Lucy and she’s saying she’s not a monster. She would never bite a paddle or turn over a canoe or hurt anybody.”

“Maybe you’re right, Benny,” said Nora. “Maybe you are right after all.”

Everyone laughed — everyone except Benny. He waved at the darkness in the direction of the lake. “It’s okay, Lucy,” he called. “See you next year!”


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1 lodge q8nzj     
v.临时住宿,寄宿,寄存,容纳;n.传达室,小旅馆
参考例句:
  • Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗?
  • I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。
2 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。
3 specialty SrGy7     
n.(speciality)特性,特质;专业,专长
参考例句:
  • Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
  • His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。
4 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。
5 erased f4adee3fff79c6ddad5b2e45f730006a     
v.擦掉( erase的过去式和过去分词 );抹去;清除
参考例句:
  • He erased the wrong answer and wrote in the right one. 他擦去了错误答案,写上了正确答案。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He removed the dogmatism from politics; he erased the party line. 他根除了政治中的教条主义,消除了政党界限。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 wilderness SgrwS     
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
参考例句:
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
7 trampling 7aa68e356548d4d30fa83dc97298265a     
踩( trample的现在分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯
参考例句:
  • Diplomats denounced the leaders for trampling their citizens' civil rights. 外交官谴责这些领导人践踏其公民的公民权。
  • They don't want people trampling the grass, pitching tents or building fires. 他们不希望人们踩踏草坪、支帐篷或生火。
8 amazement 7zlzBK     
n.惊奇,惊讶
参考例句:
  • All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
  • He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
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