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儿童英语读物 The Guide Dog Mystery CHAPTER 4 Barking Dogs

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When Mrs. Carter returned, Henry told her about the strange man who’d wanted to buy Ginger1.

“Well,” she said, “sometimes people do want to buy the dogs.”

As the Aldens got off the elevator on the second floor, they saw Anna on her way to the dining room. Benny ran to catch up with his new friend. Just before he reached her, she turned around and said, “Hello, Benny!”

Benny stopped in his tracks, his eyes wide. “How did you know it was me?” he asked.

Anna smiled. “I just knew.”

Benny didn’t know what to say.

Anna laughed. “Besides,” she said, “your shoes squeak2 when you run. I noticed that when I first met you.”

“That’s amazing!” Benny said as his sisters and brother joined him.

“Not really,” Anna said. “Since I can’t see, I have to be more aware of sounds and smells and other things,” she explained. “I know Violet must have just come over, because I can smell her shampoo.”

“Here I am,” Violet said with a grin.

During a dinner of burgers and fries, Anna told them all about her afternoon and introduced them to a few of the other students she’d met that day. Anna and Ginger had gotten along very well, and the next day Jason was going to start their training together. She couldn’t wait.

When they’d finished their strawberry shortcake, Anna and the Aldens went to the lounge to listen to music and talk.

 

At last, worn out from a busy day, the children went back to their rooms.

‘I’m going to sleep well tonight!” Benny said.

But he was wrong.

A few hours later, Benny sat up in bed. He looked over at Henry, who was sleeping soundly. Benny wondered what had awakened3 him. In a moment he realized what it was. Outside his window the dogs were barking. They sounded upset.

Benny was just about to look out the window when he heard a soft tapping at the door. “Who is it?” he whispered.

“It’s Jessie and me,” he heard Violet whisper back.

Benny opened the door and the two girls hurried in.

“What’s going on?” Henry asked, rubbing his eyes and sitting up.

“Something’s disturbing the dogs,” Jessie said.

“Or someone,” said Violet, who was standing4 by the window. “Come here, quick!”

The others hurried over and looked out.

“What is it?” Benny asked.

“I thought I saw someone looking in one of the kennel5 windows,” Violet said. “But then the person disappeared.”

The children all stood looking out the window as the dogs continued to bark. But all they could see was the dark kennel building.

“Maybe I imagined it,” Violet said after a few moments.

The children kept watching for several more minutes, and then the dogs began to quiet down.

“If someone was there, they must be gone now,” Jessie said.

“Who do you think it was?” Benny asked.

“I couldn’t tell,” Violet said. “Why would someone be lurking6 around in the middle of the night?”

“I don’t know,” Henry answered. “We’ll ask Jason tomorrow. For now, I’m going to sleep.”

When they asked Jason the following day, he didn’t seem to think that the barking dogs were anything to worry about. “I used to wake up every time they barked, but I don’t anymore. Sometimes it’s a rabbit or a skunk7 — it’s not usually anything to worry about.”

“What about the person Violet saw?” Jessie asked.

“It was probably just a shadow of a tree or something. I wouldn’t worry about it,” Jason advised.

Then Anna arrived for her first lesson with Ginger, and the Aldens forgot all about the barking dogs. Jason told them to watch from a bench in front of the school. They had to be quiet so they wouldn’t distract Anna or Ginger.

Jason put Ginger’s harness on her and placed Anna’s hand on the handle. While the Aldens watched, the threesome began moving down the walkway.

“Give her lots of praise, and pat her head when she does what you want her to do,” Jason told Anna.

Anna was nervous, and at first she almost tripped over Ginger as they walked. But soon she was moving slowly down the sidewalk. Jason stayed beside them, letting Anna and Ginger lead the way.

“Uh-oh,” Benny whispered when he saw Anna and Ginger heading toward a large rock on the path. But Ginger led Anna around it.

As they approached the tree-lined driveway, a large branch hung overhead. “Oh, no! Anna’s going to bump her head,” Violet whispered. Ginger could easily have walked under the branch, but she had been trained to notice things that might get in the way of the person she was leading. So she carefully led Anna around the branch.

“That’s amazing!” Jessie whispered.

At the curb8, Ginger stopped and waited for Anna’s command. Jason explained, “Ginger will stop at the curb, while you listen for traffic. If it’s quiet, you can tell her to go forward. But she’ll only move forward if she thinks it’s safe.”

“You mean she’ll disobey me?” Anna asked.

“Yes,” Jason said. “Guide dogs are obedient, but they’re also intelligent. If a situation is dangerous — for instance, if you tell them to step out into a street with cars going by — they’ll disobey you. They’ve been trained to think of your safety first.”

Anna bent9 and gave Ginger a big hug. “I know I’ll be safe with Ginger,” she said.

The children watched the rest of Anna’s lesson with great interest. It was almost time for lunch when Benny whispered to the others, “Hey, look over there.” He pointed10 toward the road in front of the school. A big black limousine11 was slowly driving by.

“Mrs. Davis again!” Jessie said.

The back windows of the car were tinted12, so the children couldn’t see inside. They could only see her driver, who was wearing dark sunglasses, in his uniform in the front seat.

“I wonder what she’s up to!” Henry said.

“I hope she’s not going to interrupt Anna’s lesson. Jason would be upset,” Violet said.

The children watched as the limousine started to turn in the driveway.

“Oh, no! Here she comes!” said Jessie.

But at the last minute, it seemed Mrs. Davis changed her mind. There was a skidding13 noise as the car came abruptly14 to a stop. The limousine swerved15 back into the street. Then the engine roared and the car pulled away quickly, sending up a cloud of dust and pebbles16.

Jason looked up when he heard the noise. “What was that?”

“It looked like Mrs. Davis’s limousine,” Henry said.

A shadow seemed to pass over Jason’s face. “I think we’ve done enough today,” he said to Anna. “Why don’t you and Ginger take a break?” And with that, Jason walked quickly away.

Once again, the Aldens were left wondering what was bothering him.


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1 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。
2 squeak 4Gtzo     
n.吱吱声,逃脱;v.(发出)吱吱叫,侥幸通过;(俚)告密
参考例句:
  • I don't want to hear another squeak out of you!我不想再听到你出声!
  • We won the game,but it was a narrow squeak.我们打赢了这场球赛,不过是侥幸取胜。
3 awakened de71059d0b3cd8a1de21151c9166f9f0     
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
参考例句:
  • She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
  • The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 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。
5 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。
6 lurking 332fb85b4d0f64d0e0d1ef0d34ebcbe7     
潜在
参考例句:
  • Why are you lurking around outside my house? 你在我房子外面鬼鬼祟祟的,想干什么?
  • There is a suspicious man lurking in the shadows. 有一可疑的人躲在阴暗中。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
7 skunk xERzE     
n.臭鼬,黄鼠狼;v.使惨败,使得零分;烂醉如泥
参考例句:
  • That was a rotten thing to do, you skunk!那种事做得太缺德了,你这卑鄙的家伙!
  • The skunk gives off an unpleasant smell when attacked.受到攻击时臭鼬会发出一种难闻的气味。
8 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。
9 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
10 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。
11 limousine B3NyJ     
n.豪华轿车
参考例句:
  • A chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady.司机为这个高贵的女士打开了豪华轿车的车门。
  • We arrived in fine style in a hired limousine.我们很气派地乘坐出租的豪华汽车到达那里。
12 tinted tinted     
adj. 带色彩的 动词tint的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • a pair of glasses with tinted lenses 一副有色镜片眼镜
  • a rose-tinted vision of the world 对世界的理想化看法
13 skidding 55f6e4e45ac9f4df8de84c8a09e4fdc3     
n.曳出,集材v.(通常指车辆) 侧滑( skid的现在分词 );打滑;滑行;(住在)贫民区
参考例句:
  • All the wheels of the truck were tied up with iron chains to avoid skidding on the ice road. 大卡车的所有轮子上都捆上了铁链,以防止在结冰的路面上打滑。 来自《用法词典》
  • I saw the motorcycle skidding and its rider spilling in dust. 我看到摩托车打滑,骑车人跌落在地。 来自互联网
14 abruptly iINyJ     
adv.突然地,出其不意地
参考例句:
  • He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
  • I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
15 swerved 9abd504bfde466e8c735698b5b8e73b4     
v.(使)改变方向,改变目的( swerve的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She swerved sharply to avoid a cyclist. 她猛地急转弯,以躲开一个骑自行车的人。
  • The driver has swerved on a sudden to avoid a file of geese. 为了躲避一队鹅,司机突然来个急转弯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 pebbles e4aa8eab2296e27a327354cbb0b2c5d2     
[复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet. 汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响。
  • Line the pots with pebbles to ensure good drainage. 在罐子里铺一层鹅卵石,以确保排水良好。
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