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儿童英语读物 Mountain Top Mystery CHAPTER 9 Caught in the Rain

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Mr. Alden walked around the store looking at everything. There were no Indian baskets left. He said, “Let’s go to see Lovan again.”

“Don’t get caught in the storm,” said a ranger1.

“Storm? It looks pleasant to me,” said Benny.

“Well, you get to know the weather around these mountains,” said the ranger. “I was glad to see you come down so early. Dr. Osgood will be all right. He knows the weather, too.”

What they did not know was that snow had suddenly begun to cover the top of Old Flat Top. Dr. Osgood and his workmen were just running to get the things packed on the helicopter to take off in a hurry.

The Aldens piled into the station wagon2 and drove down to Lovan Dixon’s. The sky was still blue with hardly a cloud. It was very warm. They found Lovan hoeing3 in her flower garden next to the house.

“I want to get the earth stirred up before it rains,” she said to her visitors.

Grandfather laughed. “You think it is going to rain, too,” he said.

“Oh, yes,” said Lovan. “But come in.”

“What beautiful flowers!” cried Violet. “Every one is such a lovely color.”

Lovan looked at the eager little girl. She said, “Little Violet, you take these scissors and cut a big bunch of every flower you like. Don’t be afraid to pick a lot. They like to be picked. They blossom4 all the more.”

Mr. Alden smiled. But he had come on business, so he was glad to go into the house and ask questions.

“I wonder if you ever heard of an Indian boy around here about high school age?” he asked.

“No,” Lovan shook her head. “I am the only Indian left around here. All my brothers died, and my only sister died. She had a daughter, but she died, too.”

“Didn’t your sister’s daughter have any children?”

“I did hear that she had a son, but that baby died when she did. They had moved into Maine with the Maine Indians by then.”

“What was that baby’s name?” asked Henry.

“I don’t know. We had quarreled and I never did learn the baby’s name.”

Mr. Carter said, “We saw a young Indian boy this morning. He looked unhappy and seemed to be afraid. He hid behind the crowd, and now he has disappeared.”

“Oh, dear!” said Lovan.

“We’ll find him,” Benny said.

“How?” asked Lovan. “I thought you said he ran away.”

“Yes, he did. But he never could get away with Mr. Carter after him, and the rangers5, and Grandfather.”

Just then Violet came in with her flowers. They were beautiful—pink and white roses, old-fashioned sweet pinks, yellow daisies, lavender heliotrope6, larkspur, and sweet peas.

“Let’s go right home and put them in water!” Violet said. “I can’t let them fade!” She made a pretty picture standing7 in the door with her brown hair, pink cheeks, and the lovely flowers.

“Soon,” said Grandfather. “Just one more question and then we’ll go. Why did your family leave you?”

“I left them,” said Lovan. “I wanted to go to school and nobody else did. They called me stuck-up because I could read and write. I loved school. There were children of all ages. When I was older, I helped the teacher with the little ones. I taught them the good things of Indian life. I taught them to make baskets and beadwork and moccasins. The children were very good at making up designs—even the little ones.”

“Good!” said Grandfather. “Someone must do that, or we’ll lose all the beautiful things that nobody can make as well as the Indian.”

“It’s too bad you don’t know anything about this strange Indian boy,” said Henry.

Lovan said slowly, “If he is from my family, his grandmother’s name would be Susan.”

“That’s something to go on,” said Henry.

“Come on, everyone,” said Mr. Alden. “Violet wants to go.”

“I don’t want to go,” said Violet, smiling, “I just want to put the flowers in water.”

As the Aldens left Lovan’s cottage they felt a cool wind. Clouds were beginning to sweep across the sky. The day that had been so sunny was suddenly very dark. A storm was brewing8.

Mr. Alden said, “We will go to the motel9 first and then go and talk to the rangers.”

“I’ll stay at the motel,” said Violet. “I’ll put the flowers in water before supper. There must be some vases someplace.”

Everyone knew that Violet was perfectly10 happy arranging flowers. The rest of the family went back to the store. There was only one man there. He was not a ranger.

“Where is everybody?” asked Mr. Alden.

“They’ve all gone off in their jeeps to find an Indian boy. I’m keeping the store.”

Grandfather nodded. “They don’t waste much time, I see. The rainstorm will soon be here. I only wish we could have gone with them.”

“Listen!” said Jessie. “Dr. Osgood’s storm!”

The rain blew a few small spatters in at the open door. Then it came down like a sheet of water. It simply poured.

“Too bad the rangers started out,” said Benny. “They’ll get soaking wet.”

The man said, “They knew it was going to rain. They all wore raincoats. I think they thought the Indian boy would be easier to find in the rain.”

“How?” asked Benny.

The man shrugged11. “I don’t know. They know more about finding people than I do. They do it all the time.”

Then in the pouring rain Dr. Osgood and his workman came in the door.

“Oh, everything is happening at once!” cried Benny. “Here come the jeeps!”

Dr. Osgood came in at exactly the same time as a ranger jumped down from a jeep. Then another ranger jumped out. Then another person jumped down. He had no raincoat and no hat. Water streamed down over his face. He kept his eyes down.


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1 ranger RTvxb     
n.国家公园管理员,护林员;骑兵巡逻队员
参考例句:
  • He was the head ranger of the national park.他曾是国家公园的首席看守员。
  • He loved working as a ranger.他喜欢做护林人。
2 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。
3 hoeing 781087219062746857a1245de2ea7190     
锄( hoe的现在分词 ); 扒装; 锄地
参考例句:
  • Try not to walk on the flower beds when weeding or hoeing. 拔草和锄地时尽量不要踩到花坛。
  • Today he was hoeing in the vineyard. 今天他在葡萄园里锄地。
4 blossom HotyX     
n.花,开花;vi.开花,发展
参考例句:
  • The blossom on the trees looks lovely in springtime.春天树上的花很漂亮。
  • Let a hundred flowers blossom,let a hundred schools of thought contend.百花齐放,百家争鸣。
5 rangers f306109e6f069bca5191deb9b03359e2     
护林者( ranger的名词复数 ); 突击队员
参考例句:
  • Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗? 来自超越目标英语 第3册
  • Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者,所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
6 heliotrope adbxf     
n.天芥菜;淡紫色
参考例句:
  • So Laurie played and Jo listened,with her nose luxuriously buried in heliotrope and tea roses.这样劳瑞便弹了起来,裘把自己的鼻子惬意地埋在无芥菜和庚申蔷薇花簇中倾听着。
  • The dragon of eternity sustains the faceted heliotrope crystal of life.永恒不朽的飞龙支撑着寓意着生命的淡紫色多面水晶。
7 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
8 brewing eaabd83324a59add9a6769131bdf81b5     
n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量 动词brew的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up. 很显然,一场暴风雨正在酝酿中。
  • She set about brewing some herb tea. 她动手泡一些药茶。
9 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。
10 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
11 shrugged 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce     
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀,什么也没说。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩,装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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