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儿童英语读物 The Movie Star Mystery CHAPTER 2 They’re Going to Rob That Bank!

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Don’t forget my book about Jesse James,” Benny told the librarian at the Greenfield Public Library the next day. “He was a famous bank robber, you know.”

The librarian laughed. “I know. He and his brother, Frank. I used to like to read about them, too.”

Benny said, “I can’t read this book yet, at least not all of it. But Violet said she would help me.”

“I will,” said Violet. She smiled at the librarian and put the books she had just checked out into her backpack. The Aldens had come to the library early that morning to return books and check out new ones. Watch had stayed at home with the Aldens’ housekeeper1, Mrs. McGregor, because dogs weren’t allowed in the library.

One of the reasons Benny wanted to go to the library was to learn more about bank robbers. “It might help me find clues,” he explained.

As they walked out of the library, Jessie said, “Let’s go to the post office.”

“Why? Do you have a letter to mail?” asked Henry.

“No. But maybe we could look at the wanted posters,” said Jessie.

Violet’s eyes widened. “Do you really think we’ll see a picture of George Smith or Harpo Woo on one of the posters?” she asked.

“We’ll see Mr. Smith and Mr. Woo,” Benny said.

“How do you know that, Benny?” asked Henry, smiling a little at his younger brother. “You haven’t read any of your books about bank robbers yet.”

Benny pointed2. “Because they are right across the street by the bank.”

The four Aldens stopped and stared. They saw two men, but the men weren’t Harpo Woo and George Smith.

“Where, Benny?” asked Jessie.

“Right there,” said Benny. “Those two men. They’re in disguise.”

Violet blinked in disbelief. Then she said, “You’re right! That is George Smith and Harpo Woo.”

Sure enough, at first the two men who stood outside the bank did not look much like the two men the Aldens had met the day before, but at a second glance it was clear who they were. George had his dark glasses on and today he had a hat pulled low on his forehead. He was wearing jeans, a colorful vest, and a turtleneck sweater, and his beard was no longer brown streaked3 with gray but jet-black.

Harpo’s black hair had been tucked up under a broad-brimmed hat. He was wearing his dark glasses as he had the day before, but today he had a black goatee and long sideburns.

As the children watched, a short man in a windbreaker, new-looking jeans, and heavy black shoes walked briskly up to the two men. He was very tan and had silver hair slicked back. He, too, wore dark glasses. The two turned to him as he spoke4.

The silver-haired man gestured and the two men looked warily5 around. The man who called himself George Smith nodded and pointed down the street, and the man in the new jeans walked on.

“Is he a bank robber, too?” Benny asked.

“I think he was just asking directions, Benny. Don’t let them see us,” said Henry, and pulled his sisters and brother back to stand in the shadow of a doorway6.

As the Boxcar Children watched, George raised a camera and took a photograph of the building. Today he didn’t have the big camera he had had the day before, but a small silver one. Harpo appeared to be talking to his own left hand.

“Harpo has a tape recorder,” Violet said. “In his left hand. I wonder what he is recording7.”

As Harpo talked and George took photographs, they both kept glancing nervously8 up and down the street.

“Do you think they’re planning to rob the bank?” Benny asked. “Maybe we should call the police!”

But before the Aldens could do anything, Harpo glanced down the street and seemed to freeze for a moment. Then he said something to George.

In response, George grabbed Harpo by the arm and pulled him into a blue van parked on the street near the bank. Then George jumped in the van himself, started it, and drove quickly away.

“Look! That must be what frightened George and Harpo,” Violet said.

A police car had just turned the corner and was heading down Main Street toward the bank.

Instantly, Jessie jumped out onto the sidewalk and threw up her hand to flag the police car.

The officer rolled down her window and said, “Well, hello. What can I do for you?”

“We just saw bank robbers!” Benny blurted9 out.

Startled, the officer looked toward the bank.

“We didn’t see anyone robbing the bank,” Henry explained quickly. “We think we saw someone who is planning to rob the bank.”

The Aldens told the officer what they’d seen and heard the day before and that morning in front of the bank. When they had finished, the officer smiled and nodded. “Thanks for the tip,” she said. “We’ll keep an eye on the bank.”

Then she looked in the rearview mirror. “I’m holding up traffic here. I’d better move on.” The officer pulled away from the curb10.

Jessie put her hands on her hips11. “She didn’t believe us!” she exclaimed.

“No, I don’t think she did,” Henry agreed.

Violet didn’t say anything. She was watching the dark brown car behind the police car. The woman in the car had wild red hair tied back with an emerald-green scarf. Slashes12 of green eye shadow above her eyes matched the scarf.

As she drove by, she glared out her window at the Aldens, her face red with fury.

“Why is she so angry?” Violet said softly. “Why is she angry at us?”

“Who?” asked Henry.

“Her. The lady in the brown car,” Violet said. But the brown car had already passed by and the other Aldens didn’t see the angry woman in the green scarf.

Jessie turned toward Benny. “How did you recognize George and Harpo so quickly, Benny?” she asked.

“Harpo’s feet,” said Benny.

“You recognized his feet?” Henry asked.

“He had on the same shoes. Silver high-tops,” said Benny.

“Oh.” Jessie thought for a moment, then said, “You’re right, Benny. That’s very observant of you.”

“I’m a detective,” said Benny.

“You sure are,” Henry agreed. “And it’s a good thing, too. Because if the police don’t believe us, we may have to catch the bank robbers ourselves.”

“We can do it,” Benny said.

“I hope so,” Jessie said. “And I hope we can do it before they rob another bank.”

“Let’s go to the post office to look at wanted posters,” Violet said.

“And then we can get some ice cream,” Benny suggested.

“After we go to the post office,” agreed Henry.

The Aldens went to the post office. But they didn’t see George Smith’s picture on any of the wanted posters, or Harpo’s, either—even in disguise.


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1 housekeeper 6q2zxl     
n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
参考例句:
  • A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
  • She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家,一家人吃得很省。
2 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。
3 streaked d67e6c987d5339547c7938f1950b8295     
adj.有条斑纹的,不安的v.快速移动( streak的过去式和过去分词 );使布满条纹
参考例句:
  • The children streaked off as fast as they could. 孩子们拔脚飞跑 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • His face was pale and streaked with dirt. 他脸色苍白,脸上有一道道的污痕。 来自辞典例句
4 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。
5 warily 5gvwz     
adv.留心地
参考例句:
  • He looked warily around him,pretending to look after Carrie.他小心地看了一下四周,假装是在照顾嘉莉。
  • They were heading warily to a point in the enemy line.他们正小心翼翼地向着敌人封锁线的某一处前进。
6 doorway 2s0xK     
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
参考例句:
  • They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
7 recording UktzJj     
n.录音,记录
参考例句:
  • How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间?
  • I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
8 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。
9 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》
10 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。
11 hips f8c80f9a170ee6ab52ed1e87054f32d4     
abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯,耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 );[建筑学]屋脊;臀围(尺寸);臀部…的
参考例句:
  • She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
  • They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 slashes 56bb1b94ee9e9eea535fc173e91c6ee0     
n.(用刀等)砍( slash的名词复数 );(长而窄的)伤口;斜杠;撒尿v.挥砍( slash的第三人称单数 );鞭打;割破;削减
参考例句:
  • They report substantial slashes in this year's defense outlays. 他们报道今年度国防经费的大量削减。 来自辞典例句
  • Inmates suffered injuries ranging from stab wounds and slashes to head trauma. 囚犯们有的被刺伤,有的被砍伤,而有的头部首创,伤势不一而足。 来自互联网
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