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儿童英语读物 灯塔之谜 The Lighthouse Mystery Chapter 8 从南太平洋来

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CHAPTER 8
From the South Seas

I have an idea for today,” said Mr. Alden at breakfast on Monday. “See this paper, Henry? In Ashland, the next town, ships come in from all over the world.”

“From Blue Bay?” shouted Benny.

“Well, you are right,” said Grandfather nodding at Benny. “They do come in from the South Seas. See, there is one coming in today. We might go over to Ashland and see her come in. She sailed from Tahiti and her name is Tahiti.”

“Oh, boy!” cried Benny. “Maybe the captain will let us go over the ship.”

“Maybe,” agreed his grandfather. “It will be a beautiful passenger ship, not like the freighter you went to Blue Bay on.”

“Very posh,” said Benny.

“Yes, I guess that is the word,” said Grandfather, smiling. “I know the company that owns that ship.”

“Then I guess the captain will let us go on,” said Jessie, looking at Violet1. “Grandfather does know a lot of people.”

“I don’t know this captain, but I hear he is a very good man with a boat. He is young.”

They washed the dishes and then got into the station wagon2. Henry backed it out and they were soon on their way to Ashland.

“Boats are always late,” said Jessie. “We may have to wait all day.”

“Right,” said Mr. Alden. “But there are seats on the wharf3 and a roof to keep the sun off. You will enjoy watching the small boats. They keep coming and going.”

“How do you know so much about Ashland?” asked Henry. “I never heard of that town.”

“Well, remember I grew up on Aunt Jane’s farm. And I have been up here with Mr. Carter a few times. I am interested in that Tahiti boat.”

“Ah, I thought so,” said Jessie. “That’s why we are going to see it come in.”

Mr. Alden laughed. “I like to see ships come in anyway—any ship.”

The Tahiti was late.

“I told you boats are always late,” said Jessie.

They all sat down and watched the small boats. There was one big empty place for the Tahiti. Small boats came in to get gas and water.

“See that man having his breakfast on that boat?” said Jessie. “He has bacon and eggs.”

“Now his wife is bringing the toast,” said Violet. “It must be fun to cook and eat on a boat like that.”

One boat had children climbing all over the deck4. “Oh, they’ll fall in!” cried Violet.

“I don’t think so,” replied Grandfather. “Those children are used to a boat.”

The mother heard this. She looked up at Grandfather and laughed. She said, “Don’t you worry. All these children have been living on a boat since they were born. They can all swim and dive.”

Everything was interesting, but still the ship did not come in. At last it was time for lunch.

“We had better get lunch at some place over here,” said Mr. Alden. “We’ll hear the boat whistle if it comes in.”

It seemed good to eat at a real table again. The Aldens had a good lunch and finished with apple pie. Then they went back to the wharf.

“She’s coming, sir,” said a man in uniform. “She has passed the Point.”

“Good!” said Mr. Alden. “Thanks for telling me.”

Many men began to come down on the wharf to help tie up the big ship. Soon they saw it coming in the distance. It was pure white.

“It has three big whistles,” said Violet.

“No, Vi, those are not whistles,” said Benny. “They are smokestacks. See the smoke?”

Violet laughed at her mistake.

The big ship came nearer and nearer. It was very beautiful. A small boat went out to meet it. Then it slowly came into the empty place at the wharf. People were standing5 and waving at the rail of the ship. Then Jessie noticed that many people had come down to meet them. It was exciting to watch them. And Larry Cook was in the crowd. But it seemed as if he did not want to be seen. He never looked toward6 the Aldens.

“Is that the captain?” asked Benny.

“Yes. You can tell by his uniform.”

After the crowd had gone, Grandfather went up to the captain and said, “Good day, sir. I am James Alden.”

“Are you indeed?” said the captain. “I’m glad to meet you at last.”

“These are my grandchildren. I wonder if they could go aboard,” said Mr. Alden.

“Certainly,” said the young man, smiling. “My name is Snow. I’ll have an officer show them around.”

“I don’t want to take up your time,” said Mr. Alden.

“Oh, no,” said Captain Snow. “I have three days’ leave. I live just over in Conley.”

“Conley!” said Benny. “That’s where we are staying. In the lighthouse.”

“What an adventure that must be,” said Captain Snow, “living in a lighthouse. Here is an officer. He will show you over the Tahiti.”

The officer showed them everything. They looked in the boiler7 room, the swimming pool, the dining room, the cabins8. Everything was much nicer than the Sea Star that had taken them to Blue Bay.

“Have you a big kitchen?” asked Violet.

“Kitchen? Oh, yes! We call it a galley9. We feed hundreds of people. It takes a lot of pans10 and dishes, ranges, and an enormous11 refrigerator to do that. Come this way, and you will see.”

The refrigerator was interesting because it was as big as a small room. There were two men in it, putting things on the many shelves.

“Could we go in, too?” asked Benny.

“Sure,” said the officer, smiling. “Plenty of room, but rather cold. You won’t want to stay there long.”

“Brrr! No, I don’t,” said Benny. He went out as quickly as he had come in. “You’ve got enough meat for a meat market, I should think.”

“We have enough for many meat markets,” said the officer.

When they had seen the whole ship, the young Aldens were ready to go home to supper. They thanked the officer four times over.

Jessie said, “If Captain Snow lives in Conley, I wonder which house he lives in.”

“If he is there for three days, we’ll find out,” said Henry. “We’ll ask Mr. Hall. He will know.”

When Benny started to climb up to bed that night, he shouted, “Henry, I am the dumbest13 thing in the world!”

“Why are you dumb12?” Henry shouted back.

“Because I saw two or three long white bags in that refrigerator, just the kind you get plankton14 in, and I never said a word about it.”

“Yes, old boy, I’m dumb, too, because I saw those bags and just didn’t pay any attention. I was thinking about that refrigerator that we could walk into.”

“I saw them, too,” said Jessie. “Aren’t we all dumb? We could have asked the officer what they had them for.”

Grandfather said, “Now just what are you talking about?”

Benny called down the stairs, “Don’t you remember, Grandfather, that’s the way to get plankton? To drag a long bag through the South Seas?”

“Of course I remember. Captain Snow was getting plankton for Larry. I should say the whole family was quite stupid.”

“Dumb,” said Benny.

“All right. If you like it better—dumb,” said Grandfather.


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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 wagon XhUwP     
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车
参考例句:
  • We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
  • The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。
3 wharf RMGzd     
n.码头,停泊处
参考例句:
  • We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
  • We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。
4 deck bnIzQ     
n.甲板;公共汽车一层的车厢;纸牌;vt.装饰
参考例句:
  • Let's have a walk round the deck.我们去甲板上散步吧。
  • The sea wind swept over the deck.海风席卷过甲板。
5 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。
6 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。
7 boiler OtNzI     
n.锅炉;煮器(壶,锅等)
参考例句:
  • That boiler will not hold up under pressure.那种锅炉受不住压力。
  • This new boiler generates more heat than the old one.这个新锅炉产生的热量比旧锅炉多。
8 cabins 3abc5c0fac0a72262393c2e439cc42e0     
n.小木屋( cabin的名词复数 );(飞机上的)驾驶舱;客舱;(轮船上工作或生活的)隔间
参考例句:
  • The cabins are in the bowels of the ship. 舱房设在船腹内。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Hsin-mei and Hung-chien formally thanked Ku and Li for the cabins. 辛楣和鸿渐为舱位的事,向郑重道谢。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
9 galley rhwxE     
n.(飞机或船上的)厨房单层甲板大帆船;军舰舰长用的大划艇;
参考例句:
  • The stewardess will get you some water from the galley.空姐会从厨房给你拿些水来。
  • Visitors can also go through the large galley where crew members got their meals.游客还可以穿过船员们用餐的厨房。
10 pans f18ccfd7730911b843e8bed8d11f307c     
n.平底锅( pan的名词复数 );(天平的)秤盘;马桶;盘状凹地(尤指盆地)
参考例句:
  • Pots, pans, kettles and mops are kitchen utensils. 锅、盘、壶及拖把是厨房用具。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She clashed these pans down on the floor. 她将这些盘子哗啦一声摔在地上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
11 enormous xoExz     
adj.巨大的;庞大的
参考例句:
  • An enormous sum of money is injected each year into teaching.每年都有大量资金投入到教学中。
  • They wield enormous political power.他们行使巨大的政治权力。
12 dumb 4k1zE     
adj.哑的;不会说话的;笨的;愚蠢的
参考例句:
  • She is very kind to the dumb children.她对哑童非常好。
  • It was dumb of you to say that.你说这种话太愚蠢了。
13 dumbest 361b9adda73e20dfdb551a8b63203849     
adj.哑的( dumb的最高级 );说不出话的;愚蠢的
参考例句:
  • Instead he said, "Jim, that is the dumbest thing I've ever heard!" 结果恰恰相反,他说:“吉姆,这是我所听到过的最愚蠢的话!” 来自互联网
  • That's the dumbest thing you've ever done! 那是你做过最笨的一件事。 来自互联网
14 plankton B2IzA     
n.浮游生物
参考例句:
  • Plankton is at the bottom of the marine food chain.浮游生物处于海洋食物链的最底层。
  • The plankton in the sea feeds many kinds of animals. 海的浮游生物成为很多种动物的食物。
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