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儿童英语读物 The Amusement Park Mystery CHAPTER 11 Frank Tells All

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Benny said between sobs1, “Will we ever get down?”

“Sure we will,” Henry said reassuringly2. But when he looked down at Sheila’s face, he had his doubts.

“Let us down!” Jessie shouted.

Frank Arnold dashed toward the wheel and grabbed his wife’s arm. Sheila tried to shove him away, but Frank was too strong. For a moment the two struggled, then Frank grabbed the lever.

By this time a crowd had gathered and an alarmed Joshua rushed forward. In dismay he looked up at the frightened children.

Frank pushed the lever forward and the ride started. Down, down, the Ferris wheel came.

Violet sighed with relief and Jessie sank back against the seat. Their awful ride was over.

When they reached the bottom, the children scrambled3 out.

Stiffly, Benny straightened up. “My legs are wobbly,” he said in a shaky voice. “I don’t like the Ferris wheel!”

“It will be a long time before I ride it, too,” Violet said.

“Thank heavens, you’re safe,” Joshua exclaimed, patting Benny’s back. Then he turned to the Arnolds. “And you, Sheila!” he said angrily. “What did you think you were doing?”

Furious, she pressed her lips together and turned her back on him. Joshua faced Frank.

“Frank,” Joshua said, “what’s going on?”

Frank nervously4 smoothed down his moustache. “The carousel5 horses,” he muttered. “They were the cause of everything!”

Joshua stared at him. “Go on,” he said sternly.

“Frank!” Sheila shouted.

“We stole three of the Dentzel horses,” Frank admitted, lowering his eyes. “I went along with the plan for the money. But when I saw the children at the top of the Ferris wheel, I changed my mind.” He glanced shamefaced at Benny. “When it comes to hurting little kids, I draw the line!”

Sheila whirled around. “Frank! Be quiet!” she hissed6. She shook her head fiercely, and the red scarf around her neck fluttered.

Frank gave her a sad look and murmured, “It’s over, Sheila.”

Joshua nodded firmly. “You bet it’s over! We’ve known about the three damaged horses for some time.” He shot the children a grateful glance. “Thanks to the Aldens. But we didn’t know you were guilty. Where are my original horses?” Joshua asked in a forbidding tone.

“Frank!” Sheila screamed. “Not another word!”

Joshua half turned to Ned, who stood behind him. “Ned,” he asked, “will you call the police?”

Ned shot Frank and Sheila Arnold a dark look, and said, “With pleasure.”

Joshua turned back to Frank. “I’m waiting for you to answer my question. Where are my horses?”

“In Old Jim Mitchell’s barn,” Frank answered, then continued as if he wanted to get the whole story off his chest. “We had clever artists copy the real horses from the pictures we shot at night. When the carvers finished, they painted the fake horses just like the originals.”

“Except,” Benny piped up, “they forgot to paint one horse’s stomach!”

Miserably7 Frank nodded. “You kids noticed every mistake that was made.” He paused, then went on, “Everything was done at night. When the fake horses were ready, we substituted them for the original Dentzels.” He sighed. “We were going to be rich!”

“If it hadn’t been for these kids we would have been!” Sheila glared at Benny. “You were always around the merry-go-round, no matter what I did!”

“Take it easy, Sheila,” Frank said. “After the fake horses were in place on the carousel, we hired a truck to haul the original horses to the barn.”

“Our biggest mistake was when we paid Margaret Macy in broad daylight. You kids even saw that!” He sighed. “Everything we did went wrong!”

Panic-stricken, Sheila dashed away.

“Stop!” Joshua yelled.

But Sheila kept running until she reached the House of Mirrors. She hurried inside.

“She’s getting away!” Benny said, racing8 after her.

The other children followed. Joshua asked several bystanders to guard Frank, and hastily ran after the children.

Henry entered the House of Mirrors. “Benny,” he shouted. “Where are you?” Benny, however, had already disappeared in the twists and turns and passages of the hundreds of mirrors.

Jessie and Violet stayed together, but Henry went after Benny.

Benny, on the trail of Sheila, tiptoed forward. As he came around a corner, he found himself face to face with a short fat boy. “It’s me!” he squealed9, and ran on, trying to find Sheila.

Hearing a noise, Benny whirled around, but no one was there. His stomach tightened10 in a knot. He was alone. “J-Jessie,” he stammered11.

No answer.

“Violet?” he called, raising his voice.

No answer.

“Henry!” he called in a louder tone.

No answer.

All at once Sheila appeared. Her eyes were wild and her red scarf was half untied12 and flapped around her face. “You!” she gasped13, glaring at Benny.

Benny couldn’t move.

Sheila grimaced14 and then vanished behind a mirror.

“Henry!” Benny yelled at the top of his lungs.

“I’m here!” Henry said, stepping from behind a mirror.

Benny turned around and saw a tall skinny Henry. He reached out, but his small hand touched cold glass. “Henry?”

“Here I am,” Henry said, tapping Benny on the shoulder.

Benny sighed with relief. “Sheila was here!” he gasped.

“We’ll stick together,” Henry said. “Joshua’s here, too.”

And sure enough, Joshua seemed to step out of a mirror.

“Where did Sheila go?” Joshua asked urgently.

Benny shook his head. “She went in back of a mirror and just disappeared.”

“We’ll find her,” Joshua said, his jaw15 square and set.

A slight rustling16 noise startled them. Henry turned one way, Benny another, and Joshua still another. “Who’s there?” Benny cried.

“Come out!” Henry said in a forbidding voice.

Surprised, Violet and Jessie appeared before them.

“We’re all together,” Jessie exclaimed. “Didn’t you see Sheila?”

“I did,” Benny said proudly, “but she got away.”

The five of them stood in the center of the House of Mirrors, wondering which way to turn.

All at once Violet put a finger to her lips. She nodded in Joshua’s direction.

Slowly, Henry turned and glimpsed the tip of a red scarf.

“I see Sheila,” Benny whispered.

“Stay close to me,” Joshua said. “I know every passageway.”

Jessie glanced at him. Did they dare approach Sheila? There was no telling what she might do.


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1 sobs d4349f86cad43cb1a5579b1ef269d0cb     
啜泣(声),呜咽(声)( sob的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • She was struggling to suppress her sobs. 她拼命不让自己哭出来。
  • She burst into a convulsive sobs. 她突然抽泣起来。
2 reassuringly YTqxW     
ad.安心,可靠
参考例句:
  • He patted her knee reassuringly. 他轻拍她的膝盖让她放心。
  • The doctor smiled reassuringly. 医生笑了笑,让人心里很踏实。
3 scrambled 2e4a1c533c25a82f8e80e696225a73f2     
v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞
参考例句:
  • Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 nervously tn6zFp     
adv.神情激动地,不安地
参考例句:
  • He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇,努力忍着不哭出来。
  • He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
5 carousel 6wKzzp     
n.旋转式行李输送带
参考例句:
  • Riding on a carousel makes you feel dizzy.乘旋转木马使你头晕。
  • We looked like a bunch of awkward kids riding a slow-moving carousel.我们看起来就像一群骑在旋转木马上的笨拙的孩子。
6 hissed 2299e1729bbc7f56fc2559e409d6e8a7     
发嘶嘶声( hiss的过去式和过去分词 ); 发嘘声表示反对
参考例句:
  • Have you ever been hissed at in the middle of a speech? 你在演讲中有没有被嘘过?
  • The iron hissed as it pressed the wet cloth. 熨斗压在湿布上时发出了嘶嘶声。
7 miserably zDtxL     
adv.痛苦地;悲惨地;糟糕地;极度地
参考例句:
  • The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。
  • It was drizzling, and miserably cold and damp. 外面下着毛毛细雨,天气又冷又湿,令人难受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 racing 1ksz3w     
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的
参考例句:
  • I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
9 squealed 08be5c82571f6dba9615fa69033e21b0     
v.长声尖叫,用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He squealed the words out. 他吼叫着说出那些话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The brakes of the car squealed. 汽车的刹车发出吱吱声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 tightened bd3d8363419d9ff838bae0ba51722ee9     
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧
参考例句:
  • The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
  • His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机,然后又松开了。
11 stammered 76088bc9384c91d5745fd550a9d81721     
v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He stammered most when he was nervous. 他一紧张往往口吃。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Barsad leaned back in his chair, and stammered, \"What do you mean?\" 巴萨往椅背上一靠,结结巴巴地说,“你是什么意思?” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
12 untied d4a1dd1a28503840144e8098dbf9e40f     
松开,解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 ); 解除,使自由; 解决
参考例句:
  • Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来,我们老百姓也能移山倒海。
  • He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。
13 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
14 grimaced 5f3f78dc835e71266975d0c281dceae8     
v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He grimaced at the bitter taste. 他一尝那苦味,做了个怪相。
  • She grimaced at the sight of all the work. 她一看到这么多的工作就皱起了眉头。 来自《简明英汉词典》
15 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。
16 rustling c6f5c8086fbaf68296f60e8adb292798     
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声 adj. 发沙沙声的
参考例句:
  • the sound of the trees rustling in the breeze 树木在微风中发出的沙沙声
  • the soft rustling of leaves 树叶柔和的沙沙声
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