084 糖果被盗

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" Was that Mrs. Sweet?" Jackson raced down the alley

“那是斯威特太太吗？”杰克逊冲进了小巷。

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Henry and Maggie followed

亨利和玛吉跟在他身后。

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The alley was between the Sweet Shop and another store

小巷在糖果店和另一家商店之间。

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At the back was a small shed

后面有一间小棚屋。

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Mrs. Sweet stood there facing Miss Bishop, who owned the jewelry store across the street

斯威特太太站在那里，正对着街对面珠宝店的老板毕晓普小姐。

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" Oh my, Laura!" Miss Bishop fanned her face with one hand

“哎呀，劳拉！”毕晓普小姐用一只手扇着脸。

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" You nearly gave me a heart attack sneaking up on me like that!"

“你这样悄悄接近，差点把我吓出心脏病！”

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" I wasn't sneaking, Jane," Mrs. Sweet retorted

“我没有悄悄靠近，简，”斯威特太太反驳道。

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" I was just walking to my shed. What were you doing back here anyway?

“我只是走向我的棚屋。你到底在后面做什么？

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Trying to get a peek at my float, hmm?"

想偷看一眼我的花车，嗯？”

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" Of course not!" Just then Miss Bishop noticed Henry and the others

“当然没有！”就在这时，毕晓普小姐看到了亨利和其他人。

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" Oh, hello."

“哦，你们好。”

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" Is everything all right, ladies?" Jackson asked." We heard a scream."

“一切都好吗，女士们？”杰克逊问道，“我们听到了尖叫声。”

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" That was me." Miss Bishop smiled." Mrs. Sweet startled me."

“是我叫的。”毕晓普小姐笑着说，“斯威特太太吓了我一跳。”

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Henry traded an amused look with Maggie

亨利和玛吉交换了一个好笑的眼神。

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They both knew that Miss Bishop was a very dramatic person

他们俩都知道毕晓普小姐非常夸张做作。

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" I see," Jackson said." Mrs. Sweet, can I talk to you?"

“我明白了，”杰克逊说，“斯威特太太，我能和你谈谈吗？”

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" Of course." Mrs. Sweet shot Miss Bishop a suspicious look

“当然可以。”斯威特太太怀疑地扫了毕晓普小姐一眼。

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" Just let me lock my shed first

“先让我把棚子锁上。

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I wouldn't want anyone wandering in and getting a look at my float."

我可不想有人溜进去偷看我的花车。”

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Miss Bishop rolled her eyes." Why would anyone want to do that?"

毕肖普小姐翻了个白眼。“有谁会想那么做呢？”

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Soon Miss Bishop returned to her shop

很快，毕肖普小姐就回自己店里去了。

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Henry, Maggie, Jackson, and Mrs. Sweet headed into the Sweet Shop

亨利、玛吉、杰克逊和斯威特太太一起走进了斯威特糖果店。

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" I heard you had some trouble last night," Jackson said to Mrs. Sweet

“我听说你们昨晚遇到了点麻烦，”杰克逊对斯威特太太说。

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He pulled out a notebook and pen." Someone broke into your shed?"

他掏出笔记本和钢笔。“有人闯进你的棚子了？”

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" Yes." Mrs. Sweet shook her head." It was a terrible shock."

“是的。”斯威特太太摇了摇头。“真是吓了一跳。”

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" What happened?" Maggie blurted out." Did someone sabotage your float?"

“发生什么了？”玛吉脱口而出。“有人破坏你的花车了吗？”

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" I'm not sure." Mrs. Sweet looked troubled

“我也不确定。”斯威特太太看起来很烦恼。

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" I left the shed unlocked last night so Mr. Newman could stop by on his way home from work

“我昨晚没锁棚子，这样纽曼先生下班回家时可以顺路来一趟。

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I needed him to fix the taillight on my tractor."

我需要他修一修我拖拉机上的尾灯。”

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" Mr. Newman from the auto repair shop?" Henry asked

“汽修店的纽曼先生？”亨利问。

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" Yes, that's right," Mrs. Sweet said

“是的，没错。”斯威特太太说。

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" He's a good mechanic, isn't he?

“他是个好技工，不是吗？

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In any case, I went to check the float this morning

不管怎样，今天早上我去检查了花车。

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The taillight was fixed, but a whole case of candy was missing!"

尾灯修好了，但一整箱糖果不见了！”

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" Candy?" Jackson looked confused

“糖果？”杰克逊看起来一脸困惑。

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" Yes." Mrs. Sweet leaned forward

“是的。”斯威特太太身子向前一倾。

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" I was going to use it to decorate my float," she whispered

“我本来要用它来装饰我的花车。”她低声说道。

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Henry covered his mouth to hide his smile

亨利捂住嘴巴，掩饰笑意。

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Mrs. Sweet was whispering, acting as if everything was top secret

斯威特太太压低了声音，像是说什么最高机密似的。

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But she decorated her float with candy every single year!

但她每年都用糖果装饰她的花车呀！

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" There have been some problems with raccoons around town lately," Jackson said

“最近镇子附近有些浣熊惹麻烦，”杰克逊说。

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" Or perhaps a stray dog."

“也可能是一条流浪狗。”

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" I don't think it was an animal." Mrs. Sweet said, frowning

“我不觉得是动物干的。”斯威特太太皱着眉头说。

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" The shed door wasn't locked, but it was shut tightly

“棚门没锁，但是关得紧紧的。

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The latch can only be opened by a person."

那个门闩只有人才打得开。”

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" I see." Jackson jotted a few notes, and then tucked his notebook away

“我明白了。”杰克逊匆匆记了几笔，然后把笔记本收了起来。

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" Well, give me a call if you think of anything else."

“好吧，要是想起什么别的事，就给我打电话。”

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Henry and Maggie followed the reporter outside

亨利和玛吉跟着记者走到外面。

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" Is that it?" Maggie asked." Aren't you going to examine the crime scene?"

“就这些吗？”玛吉问道，“你就不检查一下犯罪现场吗？”

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Jackson looked surprised." That's a job for the police, not for me."

杰克逊一脸惊讶。“那是警察的活儿，不是我的。”

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" But we thought you'd want to get to the bottom of the story," Henry said

“但我们以为你想把事情查个水落石出。”亨利说。

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" Why don't you go interview Mr. Newman?"

“你为什么不去采访一下纽曼先生呢？”

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Jackson shrugged." I suppose I could

杰克逊耸了耸肩。“我想我可以去。”

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The auto repair shop is on my way back to the office."

汽车修理铺在我回办公室的路上。”

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Soon the three of them were at Newman's Auto Shop

很快，三人就来到了纽曼汽车修理铺。

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Henry had known Mr. Newman all his life

亨利从小就认识纽曼先生。

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Henry's parents said the people of Belltown were lucky to have such an honest and hardworking mechanic in town

亨利的父母总说，贝尔镇能有这样一位诚实、勤劳的机械师，是镇上人的福气。

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Mr. Newman listened to why Jackson was there

纽曼先生听了听杰克逊为什么来。

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" What do you want to know?" he asked in his usual gruff way

“你们想知道什么？”他像往常一样粗声粗气地问。

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" Did you stop by to fix Mrs. Sweet's taillight last night?" Jackson asked

“昨晚你来修斯威特太太的尾灯了吗？”杰克逊问道。

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Mr. Newman nodded." Fixed the light and then went home."

纽曼先生点点头。“修好了灯，然后就回家了。”

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" Did you see a case of candy near the float?" Maggie asked

“你在花车附近看到一箱糖果了吗？”玛吉问道。

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" Didn't notice. I was there to fix the light, not to sightsee."

“没注意。我是去修灯的，不是去观光的。”

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Mr. Newman checked his watch." Is there anything else? I have work to do."

纽曼先生看了看表。“还有别的事吗？我还有工作要做。”

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" No, there's nothing else. Thanks for your time," Jackson said

“不，没别的事了。谢谢你抽出时间。”杰克逊说。

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" Wait," Maggie said as Jackson turned to leave

“等等，”玛吉在杰克逊转身离开时说。

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" Mr. Newman, are you making a float for the parade?"

“纽曼先生，你为游行制作花车了吗？”

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Mr. Newman looked surprised." Of course not

纽曼先生看起来很惊讶。“当然没有。

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I don't have time for that sort of silliness." He hurried off

我没时间做那种傻事。”他匆匆离开了。

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" Sorry, kids," Jackson said." It looks like there's no mystery here."

“对不起，孩子们，”杰克逊说。“看来这里没什么谜团。”

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" What about the missing candy?" Maggie asked

“那丢失的糖果呢？”玛吉问道。

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" And that threat?" Henry added

“还有那个威胁呢？”亨利补充道。

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" Threat? What threat?" Jackson asked

“威胁？什么威胁？”杰克逊问道。

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Henry realized they'd never told the reporter about the comment on the website

亨利意识到他们从未告诉这位记者网站上的那条评论。

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He quickly filled Jackson in

他迅速向杰克逊说明了情况。

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Jackson pulled out his smartphone and opened the website

杰克逊掏出智能手机，打开了那个网站。

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" I don't see any threatening comments."

“我没看到任何威胁性评论。”

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" I'll show you." Henry took the phone and scrolled through the comments

“我给你看。”亨利接过手机，翻阅着评论。

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The ones from Mrs. Sweet and Miss Bishop were there, along with several others

斯威特太太和毕晓普小姐的评论都在，还有其他几条。

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But the threatening comment was gone!

但那条威胁性评论不见了！