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儿童英语读物 The Spy in the Bleachers CHAPTER 6 Mr. X Explains

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At the top of the aisle1, Henry and Jessie went in one direction. Violet and Benny went in the other. They hoped to find Mr. X before he left the ballpark.

But ten minutes later, neither group had found Mr. X.

“What should we do now?” asked Violet when they all met up again.

“Let’s go outside,” answered Jessie.

So they left the stadium, which was still crowded with fans. Unhappy fans, because the Cogs had lost three games in a row to the Hatters.

The Cogs had to win the last two games. If they didn’t, they would lose the pennant2 race to the their biggest rival.

“There he is,” said Benny. He pointed3 to a souvenir stand.

Mr. X stood there, holding three different kinds of Cogs baseball caps.

“Hello,” said Jessie.

Mr. X turned. “Why, hello,” he said.

“We need to talk to you about the sign stealing,” said Henry.

“Sure,” said Mr. X. He chose one of the hats and paid for it. “Let’s step out of the crowd,” he said. He led them to the shade of a tree.

“What made you decide that signs are being stolen?” Jessie asked him.

“That’s easy,” replied Mr. X. “It’s clear to anybody who knows baseball well. Cody Howard knows which pitch is coming next. He waits for just the right pitch. Then he hits a triple4 or home run and the Hatters win the game.” Mr. X looked at them closely. “Why are the four of you so interested?” he asked.

“We’re working for Mr. Tanaka,” Jessie explained.

“We told Mr. Tanaka we had three solid suspects,” Jessie explained. “Plus one not-so-likely suspect.”

“That was you,” Henry added.

“Me?!” Mr. X said. “Why me?”

“Because you’re always taking notes at the game,” said Violet. “And then you speak into your headphone.”

Mr. X smiled. He pulled out his notebook and wrote in it. Then he spoke5 into his headphone.

“New idea,” he said. “Four kid detectives try to discover who’s stealing signs.”

Mr. X looked at the Aldens. “You all look trustworthy,” he said, “so keep what I’m telling you a secret. My name is Simon Brock. I’m a movie producer.”

Henry nodded. “We know,” he said. “When we mentioned you as a suspect, Mr. Tanaka told us who you are.”

“So,” said Simon Brock, “I’m off the suspect list because I’m a movie producer?”

Jessie shook her head. “No,” she said. “You’re off the suspect list because you can’t see the catcher’s signs. And Cody Howard can’t see you when he’s at bat.”

Simon Brock laughed and spoke into his headphone. “The kid detectives are very smart,” he said. “They solve the case.” He smiled. “You’re giving me great ideas for a new movie,” he told them.

Henry nodded. “We just want to know why you think Emma Larke is stealing signs.”

“Who?” asked Simon Brock.

“Emma Larke,” said Violet. “Yesterday she was wearing a lavender dress. You pointed to her and said she was stealing signs.”

“Right!” said Mr. Brock. “I didn’t know her name. Yes,” he said, “she’s the one who’s stealing signs.”

“Why are you so sure?” Henry asked again.

“She’s so easy to see,” explained Mr. Brock. “She calls attention to herself. She wears very different clothing each day.”

“Did you see Emma do anything today that made you think she was stealing signs?” asked Violet.

Mr. Brock rubbed his jaw6. “She did the same things she always does,” he said. “She stands up when Cody Howard comes to bat. She shouts something. She waves her hat. Then Cody hits a home run or a triple. That might mean something, but I don’t know what.”

“Neither do we,” confessed Henry. “We wanted to figure out who the spy was today. But we still have the same three suspects.”

“Who are the other two?” asked Simon Brock.

“We don’t want to say,” Violet explained.

Mr. Brock nodded. “Spoken like true detectives,” he said. Then he sat down on a bench. “This is serious stuff,” he said. “The Cogs must win both of the last two games. If there’s anything I can do to help you, just let me know.”

“Why so glum7?” Grandfather asked at dinner.

“We haven’t discovered who the spy is,” explained Violet. “At today’s game we watched all three very closely. But we couldn’t tell which one was stealing signs.”

“All three do things when Cody Howard is at bat,” Henry explained. “Things that could be signals.”

“We promised Mr. Tanaka we would help,” said Jessie. “But we’re getting nowhere.”

“I’m sure that’s not true,” said Grandfather. “You are all very good thinkers. You must be getting somewhere.”

“If we could just rule out one of them,” said Henry. “Then we would be down to two suspects.”

“But we still wouldn’t know which of the two is the spy,” argued Jessie.

“We can’t guess,” said Violet. “That wouldn’t be fair.”

“But if we had only two suspects, we could isolate8 one,” said Henry.

“I-so-late?” asked Benny. “What does that mean?”

“Remember when you had the measles9?” Jessie asked Benny. “You had to stay home. Nobody could come visit you. You were isolated10 so that other people wouldn’t catch the measles from you.”

Benny looked confused. “Are we going to put a suspect where nobody can see him?” he asked.

Henry laughed. “Something like that,” he said. “If we can down to two suspects, we can put one of them where Cody Howard can’t see him.”

“Yes!” said Jessie excitedly. “Let’s make a list of all the clues after dinner. I’m sure if we think hard, we can figure out who is innocent.”

“That would leave us with two suspects,” said Violet.

“Let’s make our list right away,” said Benny, looking around. “Right after dessert, I mean.”


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1 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。
2 pennant viuym     
n.三角旗;锦标旗
参考例句:
  • The second car was flying the Ghanaian pennant.第二辆车插着加纳的三角旗。
  • The revitalized team came from the cellar to win the pennant.该队重整旗鼓,从最后一名一跃而赢得冠军奖旗。
3 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。
4 triple Dp0yu     
n.三倍之数,三个一组;adj.三倍的
参考例句:
  • Twelve is the triple of four.十二是四的三倍数。
  • He received triple wages for all his extra work.由于额外的工作他领取了三倍的工资。
5 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
6 jaw 5xgy9     
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
参考例句:
  • He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
  • A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。
7 glum klXyF     
adj.闷闷不乐的,阴郁的
参考例句:
  • He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.他是一个很有魅力的人,时而忧伤时而欢笑。
  • She laughed at his glum face.她嘲笑他闷闷不乐的脸。
8 isolate G3Exu     
vt.使孤立,隔离
参考例句:
  • Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
  • We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。
9 measles Bw8y9     
n.麻疹,风疹,包虫病,痧子
参考例句:
  • The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。
  • The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。
10 isolated bqmzTd     
adj.与世隔绝的
参考例句:
  • His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
  • Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
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