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儿童英语读物 The Camp-Out Mystery CHAPTER 6 The Missing Lantern

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They hiked a long way into the woods. After a while they came to another small clearing. A camp was set up there. A woman, a man, and two small children sat at the picnic table eating breakfast. At one end of the table, a portable radio played softly.

“Maybe they played the loud music,” Benny said.

“Let’s find out,” Henry suggested.

The man saw the Alden children. He snapped off the radio. Then, he waved. “Hello, there,” he said. “Are you camping here, too?”

The Aldens walked closer.

Henry said, “Yes, our camp is over that way.” He pointed1 toward their campsite.

“We’re the Changs,” the man said. “It’s nice to meet you.”

Henry introduced himself and his sisters and brother.

“And this is our dog Watch,” Benny added.

Watch lifted his paw.

The Chang children giggled2.

Mrs. Chang said, “We thought we were the only campers here.”

“It seemed a pleasant change,” Mr. Chang added. “All the other campgrounds we’ve tried have been so crowded.”

“We thought we were the only ones, too,” Benny piped up, “until we heard loud music last night.”

The man and woman looked at each other. “Loud music?” they both said.

“You didn’t hear it?” Jessie said.

“We were awfully3 tired last night,” Mr.

Chang said. “We slept pretty soundly. But— ”

One of the children said, “More milk, Daddy,” and reached for the pitcher4. It tipped. Mr. Chang caught it just as it was about to fall over.

Just then, the other child slipped off the picnic bench and started to cry. Mrs. Chang rushed to pick her up.

Henry edged toward the path. “We’ll see you again,” he said.

The Aldens hiked along silently. They listened to the birds singing overhead. They saw chipmunks5 and squirrels and rabbits.

Finally Jessie said, “It sure is strange that the Changs didn’t hear that music last night. Their campsite isn’t that far from ours.”

“Do you think the Changs are the ones who played it?” Violet asked.

“They have a radio,” Jessie said. “They could be the ones.”

“But why would they do it?” Henry asked.

“I don’t know,” Jessie answered.

They fell silent again, thinking.

After a while, Benny said, “I’m hungry.”

“Again!” Violet said.

“You’re always hungry,” Henry joked.

“I know,” Benny agreed.

Jessie pointed to a large flat rock. “Let’s sit there,” she said, “and eat some fruit.”

“We can leave the seeds and peels here,” Violet said when they had finished their snack. “The birds and small animals will eat them.”

They continued on. Every so often, they found an empty soda6 can or some other waste. They picked it up and dumped it into their empty lunch sack.

When it was full, Henry said, “Too bad there aren’t more garbage cans along the way. We’ll have to carry this with us until we find one.”

Before long, they came to a wide stream. Watch wagged his tail and lapped up a drink of water.

“This must be the same brook7 that runs along our campsite,” Henry said. He took out the campgrounds map and studied it. “We’re nearly out of the park,” he told the others. “We’d better turn back.”

They followed the stream back toward camp.

“We have to stop for wood,” Henry reminded them.

There were special areas marked on the map where campers could get wood. The children stopped at one. They dropped the debris8 they had collected into a garbage can. Then they went to the large, tarpaulin-covered woodpile.

“How will we carry the wood back to camp?” Violet wondered.

“I have an idea,” Henry said. He took off his belt. He wrapped it around several pieces of wood and buckled9 it. “We can carry it this way.”

When the children got back to camp, Grandfather was napping against the maple10 tree, his magazine open beside him.

The children didn’t wake him. Instead, they took off their shoes and socks and went wading11 in the stream. The cold clear water soothed12 their tired feet. They splashed it on their wrists and faces. It was refreshing13.

In the late afternoon, Henry and Benny laid the fire. Then they went into the kitchen tent to prepare supper.

“Benny, you can peel and slice the carrots,” Henry directed. “Jessie, you do the potatoes.” He began slicing a large onion.

Grandfather came in. “What can I do?” he asked.

“You can tear up the lettuce14 for the salad,” Violet said. “I’ll set the table.”

When they all had finished, Violet made hamburger patties and Henry put each one into a foil packet with some of the vegetables. Jessie lit the fire. “We don’t want a big flame for this meal,” Henry said. “We’ll have to let it burn down a while.”

While they waited for the fire to be just right, they sat at the table and had cranberry15 juice and crackers16.

“How was your hike?” Mr. Alden asked.

“We met some other campers,” Henry said.

“They didn’t hear the loud music,” Violet told him.

“That’s strange,” Mr. Alden said. “It was loud enough to be heard all over the park.”

“That’s what we thought,” Jessie said.

“They must be very sound sleepers,” Mr. Alden said.

When most of the logs had turned to ash, Henry brought out the foil packages and Jessie set them on top of the coals. Twenty minutes after that, everyone sat down to enjoy their meal.

“This is delicious,” Jessie said.

Everyone agreed.

“It’s called hobo stew,” Henry said.

“What are we having for dessert?” Benny asked.

“Who needs dessert after that big meal?” Grandfather teased.

“I do,” Benny said.

Jessie brought out the marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate bars. Violet got the long, pointed sticks. Henry added wood to the fire. Benny danced around it excitedly.

“S’mores!” he exclaimed. “My favorite.”

They sat around the campfire until it had burned itself out. Even then, they hated to go to bed.

“It’s so quiet here,” Violet said.

“And so dark,” Benny added.

“I’ll get the lantern,” Henry said. He walked to the table. Then he called, “Where is the lantern?”

“The last time I saw it, it was on the table,” Jessie said. It was there when Violet and I came back from our showers.”

“It was there after breakfast,” Violet said. “I had to move it when I took off the tablecloth17.”

“Then it must have been there when we left for our hike,” Henry said. He made his way to the tent where he got a flashlight from his backpack. He shone it this way and that, but he couldn’t find the lantern anywhere. “Someone must have taken it,” he concluded.

“Why would anyone want our lantern?” Benny asked.

“How could anyone have taken it?” Mr. Alden wondered. “I was here the whole time you were gone. Do you think someone took it while I dozed18?”

“Maybe,” Jessie said.

“Wherever it is, we won’t find it tonight,” Mr. Alden said. “It’s time to turn in. We’ll look for it in the morning.”

Suddenly Watch, who had been curled up at Jessie’s feet, sat up. He growled19 softly.

“What is it, Watch?” Jessie asked.

“Look over there!” Benny said. “Lights!”

They all looked toward the woods. Two beams of light moved away from them. They seemed to dance through the trees. Then, just as suddenly as they had appeared, they were gone.

“What was that?” Benny asked.

“Maybe it’s someone with our lantern,” Violet answered.

“There were two light beams,” Henry said.

“It could be people with flashlights,” Jessie said. “The Changs maybe.”

“What would they be doing in the woods at this time of night?” Violet asked.

Jessie couldn’t think of a single reason.

Mr. Alden got to his feet. “Let’s sleep on it,” he said. “In daylight, things look less mysterious.”


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1 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。
2 giggled 72ecd6e6dbf913b285d28ec3ba1edb12     
v.咯咯地笑( giggle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The girls giggled at the joke. 女孩子们让这笑话逗得咯咯笑。
  • The children giggled hysterically. 孩子们歇斯底里地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 awfully MPkym     
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地
参考例句:
  • Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
  • I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。
4 pitcher S2Gz7     
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐;(棒球)投手
参考例句:
  • He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
  • Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。
5 chipmunks 489f8c4fac3b4e144efa2b0a3fb81d6a     
n.金花鼠( chipmunk的名词复数 )
参考例句:
6 soda cr3ye     
n.苏打水;汽水
参考例句:
  • She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
  • I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。
7 brook PSIyg     
n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让
参考例句:
  • In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
  • The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。
8 debris debris     
n.瓦砾堆,废墟,碎片
参考例句:
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上,导致蛀牙。
9 buckled qxfz0h     
a. 有带扣的
参考例句:
  • She buckled her belt. 她扣上了腰带。
  • The accident buckled the wheel of my bicycle. 我自行车的轮子在事故中弄弯了。
10 maple BBpxj     
n.槭树,枫树,槭木
参考例句:
  • Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees.枫糖是由枫树的树液制成的。
  • The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。
11 wading 0fd83283f7380e84316a66c449c69658     
(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The man tucked up his trousers for wading. 那人卷起裤子,准备涉水。
  • The children were wading in the sea. 孩子们在海水中走着。
12 soothed 509169542d21da19b0b0bd232848b963     
v.安慰( soothe的过去式和过去分词 );抚慰;使舒服;减轻痛苦
参考例句:
  • The music soothed her for a while. 音乐让她稍微安静了一会儿。
  • The soft modulation of her voice soothed the infant. 她柔和的声调使婴儿安静了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
13 refreshing HkozPQ     
adj.使精神振作的,使人清爽的,使人喜欢的
参考例句:
  • I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
  • The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼,特别解乏提神。
14 lettuce C9GzQ     
n.莴苣;生菜
参考例句:
  • Get some lettuce and tomatoes so I can make a salad.买些莴苣和西红柿,我好做色拉。
  • The lettuce is crisp and cold.莴苣松脆爽口。
15 cranberry TvOz5U     
n.梅果
参考例句:
  • Turkey reminds me of cranberry sauce.火鸡让我想起梅果酱。
  • Actually I prefer canned cranberry sauce.事实上我更喜欢罐装的梅果酱。
16 crackers nvvz5e     
adj.精神错乱的,癫狂的n.爆竹( cracker的名词复数 );薄脆饼干;(认为)十分愉快的事;迷人的姑娘
参考例句:
  • That noise is driving me crackers. 那噪声闹得我简直要疯了。
  • We served some crackers and cheese as an appetiser. 我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
17 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。
18 dozed 30eca1f1e3c038208b79924c30b35bfc     
v.打盹儿,打瞌睡( doze的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He boozed till daylight and dozed into the afternoon. 他喝了个通霄,昏沉沉地一直睡到下午。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • I dozed off during the soporific music. 我听到这催人入睡的音乐,便不知不觉打起盹儿来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
19 growled 65a0c9cac661e85023a63631d6dab8a3     
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
参考例句:
  • \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道:“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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