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儿童英语读物 The Spy in the Bleachers CHAPTER 8 Emma’s Clothes

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The next morning the children went to Cogwheel Stadium with Grandfather. They arrived so early they had time to play in the ballpark outside the stadium. As soon as they saw cars arriving for the game, the Aldens put away their bats and balls.

Just inside Cogwheel Stadium, they waited for Emma Larke to show up. “I wonder what Emma will be wearing today?” said Benny.

They saw her coming through the turnstile. Today she was wearing a Cogs baseball cap, an orange Cogs baseball shirt, and white baseball pants.

“I thought Emma hated the Cogs,” whispered Jessie.

“Emma looks very sad,” said Violet1.

Henry said hello and asked Emma if they could talk to her.

“Talk?” said Emma. “What about?”

Before Henry could start asking the questions they needed to ask, Benny blurted2 out, “Why are you wearing a Cogs uniform?”

Emma started to cry. “I’m a Cogs fan, really I am. I should have been rooting for them all along. And now,” she said, crying harder, “the Cogs won’t win the pennant3. It’s all my fault!”

“How is it your fault?” asked Jessie.

“I rooted for Cody Howard,” said Emma, “just because I was so mad at Reese Dawkins! And look what happened—every time I cheered for Cody, he hit a home run! Or a triple4! If only I hadn’t cheered for him.”

Emma wiped tears from her eyes. “It’s all my fault,” she repeated.

“It’s not your fault,” said Henry, “unless you were telling Cody which pitch was coming.”

Emma stopped crying and looked at Henry. “Huh?” she said. “You mean like in sign stealing?”

“Yes,” said Jessie, “that’s what we mean.”

Emma looked at the Aldens without saying anything. She seemed to be thinking. “Do you mean somebody is stealing signs and giving them to Cody?” she asked.

“Yes,” said Henry, “that’s what somebody is doing.”

Suddenly Emma’s eyes grew wide. “So you think I’ve been stealing signs?”

“Are you?” asked Jessie.

“No!” shouted Emma, who was now angry. “Why do you think it’s me?”

“You wear a lot of different hats,” said Benny. “And you wave them around when Cody comes to bat. Then he gets a big hit.”

Emma became silent. The children waited for her to speak, but she didn’t say anything. Finally Henry asked, “Why do you stand up and wave your hat whenever Cody is at bat?”

“I want to explain,” said Emma, “but I can’t.”

“Why not?” asked Henry.

“Because it involves another person,” said Emma. “Somebody I shouldn’t be talking about.”

“That’s okay,” said Violet. “I know what you mean.”

Emma stared at Violet. “You do?”

Violet smiled shyly. “Yes,” she said. “The other person is Simon Brock.”

All sadness vanished5 from Emma Larke’s face. Her eyes lit up. She smiled happily. “Do the four of you know Simon Brock? I saw you sitting right next to him two games ago!”

“Yes, we know Mr. Brock,” Jessie replied. “We know that he’s a movie producer.”

“Shhhh!” warned Emma, putting her finger to her lips. “Mr. Brock doesn’t want anybody to know who he is. He wants to watch the games without being bothered.”

“That’s true,” said Henry, “but how do you know that?”

“Oh,” said Emma, twirling a lock of her hair around a finger, “I read film magazines all the time. I’ve seen photos of Simon Brock, so I recognized him in line one day. And,” she said, “I could tell by how he dresses that he doesn’t want people to know who he is. You know, the baseball cap pulled low, and the dark sunglasses.”

“I know why you wear different clothes every day,” Violet told Emma. “I know why you stand up and wave your hat.”

Emma looked at Violet and smiled. “I believe you do know,” she said.

“You want Mr. Brock to notice you,” Violet said. “You want to be a movie star.”

“Yes!” shouted Emma, clapping her hands together. “I want Simon Brock to see that I can act many different roles. One day I was an average fan. The next day I was a Southern lady. Yesterday I was a gangster6! And today I’m a diehard Cogs fan.”

Emma changed from happy to worried.” Do you think that Mr. Brock has noticed me?” she asked.

“Yes,” Henry answered. “He has definitely7 noticed you.” Henry did not tell Emma that Simon Brock suspected her of being the sign stealer.

“Oh!” shouted Emma. “That’s wonderful!” She became quiet and looked at Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny. “Do you think … do you think that you could introduce me to Mr. Brock?” she begged.

“Sure,” said Jessie, “if you answer one question for us.”

“Okay,” Emma said. “What question?”

“We saw Carlos Garcia slip an envelope into your purse two days ago,” Jessie explained. “What was in the envelope?”

Emma Larke blushed8. “Oh, that,” she said. “That was a note from Carlos asking me for a date.”

“Thank you,” said Henry. “We’ll introduce you to Mr. Brock, but first we have a meeting with Mr. Tanaka.”

“Emma Larke looked guilty,” said Jessie as the four of them walked to the owner’s office. “But she isn’t guilty. So now we’re down to two suspects.”

“But if Carlos wrote a letter asking Emma for a date, maybe he’s innocent9, too,” said Violet.

“Maybe,” Henry replied. “But remember that Carlos also gives envelopes to Wheelie. We don’t know what’s in those envelopes.”

When the children entered Mr. Tanaka’s office, they found him walking back and forth10, back and forth.

“At last!” he said when he saw them. “Who’s the spy?”

“It’s not Simon Brock,” Jessie told him. “And it’s not Emma Larke.”

“So,” said Mr. Tanaka. “Is it Carlos Garcia? Or is it Wheelie?”

“We can’t prove which of them is the spy,” said Henry.

Mr. Tanaka sat in his chair and put his head in his hands. “Then it’s all over,” he moaned11. “The Hatters will win.”

Henry shook his head. “No. We have a plan to prove whether the spy is Carlos or Wheelie.”

Mr. Tanaka looked up. “You do?” he asked, studying the children.

“Yes,” said Jessie. “In order to prove which one is the spy, we have to separate them. We have to stop either Carlos or Wheelie from being where they can see the signs.”

“And where Cody can see the spy,” added Violet.

Mr. Tanaka thought about this a while. “It’s a good plan,” he said. “Which one should we take out of the bleachers?” he asked.

“We’ve talked about this,” said Henry, “and we think Wheelie should leave the bleachers.”

“Hmmm,” said Mr. Tanaka, rubbing12 his chin. “I will invite Winn Winchell to sit with me in the owner’s box today. In fact, I will insist that he sit with me.”

“That’s good,” said Henry. “Do you have another person to play Wheelie?”

Mr. Tanaka looked at him. “Yes,” he said,” I certainly do.”

“Good,” said Jessie. “But if Cody Howard hits a home run the first time he comes to bat, you must act fast.”

Mr. Tanaka nodded. “Excellent plan,” he said. “If Cody hits a home run, then the spy is Carlos. I will have Carlos removed from the bleachers immediately, so that he won’t be able to signal to Cody for the rest of the game.”

Mr. Tanaka picked up his telephone and spoke13 to his assistant. “Have Winn Winchell come to my office,” he said. “Immediately!”

In less than five minutes, Winn Winchell walked into the owner’s office. As he walked in, the Aldens walked out.
 


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1 violet 8h3wm     
adj.紫色的;n.紫罗兰
参考例句:
  • She likes to wear violet dresses.他喜欢穿紫色的衣服。
  • Violet is the color of wisdom,peace and strength.紫色是智慧的,和平的和力量的颜色。
2 blurted fa8352b3313c0b88e537aab1fcd30988     
v.突然说出,脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止,她已脱口而出。
  • He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相,说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 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。
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 vanished NfXzQH     
adj.消失了的v.消失( vanish的过去式和过去分词 );突然不见;不复存在;绝迹
参考例句:
  • He walked through—and vanished. Poof! Like that. 他走了过去,然后就嗖的一下子不见了。
  • The magician vanished in a puff of smoke. 魔术师在一股烟雾中突然不见了。
6 gangster FfDzH     
n.匪徒,歹徒,暴徒
参考例句:
  • The gangster's friends bought off the police witness.那匪徒的朋友买通了警察方面的证人。
  • He is obviously a gangster,but he pretends to be a saint.分明是强盗,却要装圣贤。
7 definitely RuJzx0     
adv.一定地,肯定地;明确地,确切地
参考例句:
  • The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛,这个队肯定会输。
  • I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前,我一定回家。
8 Blushed Blushed     
n. 脸红,外观 vi. 泛红,羞愧
参考例句:
  • She blushed at the mention of her lover's name. 她因说到她情人的名字而脸红。
  • He blushed when the pretty girl gave him the eye. 那位漂亮的女孩向他抛媚眼时,他脸红了。
9 innocent J68xs     
adj.无罪的,清白的;无害的;天真的,单纯的
参考例句:
  • I'm not quite so innocent as to believe that.我还不至于简单到相信那种事的地步。
  • I was very young,and very innocent.我那时非常年轻,幼稚无知。
10 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
11 moaned 10b26e41ea09a23927a91dc447f839a8     
v.呻吟,悲叹( moan的过去式和过去分词 );抱怨;发出萧萧声
参考例句:
  • Facer moaned out a sound and then closed his eyes. 费塞呻吟了一声,然后就闭上了眼睛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The sick child moaned a little, and then fell asleep. 那个生病的孩子呻吟了一会儿就睡着了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
12 rubbing c0ea05d88d62174bf5e65000367d38b5     
n. 摩擦, 研磨, 按磨
参考例句:
  • This insect makes its strange noise by rubbing its back legs together. 这只昆虫摩擦它的两条后腿发出一种奇怪的声音。
  • Jerry was already unhappy because he fumbled the ball,but his teammates kept rubbing it in. 本来杰瑞就很不高兴,因为他失了球,而他的队友们还一再提那件事。
13 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。
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