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儿童英语读物 The Guide Dog Mystery CHAPTER 8 “Someone’s Following Us!”

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The next day was bright and sunny, and while eating a breakfast of fresh orange juice and waffles they saw Jason in the dining room, huddled1 over a cup of coffee.

“Did anything else happen last night?” Benny asked.

Jason assured them that the rest of the night had been quiet.

“It’s a beautiful day out,” Violet noted2, looking out one of the large dining room windows.

“Perfect for Anna’s first trip downtown with Ginger3,” Jason said. “Let’s meet in the lobby in fifteen minutes. After we walk around downtown, we’ll visit Greenfield College, where Anna will be going to school in the fall. Ginger needs to get used to being on the campus with all the students.”

“We’ve driven past the college with Grandfather,” said Violet. “It’s very pretty.”

“I have an idea,” said Henry. “Maybe we could picnic on that big green lawn.”

“That sounds great!” Jason said.

“We can pick up some food while we’re downtown,” Benny suggested.

“I’ll go to the kitchen and see if we can borrow the other things we’ll need,” Jessie said. She was back in a moment with a red and white checkered4 tablecloth5, some napkins, and a knife for cutting bread and cheese and fruit.

A short while later, the group was heading downtown. The children walked a slight distance behind so they wouldn’t disturb Anna and Ginger’s lesson.

Jason had prepared Anna for the trip by showing her a special map of town. The streets were marked with raised lines so that she could feel where they were. He had also asked her which stores she usually visited, so that she and Ginger could practice going in those.

“We’re on Main Street now,” Jason told her. “Let’s walk to the pet shop on the corner of Spruce and Elm. That’s a place you and Ginger will be going to often.”

“That’s where we buy things for Watch!” said Benny.

They all began walking. When they reached the first corner, Ginger stopped right at the curb6.

“Good girl,” Anna said.

“Listen for the traffic,” Jason told Anna.

A couple of cars went by.

“It sounds quiet now,” Anna said.

“Then tell Ginger to move ahead,” Jason said.

“Forward,” Anna said, and they all crossed the street.

At each corner Ginger would stop and wait for Anna to listen for the traffic and decide which way she wanted to go.

When they reached the pet shop, Jason showed Anna how to enter the store with Ginger.

As the Aldens paused outside, Benny moved closer to his sisters and brother and whispered, “I think someone’s following us.”

“You do?” Jessie asked. She looked behind them. The only person she saw nearby was a tall figure in a long raincoat and hat. The person was standing7 at a pay phone making a call. Jessie couldn’t tell if it was a man or a woman. “Do you mean that person on the phone?”

“That’s the one,” Benny said. “I noticed him as soon as we got into town, and he’s been with us this whole way.”

“Are you sure?” Henry asked.

“Yes,” said Benny.

“Now that you mention it, there is something odd about him,” Violet said. “Why is he wearing a raincoat and hat on this beautiful, sunny day?”

 

“Look at the way he’s standing,” Jessie pointed8 out. “Head down, hat pulled low, back toward us — as if he doesn’t want to be seen.”

“Or recognized,” Henry added.

“Who do you think it might be?” asked Violet.

“I don’t know,” said Benny. “Maybe Mr. Dominick. He’s tall and thin.”

“So is Mrs. Davis,” said Jessie. “It could be a woman, you know. You really can’t tell.”

“We’ll keep an eye on him — or her,” said Henry.

A few minutes later, Anna, Jason, and Ginger came out of the shop. Anna was carrying a small paper bag. “Look what I got,” she told the Aldens.

They crowded around as she pulled something out of the paper bag. It was a new collar for Ginger, made of soft brown leather.

“She’s been wearing the same collar since she was a puppy,” Jason said.

“The leather is all lumpy and cracked,” Anna added.

“I think she’ll really like the new one,” Violet said.

‘I’ll put it on her tonight when we get home,” Anna said, as she and the others began walking.

When they’d gone a few blocks, Jessie took a quick peek9 over her shoulder. The mysterious person was close behind them. Each time one of the Aldens looked back, the person would duck into a doorway10 or pause on a corner. But he — or she — never gave up.

The next stop was the grocery store. The Aldens followed Jason, Anna, and Ginger inside.

“Let’s get some things for our picnic,” Jessie said, picking up a basket.

First Ginger led Anna up the produce aisle11. Just like outside, Ginger was a good guide. She carefully led Anna around a display of watermelons in the center of the aisle.

Henry picked out some ripe peaches and plums and put them in Jessie’s basket. Violet selected a juicy tomato. Benny got a plastic bag and filled it with dried pineapple, raisins12, and nuts, which he scooped13 from a large bin14.

Next they came to the dairy case, where Violet picked out a piece of sharp cheddar and some Swiss cheese.

When they reached the dog food aisle, Ginger began to sniff15 at some of the bags of dried food on the shelves. “Ginger!” Jason scolded. Ginger quickly returned to the center of the aisle. “Good girl,” Jason said.

Along the back wall was a bakery, where Jessie chose a long loaf of crusty bread. Benny picked out a carton of fruit punch.

“Now all we need are paper plates and cups,” said Violet as she took some off of a shelf and put them in Jessie’s basket. At last their picnic was complete.

As they were standing in line at the checkout16 counter, Henry noticed someone moving up the aisle behind Anna and Ginger. It was the same mysterious person who’d been following them. For the first time, Henry also noticed that the person walked with a limp. “Jessie!” Henry whispered. “There he — or she — is again! I’m going after him.”

Henry set off to try to get a closer look. The person was following Anna and Ginger up the soap aisle when Henry called out, “Hey, you! In the raincoat!” The person quickly darted17 down the canned vegetable aisle, with Henry in pursuit, but he was able to outrun Henry. As Henry raced to the end of the aisle, the person ran out the front door.

Breathless, Henry returned to his sisters and brother, who had paid for their groceries.

“Well?” Jessie asked. “Could you see who it was?”

“No,” Henry said, catching18 his breath. “He — or she — was too fast for me.”

In a few minutes, Jason, Anna, and Ginger joined them at the front of the store. “What was going on back there, Henry?” Jason asked. “Why did you run past us?”

Henry was about to answer when Anna interrupted. “Were you after that person who was following us?” she asked.

“Yes — you knew someone was following you?” Henry asked.

“I had heard footsteps behind me for several minutes. At first I thought it was just a coincidence, but it was always the same person,” Anna said.

“How do you know?” Violet asked.

“I recognized the way he walked — with a slight limp,” Anna explained. “He stopped and started whenever I did.”

“Did you see who it was?” Jason asked Henry.

“No, he ran away too fast.” Henry looked disappointed.

“So you don’t know if it was the same person who was in the kennel19 last night?” Jason asked.

“No,” said Henry. “Could you tell if it was him, Benny?”

“No,” said Benny. “I couldn’t see him.”

“Wait a minute. What are you talking about?” Anna wanted to know. No one had told her what had happened the night before. They didn’t want to upset her.

“Well?” Anna demanded.

“We’ll tell you about it over lunch,” Jessie said.


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1 huddled 39b87f9ca342d61fe478b5034beb4139     
挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
  • We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。
2 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
3 ginger bzryX     
n.姜,精力,淡赤黄色;adj.淡赤黄色的;vt.使活泼,使有生气
参考例句:
  • There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
  • Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。
4 checkered twbzdA     
adj.有方格图案的
参考例句:
  • The ground under the trees was checkered with sunlight and shade.林地光影交错。
  • He’d had a checkered past in the government.他过去在政界浮沉。
5 tablecloth lqSwh     
n.桌布,台布
参考例句:
  • He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.他坐在那儿沉思,轻轻地抚弄着桌布。
  • She smoothed down a wrinkled tablecloth.她把起皱的桌布熨平了。
6 curb LmRyy     
n.场外证券市场,场外交易;vt.制止,抑制
参考例句:
  • I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
  • You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。
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 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。
9 peek ULZxW     
vi.偷看,窥视;n.偷偷的一看,一瞥
参考例句:
  • Larry takes a peek out of the window.赖瑞往窗外偷看了一下。
  • Cover your eyes and don't peek.捂上眼睛,别偷看。
10 doorway 2s0xK     
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
参考例句:
  • They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
11 aisle qxPz3     
n.(教堂、教室、戏院等里的)过道,通道
参考例句:
  • The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
  • The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。
12 raisins f7a89b31fdf9255863139804963e88cf     
n.葡萄干( raisin的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • These raisins come from Xinjiang,they taste delicious. 这些葡萄干产自新疆,味道很甜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Mother put some raisins in the cake. 母亲在糕饼中放了一些葡萄干。 来自辞典例句
13 scooped a4cb36a9a46ab2830b09e95772d85c96     
v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等)
参考例句:
  • They scooped the other newspapers by revealing the matter. 他们抢先报道了这件事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. 车轮搅起的石块,在车身下发出不吉祥的锤击声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 bin yR2yz     
n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句:
  • He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
  • He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
15 sniff PF7zs     
vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视
参考例句:
  • The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
  • When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while.当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候,他们会彼此嗅一会儿。
16 checkout lwGzd1     
n.(超市等)收银台,付款处
参考例句:
  • Could you pay at the checkout.你能在结帐处付款吗。
  • A man was wheeling his shopping trolley to the checkout.一个男人正推着购物车向付款台走去。
17 darted d83f9716cd75da6af48046d29f4dd248     
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
参考例句:
  • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了,瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
18 catching cwVztY     
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
参考例句:
  • There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
  • Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
19 kennel axay6     
n.狗舍,狗窝
参考例句:
  • Sporting dogs should be kept out of doors in a kennel.猎狗应该养在户外的狗窝中。
  • Rescued dogs are housed in a standard kennel block.获救的狗被装在一个标准的犬舍里。

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