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福尔摩斯探案故事:绿玉王冠(1级)(美绘版)

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版权信息书名:福尔摩斯探案故事:绿玉王冠(1级)(美绘版)作者:(英)柯南道尔排版:Clementine出版社:外语教学与研究出版社出版时间:2010-06-01ISBN:9787560096711本书由外语教学与研究出版社授权北京当当科文电子商务有限公司制作与发行。— · 版权所有 侵权必究 · —AUTHOR关于作者Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), born in Edinburgh, Scotland, is best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. He started writing after working as a doctor and soon became one of the world's best-known authors. Four other books by Conan Doyle are also available in Bookworm Series: three Sherlock Holmes stories, The Blue Diamond, The Norwood Mystery and The Sign of Four, and an adventure story, The Lost World.阿瑟·柯南·道尔爵士

阿瑟·柯南·道尔爵士(1859-1930),出生于苏格兰的爱丁堡,因创造了夏洛克·福尔摩斯这一形象而闻名。他原为医生,后开始写作,并很快成为世界上最著名的作家之一。“书虫”系列另有四部柯南·道尔的作品,其中三本讲述夏洛克·福尔摩斯的故事:《蓝色宝石》、《诺伍德之谜》和《四签名》,另外一本为探险故事《失落的世界》。ACTIVITIESBEFORE READING

1 Here are some of the people in The Emerald Crown. Who takes the crown?

a Alexander Holder, a banker

b Arthur Holder, Mr Holder's son

c Sir George Burnwell, Arthur Holder's friend

d Mary Holder, Mr Holder's niece

e Lucy, Mr Holder's maid

f Francis Prosper, Lucy's friend

2 What does the criminal do with the crown?

The criminal

a □ takes the crown to a different country.

b □ breaks the crown and takes some of the emeralds from it.

c □ sells the crown for a lot of money.

d □ hides the crown in a tree for many years.

3 What do you think happens at the end of the story?Chapter One A strange man第一章 一个奇怪的人

'Holmes,' I said one morning. 'Come over here to the window. There's a very strange man in our street.''There's a very strange man in our street.'

My friend, the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, got up slowly from his chair. He stood behind me, with his hands in his pockets, and looked down into Baker Street. It was a cold February morning, and the snow of the day before was on the road.

The man in the street was about fifty, tall, and fat. He wore expensive clothes – a long black coat, a tall hat and dark trousers. He ran along the street, and he looked very worried. His hands went up and down quickly, and his head moved from left to right.

'What's wrong with him?' I said. 'He's looking at the numbers on all the houses.'

'Watson,' said Holmes. 'He's coming here, I think.'

'Here?' I asked.

'Yes,' said Holmes. 'He's very unhappy about something, and he wants my help.'

Just then, the man stopped at our front door.

'There... I told you, Watson,' said Holmes with a smile. 'He's here to see me.'

Not long after that, the maid brought the man up to our room. Soon he stood in front of us. His head moved from left to right, and he put his hand up worriedly and pulled his hair from time to time. His mouth opened, but he couldn't speak.

Holmes took him by the arm and smiled. 'Please sit down,' he said, and he took him across the room to one of the chairs, and sat down next to him. 'You'd like to tell us your story. Is that right? You are tired. We can wait a minute, and when you are ready, we can begin.'

The man sat for a minute or two. Holmes and I waited quietly. Then, when he was ready, the man looked up and began. 'I look very strange, I know,' he said quietly.

'No, no,' said Holmes. 'You want to tell me something important, that's all.'

'Why did this happen to me? It's the worst thing... the very worst,' said the stranger.

'Please tell me your name, sir, and then you can tell me your story,' said Holmes.

'Perhaps you know my name,' said our visitor slowly. 'I am Alexander Holder of the Holder and Stevenson Bank of Threadneedle Street.'

'Ah yes,' said Holmes. 'One of the oldest banks in London.'

'I'm sorry, sir,' said Holder. 'They told me about you and said, "You must speak to Sherlock Holmes. He can help you!" I came to see you at once. I ran from Baker Street station to get here more quickly. It looked strange, I know, because I don't usually go running. Thank you for waiting. I am ready now to begin.'

Holder then started to tell us his story:

Yesterday morning I was in my office at the bank when a man came to see me. When I saw him, I was very surprised. He was a very famous man. I'm sorry, but I can't tell you his name – because he's one of the British royal family.

'Mr Holder,' he said. 'People come to you to borrow money, I hear.'

'Yes, they do,' I said. 'And we always give it to them when we can.'

'I see,' said the man. 'Well, I need to borrow fifty thousand pounds from you at once.'

'Fifty thousand?' I said.

'Yes. I can borrow that money many times over from my friends, of course. But I wanted to come to a bank for it. It's not good to borrow from friends. After you give the money back to them, they always ask you for things later to say "thank you".'

'And how long do you need this money?' I asked.

'For six days,' said the man. 'Someone is going to give me a lot of money on Monday, so I can give back the fifty thousand pounds to you then. But I need the money now.'

'Well, for the bank to give out fifty thousand pounds, you need to leave something expensive with us,' I said.

The man then took out a big black box and put it on the table. I was very surprised when he opened it.

'Do you know the Emerald Crown?' he said.'Do you know the Emerald Crown?'

'It's one of the most famous crowns in England,' I answered.

Well, this man took the Emerald Crown out of the box. It's gold with thirty-nine large emeralds – all of the most beautiful green colour.

He told me, 'Please be very careful with it, and don't take it away from the bank.'

He also said, 'Please don't tell any of your friends or family about it.'

He was afraid of a scandal for the royal family, I think.

Well, I gave the man the fifty thousand pounds. He thanked me, and quickly left the bank. He's going to come back on Monday morning for the crown.

But then I started to feel worried. One night last week somebody went into a bank not far from us in Threadneedle Street, and took a hundred thousand pounds from the building. I was unhappy about leaving the Emerald Crown at the bank. So last night I took it home with me.

I left work at about six o'clock. I closed the door of the bank behind me and I looked carefully up and down Threadneedle Street. In the dark nobody saw me put the black box under my coat. I then took a carriage back to my house in Streatham. It was, of course, a cold, snowy evening and the carriage drove along very slowly. There was only one man in the carriage with me and he didn't see the box, I know: I had it under my coat all the time.

I felt pleased when I arrived home. I ran upstairs to my office and put the black box into the desk there. I locked the desk with a key and then went over to the window. Just then, I saw somebody – a stranger – in the front garden.

I couldn't see his face. He wore a hat and a long coat. When he saw me at the window, he suddenly walked away. I remember one thing about him: when he walked, one of his legs moved strangely.

I then ran quickly downstairs and out into the garden. 'Hello. Who's there?' I called.

snow n. something soft, cold, and white 雪

worried adj. not happy about something and thinking a lot about it 焦虑的

maid n. a woman who works in a rich person's house 女仆

pull v. to move something strongly towards you 扯

bank n. people put money and expensive things here 银行

station n. people get on and off trains here 车站

surprised adj. feeling that something very new is suddenly happening 吃惊的

royal family the family of the king or queen 王室

borrow v. to take for a short time 借

emerald n. a very expensive green stone 绿宝石

crown n. a king wears this on his head 王冠

gold n. an expensive yellow metal 金子

scandal n. something that a lot of people talk about, in an angry or interested way 丑闻

carriage n. an old kind of car that horses pull 马车

desk n. a table in a study or in an office 书桌

lock v. to close with a key 锁

key n. you can open or close a lock with this 钥匙ACTIVITIESREADING CHECK

Are these sentences true or false? Tick the boxes.

a It was a cold day in February, with snow on the road.

True ☑ False □

b Mr Holder looked worried when he spoke to Holmes.

True □ False □

c The Holder and Stevenson Bank is one of the newest London banks.

True □ False □

d A man from the Spanish royal family came to the bank.

True □ False □

e The man was afraid of a scandal.

True □ False □

f The man borrowed five hundred pounds from Holder.

True □ False □

g Holder took the Emerald Crown to his house.

True □ False □

h Holder saw a strange woman in the front garden.

True □ False □WORD WORK

1 Match the words with the pictures.

2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete these sentences.

a It was a cold day, and there was a lot of   snow   on the road.

b The royal family had a big ______________ with six white horses.

c When they arrived at the house, the ______________ answered the door.

d When you leave, please ________________ the front door with this big ______________.

e She needed a pen and some paper, so she looked in the ______________ for them.

f Anastasia wore a beautiful ______________ on her head. It had a big green ______________ at the front.

g He bought an expensive ______________ watch for his wife last Christmas.

h She looked very ______________ when we suddenly arrived at her house.GUESS WHAT

What does Alexander Holder do in the next chapter? Read the sentences and write Yes or No.

Holder...

a talks to the strange man in the garden. _______

b hits the strange man. _______

c talks to the people in his family about the Emerald Crown. _______

d runs away with the Emerald Crown. _______Chapter Two Holder's story第二章 霍尔德的故事

'And did you find this man in the long coat and hat?' I asked.

'No,' answered Holder. 'I looked in the front and back garden, but nobody was there.'

He stopped talking, and thought for a minute. 'But before I continue with my story, I must tell you about my family, and all the different people in the house.'

'Ah yes,' said Holmes, and he moved his chair nearer.

'My family isn't very big,' said Holder. 'My wife died ten years ago and I've got only one son, Arthur. I'm sorry to say it, but he isn't a very good son.

'When my wife died, Arthur was the most important thing for me. I wanted to make him happy, so when he asked for something, I gave it to him. I was wrong to do it.

I know that now.

'I wanted Arthur to work with me at the bank, but he was no good with money.

He was a wild young man. When he was eighteen, he started going to a gambling club. He made friends there – all rich young men with a lot of time and money. With these new friends he learned to play cards but, of course, he often lost. He came to me nearly every week and asked, "Can I borrow some more money from you, father?"''He was a wild young man.'

'And did you give it to him?' I asked interestedly.

'Yes,' said Holder. 'Arthur often told me, "Father, I'm going to leave the club!" And from time to time he stopped going there. But he always went back after a week or two. There was one friend at the club with a lot of power over Arthur, an older man – Burnwell.'Burnwell

'Burnwell?' asked Holmes.

'Yes, Sir George Burnwell. Do you know him?'

'I know his name, I think,' said Holmes. He looked quickly over at me.

'When Burnwell first came to our house, I liked him,' continued Holder. 'He's a tall, handsome man. When he walks into a room, everybody looks at him. He's a wonderful talker: he can tell the most interesting stories for hours and hours.

'But he has a cold look in his eyes,' said Holder slowly. 'For me there's something strange about him. And my Mary thinks this, too. I can see it in her eyes.'

'Who's Mary?' I asked.

'Mary is my niece,' said Holder. 'When my brother died five years ago, she came to live with us.Mary

'She's a wonderful girl,' continued Holder, 'and she does everything for me at home. I call her my "right hand", you know.' Holder looked out of the window and smiled. But the smile suddenly left his face.

'Only one thing makes me unhappy,' said Holder. 'Arthur loves Mary very much. Last year, he asked Mary to marry him, but she said "no". I feel very sorry about this, because Arthur needs a good wife. And Mary is the most wonderful girl.'

Holder stopped talking and then, after a minute or two, began again. 'Now, where was I?' he asked. 'Ah, yes... yes. Of course, there are the maids in the house, too. There are three of them – good young girls, and all of them started with me a number of years ago. And then there's Lucy, our most important maid. She came to us two months ago. We're very happy with her. But the only thing is... ''Lucy, our most important maid.'

'What's that?' I asked.

'She's very beautiful, and she has many admirers. Sometimes they come to the kitchen door in the evening... ' Holder then stopped. 'Well, that's everybody at home, I think.'

'And what about yesterday evening?' asked Holmes.

'Oh, yes, my story,' said Holder. 'When I came back into the house, it was time for dinner. And after dinner, Lucy brought in some coffee for Arthur, Mary, and me. Over coffee, I told Arthur and Mary all about the Emerald Crown. Lucy was out of the room at this time, I think, but I'm not sure.

'Arthur and Mary were very surprised when I said, "The famous crown is upstairs in my desk." Of course, they wanted to see it but I said "no". Arthur was very worried about house thieves. But I told him, "Everything's all right because there's a good lock on the desk." But he laughed and said, "Any key opens that desk. I opened it with the key to the attic when I was a child."

'I didn't listen much to Arthur,' said Holder. 'He often talks wildly about things. And by this time I was tired, so I went upstairs to bed.

'After about ten minutes, Arthur came to my room. He asked, "Can I borrow some money, father? I need two hundred pounds this time – to give back to my friends at the gambling club!" I felt very angry: he wanted money for the second time in a week. When I said "no", he started to cry. He then walked slowly to the door and closed it angrily behind him.'' When I said "no", he started to cry.'

continue v. to start again after stopping 继续

wild adj. not doing what someone wants 不听管教的

gambling club a place where you can play games and win money 赌场

play cards to play a game (like poker) with a pack of cards 打牌

power n. being able to make somebody or something do what you want 影响力

handsome adj. good-looking 英俊的

niece n. your sister's (or brother's) daughter 侄女;外甥女

marry v. to make someone your wife or husband 与……结婚

admirer n. an old word for a person who likes or loves another person, often secretly 追求者

kitchen n. the room in the house where people make things to eat 厨房

sure adj. when you feel that something is true 肯定的

thief n. (plural thieves) a person who takes things without asking 贼

attic n. a room at the top of the house where you put things 阁楼ACTIVITIESREADING CHECK

Match the two parts of these sentences.WORD WORK

1 Find ten more words from Chapter 2 in the wordsquare.

2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete the dialogues.

a 'Shall I stop playing the guitar now?'

'No. Please  continue .'

b 'Where's your room?'

'It's upstairs in the _______________.'

c 'Who's that little girl over there with your brother?'

'That's my _______________.'

d 'Would you like to _______________ _______________ with us?'

'I'm not _______________. I haven't got a lot of time.'

e 'Emily, that boy can't stop looking at Victoria. Does your sister have an _______________?'

'Yes, she does, Charlotte. His name's Albert. He's very _______________, I think.'

f 'Look! A _______________ is taking that woman's bag.'

'Quick, phone the police.'

g 'That film star is going to _______________ his girlfriend next week.'

'It can't be true. He's a really _______________ young man and he goes out with a different woman every night!'

h 'Would you like to be rich?'

'Yes, of course. Money gives you _______________.'GUESS WHAT

In the next chapter Alexander Holder gets up when he hears a noise in the night. What is it? Tick one box.

a □ A woman is crying downstairs.

b □ Somebody is breaking a window.

c □ Somebody is closing a door or a window.

d □ Two people are talking in the garden.Chapter Three In the night第三章 夜里

Holmes sat back in his chair. 'Well, Mr Holder, what happened next?' he asked. Holder continued with his story.

Before I got into bed last night, I looked into all the different rooms in the house. I went first to the office next to my room. I looked into the desk. The Emerald Crown was there, and it was safe. I then locked the desk again carefully.

After that I went downstairs. I was surprised when I found Mary next to an open window in the hall. She quickly closed the window when she saw me.

'Uncle,' she said. 'Five minutes ago Lucy came in through the kitchen door. She was out in the lane. Did you know that?'

'No, I did not,' I said angrily.

'She was with one of her admirers again, I think,' said Mary. 'It isn't safe. We don't want strange men near the house at night.'

'No, we don't. I must talk to her in the morning about this. And Mary,' I said. 'Did you lock all the doors?'

'Yes, I did,' she said.

'Are you sure?'

'Yes, I'm sure.'

Then I went upstairs to bed. I'm not usually a good sleeper and sometimes I get up in the night. Well, at about 2 o'clock in the morning I suddenly opened my eyes when I heard a strange noise.

It wasn't a loud noise. 'Is someone closing a window or a door perhaps?' I thought. I sat up in bed and listened.

Everything was quiet for a minute or two, but then I heard somebody in my office. I felt afraid and got out of bed. I went to the office, and slowly opened the door.

In the half-light I could see Arthur in only his shirt and trousers. He had no shoes on. The Emerald Crown was in his hands, and he pulled at it wildly. He wanted to break it, I think.

'Arthur!' I cried. 'What are you doing with the crown? You thief! You thief!''Arthur! You thief! You thief!'

When he heard me, the colour left his face, and the crown fell from his hands.

I ran over and looked at it. One of the corners of the crown, with three emeralds on it, was missing.

'Arthur!' I said. 'Where are the missing emeralds?'

'The emeralds?' he asked quietly.

'Yes,' I said. 'The emeralds.'

'But surely they are all here,' he answered.

'Look, there are three emeralds missing. Do I need to call you a liar and a thief?' I cried.

'Liar? Thief?' said Arthur angrily. 'I'm not going to listen to your names.'

'But I saw you with the crown in your hands,' I said. 'You wanted to break it!'

'You're wrong! You don't understand!' said Arthur. 'I –' He then stopped suddenly, and said, 'I'm not going to say one more word about any of this. I'm going to leave the house in the morning, and never come back!'

'You're going to leave this house in the hands of the police,' I cried.

'Call the police then,' said Arthur. 'It doesn't matter to me.'

By this time everybody in the house was out of bed. Mary ran into the room. When she saw the crown and Arthur's face, she understood everything. With a cry, she fell suddenly into a chair.

I called for one of the maids and told her, 'Get the police!' When two police officers arrived at the door, Arthur looked white and ill. He stood with his head down. 'Are you really going to give me to the police, father?' he asked.

'Yes,' I answered. 'You know the crown is the royal family's. The police need to investigate this crime carefully. We must find the missing emeralds or there's going to be a scandal in this country.'

Arthur listened and then looked up at me. 'Can I ask for one thing, father? Can I leave the house for five minutes?'

'Leave the house for five minutes!' I said. 'Leave you free to run away or put the missing emeralds somewhere safe? No! No, of course you can't.'

I then started to talk quietly. 'Please, Arthur. I'm a famous banker. I have a lot to lose here. Give me back the emeralds now, and we can forget everything.'

'And forget your names for me – "liar" and "thief"? Never!' cried Arthur, and his face was red and angry.

There was nothing more to say. I called the police officers into the room and gave Arthur to them. 'Look over the house upstairs and downstairs!' I said. 'Go into every room. Only stop looking when you find the missing emeralds!'

The police were in the house for hours, but they found nothing. And Arthur? He didn't open his mouth again. He didn't say a word. He sat there with his head in his hands.

Early this morning, the police took Arthur away. I went with him, and then talked to the head officer at the police station. He couldn't understand the case. He gave me your name and address, and so I came quickly here to Baker Street.

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