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儿童英语读物 小木屋之谜 The Woodshed Mystery Chapter 16 简姑婆的惊喜

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CHAPTER 16
Aunt Jane’s Surprise

At supper, Aunt Jane said to everyone, “I have something special to tell all of you.”

She stopped and smiled at Andrew Bean, then went on, “Andy and I are no longer young, but we are going to be married. We are not going to wait any longer!”

Jessie and Violet1 jumped up and kissed their aunt. Henry took her hand, but Benny just smiled from ear to ear.

Then everyone turned toward2 Andy and soon it seemed as if the most wonderful kind of party had begun.

“From now on,” Andy said, “Jane and I will share our adventures. I promise you that.”

Benny said, “Do you want to run the farm, Uncle Andy?”

“Don’t call me uncle! You started with Andy. Keep on with Andy. No, I’m not a very good farmer. But I can get plenty of help to run the farm.”

“How about Willie?” asked Benny. “He’s a good farmer.”

“Right,” said Andy. “He can handle growing things.”

“He doesn’t talk much, does he?” said Benny.

“No, he’s not a talker,” agreed Andy.

“We didn’t guess for a long time he knew part of the mystery,” said Henry.

By now the whole meal was over, and the whole family moved outdoors to sit together in the yard. How good it seemed to have Andy as a part of the family! Already he seemed to belong to them all. Who would have guessed the mystery would end this way?

Aunt Jane said, “I’m glad we know the whole story of the woodshed and the potato pit3.”

“We have had a lot of mysteries,” Jessie added4. “But this is the first time we ever solved one without Grandfather’s help.”

Violet nodded. She said, “He will help us with that old letter. I think he might want to put it in a museum.”

Benny said, “I think the things ought to be loaned5 to a school museum. Kids will be interested.”

“Yes, that’s an idea, Benny,” said Henry. “We found the things and you could tell about them. Just like a mystery story.”

Andy broke in and said, “No, I’ll come if you want me, young feller! I like to talk to kids.”

“Oh, that will be neat, Andy!” cried Benny. “You know the whole story better than I do.”

Henry looked at Jessie. He said, “We could take pictures of the woodshed and the potato pit. We’d have to take flash pictures. Your John Carter6 has a wonderful camera, Jessie. Let’s ask him to come up here.”

Jessie said, “He isn’t my John Carter, Henry.” But Violet looked at her sister’s face and saw it turning pink.

“Ask him anyway,” said Henry laughing. “He will be here in a minute, I know.”

“How do you know?” asked Benny.

“Well, he wanted to stay when he brought Aunt Jane here in the plane. He told me he didn’t want to leave. He didn’t say why.” Henry smiled.

“Well, we still have most of our summer left,” said Benny. “I wonder if we will have any more adventures this vacation?”

Aunt Jane laughed. She said, “You will. If Andy is around, there will always be some excitement.”

Andy said, “Right, Jane! I’ll see to it that you will always have something interesting going on.”

“My wedding will be enough excitement for me,” said Aunt Jane. “We’ll have to get your grandfather to come up here soon. Maybe Mr. Carter will drive him up.”

Everyone heard what she said. But nobody knew what would happen before the summer was over. Not even Aunt Jane herself, nor Andy, nor Henry, nor Grandfather, nor Benny. Not even the man who used to work for the F.B.I.,—John Carter.


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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 toward on6we     
prep.对于,关于,接近,将近,向,朝
参考例句:
  • Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
  • Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了,并跑了过去。
3 pit euFy0     
n.深坑,核,矿井,陷阱,英国剧场正厅后排,凹陷疤痕;vt.使...有伤痕,去...的核,与...较量
参考例句:
  • A sheep fell into a pit,and I helped it out.一只羊掉进坑里,我把它弄了出来。
  • They dug a pit to bury the rubbish.他们挖了一个坑把垃圾埋掉。
4 added mzJzm0     
adj.更多的,附加的,额外的
参考例句:
  • They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
  • The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。
5 loaned 02ff2e0ceb9b075b8d2a1fc79e0ad007     
v.借出,贷与(尤指钱)( loan的过去式和过去分词 );出借(贵重物品给博物馆等)
参考例句:
  • I have loaned his bicycle. 我把他的自行车给借出去了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The ground was loaned out for numerous events including pop concerts. 场地被借用来搞过无数活动,包括流行音乐会。 来自辞典例句
6 carter carter     
n.运货马车夫,赶大车的人;卡车司机
参考例句:
  • Although fatigue shows readily on Carter, he bounces back quickly. 卡特虽然容易显出疲劳的样子,但他恢复得很快。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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