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儿童英语读物 The Hockey Mystery CHAPTER 7 A Surprise in Jessie’s Bag

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Jessie heard the locker1 room door shut, and she heard footsteps2 in the entryway. She could see someone’s shadow against the wall. Jessie waited to see who would come around the corner.

A moment later, Cathy came in. When she saw Jessie sitting there, she stopped suddenly. She looked even more surprised than Jessie was.

“What are you doing here so late?” Jessie asked.

“I—I—I’m, um ...” Cathy started.

“You were skating?” Jessie asked. “I mean, no wonder you’re so good, if you’re here this late practicing.” Jessie laughed.

But Cathy didn’t respond. She seemed nervous. She wouldn’t look Jessie in the eye.

“So why are you here?” Jessie asked again.

“Oh, I was just, um ... well, why are you here?” Cathy asked in return.

“I’m looking for my skates—not my hockey skates, my figure skates,” Jessie said. “I just noticed they were missing3 from my bag.”

“Well, I haven’t seen them,” Cathy said. “I was just here, um, doing some stuff4.” She grabbed5 her bag from her locker and quickly zipped it. “I’ve got to go. ‘Bye.” With that, she took her coat and bag and walked out.

Jessie still hadn’t found her figure skates, and she wondered what could have happened to them. But there was another question bothering her: What was Cathy up to so late at the rink?

The next day, after hockey practice, something happened that was even stranger.

Cathy came out onto the ice late, so Jessie didn’t have a chance to ask her any more about the night before. Coach Reynolds worked them hard, giving them lots of hard skating, passing, and shooting drills. When the hour was over, Jessie was worn out. She went to the locker room and changed back into her regular clothes. Then she joined her family in the lobby6, carrying her heavy skating bag over her shoulder.

“I’m hungry,” said Benny.

“Don’t tell me—you want some hot chocolate,” said Violet7.

“What a good idea!” Benny said.

The Aldens walked to the snack bar. After choosing a small table in the back, Jessie sat down to get some change out of her bag. “Now, where is my coin purse?” she said to herself, digging through all the things in her bag. “I always leave it right on top.”

“Don’t tell me your things are out of order today,” Henry teased8 his sister. Jessie was the most organized member of the family. Out of all the Aldens, she was the one who always kept everything in the right place and kept track of anything important.

Jessie smiled, but suddenly her smile disappeared.

“What’s wrong?” Violet asked, seeing the strange look on her sister’s face.

“I don’t know,” said Jessie. She began pulling things out of her large sports bag.

“What is it?” Henry asked.

“I thought I just felt something ...” Jessie said, still pulling things from her bag.

At the bottom of the bag she saw something shiny.

Jessie pulled out her hockey socks and her jersey9. She found the purse near the bottom, too.

There was something else at the bottom of her bag that was still partly covered by her skating dress. It looked like a skate blade10.

Jessie reached down into her bag and pulled out—her figure skates!

“Weren’t you looking for those last night?” Violet said.

“And I thought you said you hadn’t found them,” Henry added.

“I didn’t,” said Jessie. “How did these get back in my bag? I took everything out of my bag yesterday. They definitely11 were not in there.”

“It seems as if someone sneaked12 them into your bag,” Violet said. “As if they didn’t want you to know.”

“And the only reason someone would do that is if they’d taken them in the first place,” said Henry.

“But why would anyone want to steal an old used pair of skates?” asked Jessie.

“And then why return them the next day?” asked Benny.

“I bet13 this has something to do with the other weird14 things going on around here,” Jessie said.

“I’m much better at thinking about weird things on a full stomach,” Benny said. “Let’s get some hot chocolate!”

During the next two weeks, the Polar Bears played three more hockey games and won all three. Jessie played well. She made a few assists15, passes to the players who then scored the goals. She was glad to help her team any way she could. But she was disappointed she still hadn’t scored any goals herself.

One day after practice, Henry stayed on the ice with Jessie to help her practice shooting. Coach Reynolds gave Benny and Violet another skating lesson.

“Good work,” he told them when their lesson was done. “You two have improved a lot.”

Seeing that Benny and Violet were done, Jessie and Henry skated over.

“It looks like you’re improving, too,” Coach told Jessie, patting16 her firmly on the shoulder. “You’ll score a goal for us soon,” he assured17 her. “Now I’ve got to go meet with the architect who is working on plans for the rink.”

“How are things going?” asked Henry.

“The architect is almost finished redoing the plans,” Coach said. “The town council18 is meeting this Friday night. I’m hoping the plans will be done in time for me to bring them to the meeting.”

“And the championship game is Saturday,” said Jessie. “We’ll be playing in it if we beat the Tigers tomorrow night.”

“That’s right,” said Coach. “And if the plans for my new rink are approved, we’ll have a party here on Sunday to celebrate. I’ve been busy lately getting ready for that.”

“Anything we can do to help out?” Violet asked.

“No,” Kevin began. Then he said, “Well, actually, there is something. I’m getting together a bunch of hockey stuff to display at the new rink—old photos, trophies19, that kind of thing. If you kids could help me organize it, that would be a big help. Are you any good at organizing?”

The Aldens all looked at Jessie.

“Did somebody say organize?” Henry asked. “My sister is a champion organizer!”

“Just what I need,” said Kevin. “Maybe we could get together one night this week and work on it.”

“You and your family can come to our house,” Jessie suggested. “We’ll make you dinner, and then we’ll go through all your things.”

“That sounds great,” said Kevin. He thought for a moment. “Tomorrow is the Tigers game, so how about the night after that?”

“That’s great,” said Violet. “We’ll just check with our grandfather. But I’m sure he’ll be happy to have you and your family over.”

“Grandfather is almost as much of a hockey fan as we are!” Benny said.

Kevin smiled broadly. “What can I bring for dinner?”

“We’ll take care of everything,” Jessie assured him. “Just bring the hockey stuff!”

“I left a box of things with Scott because I was going to ask him to help me,” said Kevin. “But he’s so busy. I’ll pick it up from him and bring it to your house.”

“We can get the box from Scott’s office,” Henry offered. “Then you won’t have to worry about it.”

“It’s pretty big,” Kevin said. “You may need two of you to carry it.”

“That’s okay,” said Henry. “We’ll ask our grandfather to come pick us up.”

“You kids are the greatest,” said Kevin.

The next night, the Polar Bears beat the Tigers seven to five. Jessie still hadn’t scored a goal, but she was happy that her team was going to be playing in the championship game that weekend.

The next day, the Aldens were on their way to Scott’s office to pick up Kevin’s box. “I can’t wait to see what’s in it!” Benny said.

Scott’s office was on the other side of the lobby, opposite Tracey’s and Kevin’s. The door was open, so the children poked20 their heads in. The office was dark and quiet. No one was inside.

Scott’s desk was under the window, and large posters of Olympic figure skaters covered the wall. On the floor in the corner was a large box labeled KEVIN REYNOLDS.

“That must be it,” said Henry. He lifted the top of the box and looked in. He saw some framed21 photos and a trophy22. “Yes, this is it.”

“I’ll just write Scott a note so he’ll know we took it,” said Jessie. She went to Scott’s desk and looked for a pad23 of paper and a pen.

Scott’s desk was covered with papers.

“Wow, look at this,” said Benny, holding up a brochure. On the cover was a picture of a beach lined with palm trees. Florida’s Most Beautiful Homes was printed at the top.

“Remember he said he was thinking of moving somewhere warm?” Violet said. “I guess he’s going to Florida.”

Benny flipped24 through the brochure, admiring the pictures of sailboats and tropical25 fish.

“Here’s a pen,” said Violet.

“Thanks,” said Jessie. She’d found a blank slip of paper and wrote Scott a quick note. Then she and Henry each took one end of the large box and headed to the lobby to meet Grandfather.

After dropping the box off at home, the children went to the grocery store. Because it was a special dinner, the Aldens had asked Mrs. McGregor if they could make the meal. The children were very good cooks, so she’d agreed.

Once they were home, they got right to work. Jessie seasoned the chicken and put it in the oven26 to bake. Next she rinsed27 the string beans and trimmed28 off the ends so they’d be ready to steam for dinner.

Henry peeled and sliced apples for the pie.

Benny washed the potatoes and put them in a pot of boiling water.

Violet was in charge of the biscuits.

“Can I help?” Benny asked when he was done with the potatoes.

“Sure,” said Violet, letting Benny have a turn stirring29 the biscuit dough30. Then Violet and Benny took turns rolling it out into a thin pancake on the board and cutting it into circles. When it was time for dinner, they’d bake the biscuits so they’d be fresh and warm.

Then the Aldens set the table for dinner. They used the pretty flowered plates and bright blue napkins.

“Blue like the Scouts31!” said Benny. “Kevin will like that!”

“And blue like the Polar Bears,” Jessie added.

In a short while the doorbell rang.

“I’ll get it!” cried Benny, running to the front door and pulling it open.

As expected, Kevin stood on the step. Beside him was Cathy and a small woman with brown hair.

“Hello,” said Kevin, reaching out his hand to Grandfather. “You must be James Alden.”

“I am indeed,” said Grandfather with a big smile. “And I certainly know who you are.”

“This is my wife, Amy, and my daughter, Catherine,” Kevin said.

When everyone had been introduced, the two families settled in the living room. Jessie chatted with Cathy, who seemed friendly but a bit nervous.

A short while later, everything was arranged on the table, steaming hot and smelling delicious. “Dinner’s ready,” Henry called into the living room.

“Great!” said Kevin in a loud voice. “I’m hungry!”

“And so am I!” said Benny in his smaller voice.

Everyone laughed as they headed into the dining room.

The meal was a great success.

“You kids cook even better than you skate,” said Kevin.

“Now can we look through your box of stuff?” Benny asked eagerly.

“We sure can,” said Kevin.

The Alden and Reynolds families both went back into the living room and gathered around the large box. Kevin lifted the lid and pulled out a piece of paper. “Here’s a list of everything that’s in here,” he said, handing it to Jessie. “I’m going to have all of this stuff on display at the groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday. You kids can help me decide how it should be set up. We also need to make signs explaining what all the pieces are.”

One by one, Kevin pulled items out of the box and held them up. “Here’s a picture of the whole Scouts team the first year we won the Stanley Cup,” he said.

Jessie checked the picture off on the list as everyone crowded around to see all the players they recognized in the picture.

“Here’s a trophy I received back in college,” Kevin said, pulling out a large silver cup. Jessie checked that off on the list as well.

“Everyone seems so excited about the new rink you’re building,” Grandfather commented.

“Not everyone,” Benny said.

“What do you mean?” Grandfather asked.

“A few mysterious things have happened at the rink,” Jessie said, “and they have made us wonder if maybe someone doesn’t want the new rink to be built.”

“What mysterious things?” asked Amy.

“The ink spilled on the plans,” said Henry.

“And the missing orange cones,” added Violet.

“You think those things are connected?” Kevin asked.

“They might be,” Henry said.

“And there have been some other things missing, too,” Jessie said. She was about to tell them about her skates when, all of a sudden, Cathy stood up.

“Dad, I have a headache,” she said. “Can we go home now?”

“Oh, yes,” Kevin said, putting his arm around his daughter. “I’m sorry you don’t feel well.”

“I’m sure I’ll feel better if I just go home and lie down for a bit,” Cathy said.

Grandfather got the Reynolds’ coats as everyone said good-bye.

“I’ll leave this box here with you so you can go through the rest of the things,” Kevin said.

“We’ll be happy to,” said Henry.

After Kevin and his family had left, the Aldens sat down to see what else was in the box.

“Look, here’s a picture of Kevin on his first hockey team, when he was about my age,” Benny said.

“And here’s his Most Valuable Player award,” said Violet.

Soon they had looked at everything and were putting the items carefully back into the box. Jessie was double-checking the list Kevin had made of everything in the box, making sure she’d marked everything off.

“Wait a minute,” she said all of a sudden. “There are two things missing.” She looked at the list one more time. “It says here, ‘An autographed Kevin Reynolds hockey jersey,’ and ‘An autographed hockey stick.’ ”

“Those would be worth a lot of money, wouldn’t they?” Benny asked.

“Yes,” said Jessie. “And they’re missing.”
 


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1 locker 8pzzYm     
n.更衣箱,储物柜,冷藏室,上锁的人
参考例句:
  • At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
  • He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。
2 footsteps 6508b080b068283fa9f93b103a1b4406     
n.脚步(声),一步的距离,足迹;脚步(声)( footstep的名词复数 );一步的距离;足迹
参考例句:
  • the sound of footsteps on the stairs 楼梯上的脚步声
  • Their footsteps echoed in the silence. 他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。
3 missing 3nTzx7     
adj.遗失的,缺少的,失踪的
参考例句:
  • Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具,看有无丢失。
  • All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了,就短他一个。
4 stuff Itsw1     
n.原料,材料,东西;vt.填满;吃饱
参考例句:
  • We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
  • He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。
5 grabbed grabbed     
v.抢先,抢占( grab的过去式和过去分词 );(尤指匆忙地)取;攫取;(尤指自私、贪婪地)捞取
参考例句:
  • He was grabbed by two men and frogmarched out of the hall. 他被两个男人紧抓双臂押出大厅。
  • She grabbed the child's hand and ran. 她抓住孩子的手就跑。
6 lobby lobby     
n.前厅,(剧院的)门廊
参考例句:
  • As he walked through the lobby,he skirted a group of ladies.他穿过门厅时,绕过了一群女士。
  • The delegates entered the assembly hall by way of the lobby.代表们通过大厅进入会场。
7 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。
8 teased 7db750760b25c2517c6d13ae84c5ffb9     
v.取笑,戏弄( tease的过去式和过去分词 );梳理(羊毛等)
参考例句:
  • He took a screwdriver and teased out the remaining screws. 他拿出螺丝刀把其余的螺丝卸了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I felt annoyance at being teased. 我恼恨别人取笑我。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 jersey Lp5zzo     
n.运动衫
参考例句:
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致,都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
10 blade ctyz8     
n.刀刃,刀片;叶片
参考例句:
  • Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。
  • He is a good blade.他剑术高明。
11 definitely RuJzx0     
adv.一定地,肯定地;明确地,确切地
参考例句:
  • The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛,这个队肯定会输。
  • I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前,我一定回家。
12 sneaked fcb2f62c486b1c2ed19664da4b5204be     
v.潜行( sneak的过去式和过去分词 );偷偷溜走;(儿童向成人)打小报告;告状
参考例句:
  • I sneaked up the stairs. 我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
  • She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch. 她偷偷看了一眼手表。
13 bet ddZy8     
v.打赌,以(与)...打赌;n.赌注,赌金;打赌
参考例句:
  • I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说,你解决不了这个难题。
  • I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。
14 weird bghw8     
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的
参考例句:
  • From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来,他好像有点怪。
  • His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
15 assists b44f03a6bb3f9ddb9b8348e0e0380644     
n.协助次数v.帮助,促进( assist的第三人称单数 );为…的助手;为…当帮手;辅助
参考例句:
  • This chemical assists in construction of muscle, bone and other tissues. 这种化学物质有助于建造肌肉、骨骼和其它组织。 来自辞典例句
  • The congregation assists at divine service. 会众参加圣礼。 来自辞典例句
16 patting 969c1d66b8f9dd8a875e745836584df6     
v.轻拍( pat的现在分词 );拍成,拍至;表扬,称赞(某人/自己)
参考例句:
  • All the members of the team gathered around him, patting him on the back. 全体队员都聚在他周围夸奖他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Through my tea-colored glasses, I saw the man patting his quilt. 见到那人一边用手拍打被子。 来自中国文学部分
17 assured wy6znN     
a.确实的,深信的
参考例句:
  • He spoke in a calm, assured voice. 他冷静自信地说。
  • The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
18 council ooZz9     
n.理事会,委员会,议事机构
参考例句:
  • The town council passed a law forbidding the distribution of handbills.市议会通过法律,禁止散发传单。
  • The city council has declared for improving the public bus system.市议会宣布同意改进公共汽车系统。
19 trophies e5e690ffd5b76ced5606f229288652f6     
n.(为竞赛获胜者颁发的)奖品( trophy的名词复数 );奖杯;(尤指狩猎或战争中获得的)纪念品;(用于比赛或赛跑名称)奖
参考例句:
  • His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
20 poked 87f534f05a838d18eb50660766da4122     
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交
参考例句:
  • She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
  • His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
21 framed 5sxzd5     
框架坝,框架建筑,榫构合
参考例句:
  • The prisoner claimed that he had been framed up by his enemies. 囚犯声称他受到了仇人的诬陷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He framed his life according to a noble pattern. 他以高尚的模式构筑自己生活的框架。 来自《简明英汉词典》
22 trophy 8UFzI     
n.优胜旗,奖品,奖杯,战胜品,纪念品
参考例句:
  • The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
  • He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。
23 pad 0S2zy     
n.垫,衬垫;便签本,印色盒
参考例句:
  • She made a brief note on the telephone pad.她在电话通讯簿上记下简短的话。
  • Each student should have a pencil and pad.每个学生应该有一支铅笔和一个便签本。
24 flipped 5bef9da31993fe26a832c7d4b9630147     
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 ); 按(开关); 快速翻转; 急挥
参考例句:
  • The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转,撞毁了。
  • The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。
25 tropical MmSwD     
adj.热带的,热带的,炎热的
参考例句:
  • You must grow these tropical flowers in a glasshouse.你必须把这些热带花卉种在温室里。
  • This disease is widespread in tropical areas.这种疾病在热带地区蔓延很广。
26 oven iJuxQ     
n.烤炉;烤箱
参考例句:
  • You put food inside an oven to cook it.你把食物放进烤箱里热一下。
  • She baked bread in an oven.她用烤炉烤面包。
27 rinsed 637d6ed17a5c20097c9dbfb69621fd20     
v.漂洗( rinse的过去式和过去分词 );冲洗;用清水漂洗掉(肥皂泡等);(用清水)冲掉
参考例句:
  • She rinsed out the sea water from her swimming-costume. 她把游泳衣里的海水冲洗掉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The clothes have been rinsed three times. 衣服已经洗了三和。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
28 trimmed 853600aa75baac4ae4d3b794b574ecec     
adj.平衡的,纵倾的v.整理( trim的过去式和过去分词 );修剪;装饰;减少
参考例句:
  • The general's uniform was trimmed with gold braid. 将军的制服饰有金色穗带。
  • She wore a white satin gown trimmed with lace. 她穿着一条饰有蕾丝花边的白色缎子长裙。 来自《简明英汉词典》
29 stirring Fhcz6K     
adj.激动人心的,令人兴奋的;活泼的,活跃的;忙碌的;动摇民心的v.激起(stir的ing形式)
参考例句:
  • She felt a stirring of anger. 她感觉自己忍不住要生气了。
  • I doubt if his deeds would match his stirring words. 我怀疑他的行动是否会与他那激动人心的话是一致的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
30 dough hkbzg     
n.生面团;钱,现款
参考例句:
  • She formed the dough into squares.她把生面团捏成四方块。
  • The baker is kneading dough.那位面包师在揉面。
31 scouts e6d47327278af4317aaf05d42afdbe25     
侦察员[机,舰]( scout的名词复数 ); 童子军; 搜索; 童子军成员
参考例句:
  • to join the Scouts 参加童子军
  • The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组,然后开始巡逻这个地区。
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