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儿童英语读物 The Soccer Mystery CHAPTER 8 A Fake Phone Call

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Hello?” said Violet, answering the phone. She listened for a moment and a worried expression crossed her face. “The game has been moved?” she asked. “Oh. Okay. Thank you.” She hung up the phone.

The Aldens were at the breakfast table. Benny wasn’t eating as big a breakfast as usual because the coach had told the team not to eat too much before a game. The Panthers were playing the Hawks2 that morning. But he wasn’t nervous, the way he had been before his very first soccer game.

Everybody else was calmer, too. Henry drank his juice and began to eat a second piece of toast. Jessie finished her cereal and said to Violet, “The game has been moved?”

“Yes. We were supposed to play at the Greenfield Community Center, but it has been moved to Silver City,” she told the others.

Just then Soo Lee came into the kitchen. “Hi, everybody,” she said.

“Would you like some breakfast?” asked Mr. Alden.

Soo Lee wasn’t as nervous as she had been before the first game, either. “Yes, please,” she said. “I’d like some juice. There’s plenty of time for me to have some today.”

“Not if we have to go to Silver City to play,” said Jessie.

“Silver City?” said Soo Lee, surprised. “But we’re playing at the Greenfield Community Center.”

“Someone just called and told Violet that the game has been moved,” Benny said.

Looking even more surprised, Soo Lee said, “No one called and told me that.”

“Maybe they called after you left,” said Violet.

“And maybe Aunt Alice said you were coming here and would find out from us,” added Benny.

“I guess so,” said Soo Lee.

But Jessie was becoming suspicious. “Did the person who called tell you his name?” she asked Violet.

“Nooo,” said Violet slowly. “It was a man’s voice. But it was very deep, almost as if he were trying to disguise it. I didn’t recognize it, and he didn’t say who he was.”

Jessie got up from the table and went to the telephone. She looked up Stan Post’s name in the phone book and dialed his number.

“May I please speak to Stan Post?” she asked when someone answered.

“This is Stan Post,” he said at the other end of the line.

“This is Jessie Alden. Has the game between the Panthers and the Hawks been moved?” she asked. She listened for a moment and nodded. “I didn’t think so,” she said.

She hung up the phone and turned to face the others. “The game hasn’t been moved,” she told them. “That phone call was a fake. Someone didn’t want us to go to the game this morning!”

“Who would do a terrible thing like that?” gasped3 Violet.

“The same person who let the air out of the soccer balls and locked Elena in the dressing4 room,” said Henry.

“If it was a man who called, it couldn’t have been Gillian,” said Benny.

“That’s true, Benny,” said Violet. “I didn’t think she would do any of those mean things, anyway.”

“Then maybe it was Craig,” said Soo Lee.

“Or Stan,” said Henry. “Did he sound surprised when you asked, Jessie?”

“No. He didn’t even sound interested,” said Jessie. She made a face.

“Don’t forget the mysterious stranger,” Violet said. “He could have found out who we are from anyone and called us.”

Henry put down his fork. “Whoever it was, maybe we should get to the game a little early today.”

Later that day the Aldens were at the community center. The Panthers were ahead of the Hawks 1–0, but Henry didn’t want the Hawks to score even one goal. Henry was the goalie.

He paced up and down in front of the goal. He watched the teams running up and down the field.

Suddenly one of the Hawks kicked the ball toward the goal. Jessie ran after the ball. So did the Hawk1. Who would get there first?

The Hawk player beat Jessie. He kicked the ball again.

From the side of the field, Henry heard Benny shout, “Go, Henry! Go, Henry!”

Henry ran toward the ball. The Hawk player ran toward the ball.

This time Henry got there first. He fell on the ball and curled himself around it so that the Hawk player could not kick it again.

He heard cheers from his team and from the sidelines as he got up. Looking down, he realized he was covered with dirt and grass stains from falling. But he didn’t care. He had caught the ball!

The referee5 blew her whistle. The game was over!

With the ball under one arm, Henry trotted6 toward the middle of the field. All the Panthers shook hands with all the Hawks. “Good game,” they said to each other. Gillian and Craig had taught both teams to do that. It was part of being a good sport.

Then Henry walked off the field with Elena, Violet, and Jessie, smiling broadly

“Good catch, Henry,” said Elena.

“I sure am glad you were there to save that goal,” Jessie said.

“I think it must be scary to be a goalie,” said Violet. “I don’t think I could run and catch the ball like that.”

Benny and Soo Lee ran out to them. They had played in the first part of the game but had not been playing near the end.

“That was great, Henry,” said Benny. “I’m going to be a goalie!”

“I thought you wanted to be a forward like Elena and score lots of goals,” Soo Lee teased her cousin.

“I’m going to do both,” declared Benny.

“I’m sure you will,” said Grandfather Alden as he approached.

“Keep up the good work, Henry,” said Gillian. “The whole team played wonderfully. I am very proud of you.” She applauded the team. Then the team applauded her. After that, everyone began to get ready to leave.

Craig came over. He shook hands with Gillian. “Good game, Coach,” he said.

“Thank you, Coach,” she said. “Why don’t we go get some breakfast? I was too nervous to eat this morning before the game.”

“Did you hear that?” whispered Benny. “Our coach was nervous!”

“Good idea,” said Craig. They smiled at each other. Then Craig said, “I’ll give you a ride. Then we can come back here and watch more soccer.”

The two coaches walked to Craig’s car, got in, and drove away just as Stan and Robert pulled into the parking lot. Craig and Gillian waved. Stan nodded. Robert stared straight ahead, ignoring them.

“He’s being a bad sport, Grandfather,” Benny said.

“He certainly is,” said Grandfather.

“I’m learning a lot about soccer,” Benny went on happily.

Grandfather Alden smiled and patted Benny’s arm. “You all are,” he said.

Just then Jessie, who had been staring across the parking lot, said, “I don’t believe it! The blue van is here.”

“Is the stranger in it?” asked Soo Lee. “Does he have binoculars7?”

“I don’t see anyone in the van,” said Jessie. She looked around. “I don’t see the stranger anywhere.”

The others looked all around, too. They didn’t see him, either.

Grandfather Alden said, “The Perezes and I are going to go sit in the bleachers to watch the Bears play the Silver City Rockets.

“We’ll come sit with you,” said Henry. “But not right away.”

Their grandfather’s eyes twinkled. He knew that they were working on a mystery. But he only said, “Okay. See you soon.”

As Mr. Alden and the Perezes walked away, Violet said, “If no one is around the blue van, maybe this would be a good time to go look inside. We might find some clues.”

“Good idea, Violet,” said Henry.

“Wait until Robert and Stan leave the parking lot,” Soo Lee warned.

“Maybe we can look in Stan’s car, too,” said Jessie.

After the Post brothers had left the parking lot, the Aldens strolled over to the van. They kept a sharp watch for the stranger, but they didn’t see him anywhere.

At last they reached the van. Henry looked over his shoulder. “No one is in the parking lot,” he said. “No one has even noticed we’re here.”

“Good,” said Jessie. She led the way around to the other side of the van, so that no one could see them.

Looking inside, they could see that the van was neat and clean. A pair of binoculars was on the seat.

“Look,” said Soo Lee. She pointed8 to a small sticker in the lower right-hand corner of the windshield.

“It’s blue and gold,” said Benny. “U . . . N . . . I . . . What does it say?”

“University,” said Soo Lee. “It’s a parking sticker for the university.”

Athletic9 Staff,” read Henry, leaning over to examine the parking sticker, too. “See? Athletic Staff Number one-two-three-four-five-seven.”

“Does the spy work for the university?” asked Benny.

“I don’t think he’s a spy, Benny,” said Violet.

Suddenly Jessie said, “Someone’s coming.”

“Hide,” said Henry. “Everybody duck down!”

They crouched10 low, so they couldn’t be seen near the van. Nobody moved.

Was it the stranger? Had he seen them at his van and come back? Was he about to catch them?


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1 hawk NeKxY     
n.鹰,骗子;鹰派成员
参考例句:
  • The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
  • The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。
2 hawks c8b4f3ba2fd1208293962d95608dd1f1     
鹰( hawk的名词复数 ); 鹰派人物,主战派人物
参考例句:
  • Two hawks were hover ing overhead. 两只鹰在头顶盘旋。
  • Both hawks and doves have expanded their conditions for ending the war. 鹰派和鸽派都充分阐明了各自的停战条件。
3 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》
4 dressing 1uOzJG     
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
参考例句:
  • Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
  • The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
5 referee lAqzU     
n.裁判员.仲裁人,代表人,鉴定人
参考例句:
  • The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
  • The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。
6 trotted 6df8e0ef20c10ef975433b4a0456e6e1     
小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走
参考例句:
  • She trotted her pony around the field. 她骑着小马绕场慢跑。
  • Anne trotted obediently beside her mother. 安妮听话地跟在妈妈身边走。
7 binoculars IybzWh     
n.双筒望远镜
参考例句:
  • He watched the play through his binoculars.他用双筒望远镜看戏。
  • If I had binoculars,I could see that comet clearly.如果我有望远镜,我就可以清楚地看见那颗彗星。
8 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。
9 athletic sOPy8     
adj.擅长运动的,强健的;活跃的,体格健壮的
参考例句:
  • This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
  • He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。
10 crouched 62634c7e8c15b8a61068e36aaed563ab     
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He crouched down beside her. 他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
  • The lion crouched ready to pounce. 狮子蹲下身,准备猛扑。
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