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版权信息书名：福尔摩斯探案故事：蓝色宝石(2级)（美绘版）作者：（英）柯南道尔排版：清茉出版社：外语教学与研究出版社出版时间：2010-06-01ISBN：9787560096926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 the Bookworm series: three Sherlock Holmes stories, The Emerald Crown, 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，因在作品中创造了夏洛克·福尔摩斯这一人物形象而闻名。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”系列另有四本柯南·道尔的作品，其中三本讲述夏洛克·福尔摩斯的故事：《绿玉王冠》、《诺伍德谜案》和《四签名》，另外一本为探险故事《失落的世界》。ACTIVITIESBEFORE READING1 Here are some of the people in The Blue Diamond.
What work do they do? Use a dictionary to help you.
Name: Mr Peterson
Work: _____________
Name: Mr Baker
Work: _____________
Name: James Ryder
Work: _____________
Name: John Horner
Work: _____________
Name: Catherine Cusack
Work: _____________
Name: Mrs Hudson
Work: _____________
Name: Mr Windigate
Work: _____________
Name: Mr Breckinridge
Work: _____________
Name: Mrs Oakshott
Work: _____________2 Which of these people help to steal the diamond? CHAPTER 1 An old hat 第一章 一顶旧帽子
My name's Dr Watson, and I'm a good friend of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Two days after Christmas last year I went to his house – 221B Baker Street. I wanted to say 'Happy Christmas!' to him. When I arrived, I found him in the sitting room. He was by the window with some newspapers next to him. There was an old hat on a chair near him, and he had a magnifying glass in his hand.
'You're working on something,' I said. 'Shall I go?'
'No,' said Holmes. 'Sit down and look at that interesting old hat over there.'
I sat down. It was cold out in the street, but it was nice and warm in Holmes's sitting room.
'Why are you interested in that old hat? Is it something to do with a crime?' I asked.
Holmes laughed. 'Not a crime, no,' he said. 'I got it from Peterson, the doorman at the Baker Street Hotel.
'He found it in the street and brought it here on Christmas Day for me to look at. He also brought a dead bird with him – a good fat Christmas goose – at the same time.
'I gave the goose back to him this morning. He's cooking it at his house now and he's going to eat it for dinner tonight.'
'First it was a hat, and now you're talking about a goose!' I said. 'I don't understand.'
'Then let's begin when it all began,' said Holmes.
'At about four o'clock in the morning of Christmas Day, Peterson went home after work. When he got to Tottenham Court Road he saw, in the street in front of him, a tall man with a goose over his shoulder. Peterson walked behind him for some time.
'There were some young men in the street in front of them. Suddenly one of them hit the tall man's hat off his head and it fell into the road. Then the tall man tried to hit the young man with his walking stick, but by accident he broke the window of a shop behind him.
'At that moment Peterson ran to the man to help him, but the tall man ran away. Perhaps he felt bad about breaking the shop window. Perhaps he thought that Peterson – in his doorman's coat and hat – was a policeman.
'When he ran, he left his Christmas bird in the street next to his hat. The young men ran away at the same time, so Peterson took the goose and the hat home with him, and the next day he brought them here.
'There was an interesting little ticket on the goose's left leg,' said Holmes. 'It said "For Mr and Mrs Henry Baker". We can find the letters H.B. in the hat too.'
'Oh... the owner of the hat and the goose is called Henry Baker,' I said.
'Yes,' answered Holmes. 'But my dear Watson, this doesn't help us very much. There are hundreds of Henry Bakers in London. I gave the goose back to Peterson this morning,' he went on, 'and I said to him: "Have this for your dinner!" I didn't want it to go bad, you know.'
'Did Mr Baker put an advertisement in the newspaper about his hat and goose?' I asked.
'No,' answered Holmes.
'Then how can we find him?'
'Well, perhaps his hat can help us,' said Holmes. 'Here's my magnifying glass, Watson. Now, you be a detective for a minute or two. What can you tell me about the owner of this hat?'
I took the magnifying glass and looked at the hat. It was black but old, and very, very dirty. I saw the letters H.B. in it. For me it was no different from any other old black hat.
'I can see nothing,' I said, and I gave the hat back to my friend.
'Excuse me, Watson. You do see, but you don't think about what you see.'
'All right!' I said. 'What can you see in this hat?'
'The owner of this hat is an intelligent man,' said Holmes. 'He was once rich and is now poor. His wife loved him once but she doesn't love him now. And he's thirty or forty years old.
'Well, perhaps I'm slow, Holmes, but I don't understand,' I said. 'Why is he an intelligent man, do you think?'
Holmes put the hat on his head. It came down to his nose. 'This is a big hat. A man with a big hat has a big head, and a man with a big head has a big brain. A man with a big brain thinks a lot.'
'But you say he was once rich and is now poor. Why?'
'The hat is three years old. I remember these hats were in all the shops then. They were very expensive too.
'Three years ago this man bought a good hat, so he was rich then. But he has no money to buy a new hat now, so these days he is poor.'
'All right,' I said. 'But you say he is in his thirties or forties. How does the hat tell you this?'
'Well, when I looked carefully at the hat with my magnifying glass, I could see some grey hairs in it. People usually get grey hair in their thirties or forties.'
'I see. But what about his wife? You say she doesn't love him.'
'Because the hat is very dirty. When a woman loves her husband, she cleans his hat for him.'
'Perhaps he hasn't got a wife.'
'Yes, he has. Remember the ticket on the goose's leg.'
'Ah yes,' I said. 'You have an answer for everything.'
At that moment the door opened and Peterson the hotel doorman ran into the room. He looked very excited.
'The goose, Mr Holmes. The goose!' he said.
'What's the matter with the goose?' asked Holmes. 'Did it come back from the dead and fly off through the kitchen window?'
'No, Mr Holmes. My wife found this in the bird!' Peterson opened his hand. There was a beautiful blue diamond in it.
sitting room the room in a house where people sit and talk 起居室
newspaper n. people read about things that happen every day in this 报纸
magnifying glass when you look through this, small things are big 放大镜
crime n. killing someone, or taking money from someone 犯罪
doorman n. a man working at a hotel; he opens the front door for visitors 看门人
goose n. (pl. geese) a large, usually white bird; people sometimes eat it at Christmas 鹅
cook v. to make things for people to eat 烹调
shoulder n. this is between your arm and your neck 肩膀
fall v. (past fell) to go down suddenly 掉下，落下
try v. to want to do something but not to do it well 试图
walking stick a long, thin piece of wood; you use this to help you to walk 手杖
owner n. the person that something belongs to 主人
advertisement n. you pay to put this in a newspaper 启事
intelligent adj. quick-thinking 聪明的
poor adj. not rich 穷的
nose n. this is between your eyes 鼻子
brain n. this is in your head and you think with it 大脑
buy v. (past bought) to give money for something 买
grey adj. the colour between white and black 灰色的
kitchen n. the room in a house where people cook 厨房ACTIVITIESREADING CHECK
Are these sentences true or false?
a The story happens in December.
True ☑ False □
b Holmes tells his friend Watson about a tall man with an old hat.
True □ False □
c The tall man left a yellow bird in the street.
True □ False □
d A hotel doorman – Peterson – gave the hat and the bird to Holmes.
True □ False □
e Holmes gave the bird to Watson.
True □ False □
f Peterson's wife found a green diamond in the bird.
True □ False □WORD WORK1 Look at the pictures and complete the crossword.2 Read the blue squares and write the name of another blue jewel. S _ _ _ _ _ _ _3 Find the words from Chapter 1 and write the sentences.
a She's it in the now.
She's cooking it in the kitchen now.
b ADVERTISEMENT – Do you want to a new ?
__________________________
c He's an man, with a red and hair.
__________________________
d The didn't happen in the .
__________________________
e He to catch it before it .
__________________________
f The isn't the owner of the .
__________________________
g The story of the blue is very interesting.
__________________________GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter?
Write Holmes, Watson, Peterson or Nobody in each sentence.
a _____________ calls the police.
b _____________ knows about the owner of the diamond.
c _____________ takes Peterson to the police.
d _____________ keeps the diamond.
e _____________ writes to the Countess.
f _____________ puts an advertisement in the newspaper. CHAPTER 2 The Blue Diamond 第二章 蓝色钻石
When Sherlock Holmes saw the diamond in the doorman's hand he sat up. 'Well, well, Peterson,' he said. 'What a wonderful thing to find in a goose. Do you know what you have in your hand?'
'I think it's a diamond, Mr Holmes. Is it expensive?'
'Yes, it is,' said Holmes. 'This is the Countess of Morcar's blue diamond. It disappeared a week ago.'
'How do you know that?' I said.
'Watson, you must read the newspapers more often. There's an advertisement in The Times today about it. Here, look.'
Holmes gave the advertisement to me.
Then Holmes spoke to the doorman. 'It's a very expensive jewel, Peterson. The Countess paid about ￡20,000 for it. Last week someone took it from her rooms in the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Now the Countess wants to get her diamond back. She says that she's going to give a thousand pounds to the finder.'
'A thousand pounds!' cried Peterson excitedly. Then, without saying more, he sat down in the chair between us. First he looked at Holmes and then he looked at me.
'The diamond disappeared five days ago, I think,' I said.
'Yes,' answered Holmes. 'They say a young man, John Horner, took it. Here's a newspaper report about the case.'
Holmes gave an old newspaper to me and I read the report.A DIAMOND DISAPPEARS FROM THE COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL
The Countess of Morcar's blue diamond disappeared from her room at the Cosmopolitan Hotel on the 22nd of this month. The police think John Horner, 26 years old, took the diamond from a jewel box when he went to repair the window in the room.
James Ryder, the assistant manager of the hotel, told the court: 'I took Horner to the Countess's room but then I went away for some time. When I came back, Horner wasn't there, and I found the open box, without the jewel in it, on the table next to the bed.'
Catherine Cusack, the countess's maid, spoke next: 'I heard Mr Ryder call and I ran to the Countess's room. There I found Ryder with the jewel box in front of him.'
The police found Horner at his home later that day, but they couldn't find the diamond.
Later, Detective Bradstreet spoke to the court: 'When I said "You're a diamond thief!" Horner hit me.'
Soon after that Horner told the court angrily: 'You've got the wrong man. I didn't take the Countess's diamond. I'm not a thief.'
Bradstreet then told the court: 'Horner went to prison once before for being a thief. I say he took the diamond.'
The case goes to the High Court next week.
'Well, that's the newspaper report about the diamond,' said Holmes. 'Now we need to understand how the jewel left the Countess of Morcar's room in the Cosmopolitan Hotel and arrived in Tottenham Court Road in a goose.
'You see, Watson, there is a crime in this case. Here's the diamond. The diamond came from the goose, and the goose came from Mr Henry Baker – the man with the old hat.
'I know you felt a little bored when I told you all about Mr Baker, but now we must find him. Where and how does he come into the case of the blue diamond? The answer to these two questions is most important.'
'But how can we find him?' I asked.
'Through a newspaper advertisement,' answered Holmes.
He took a pen and began to write.Did you lose a goose and a black hat some days ago in Tottenham Court Road?Are you called Henry Baker?Please come to 221B Baker Street this evening at 6.30 to get your things.
'There. That says it all, I think,' said Holmes.
'Yes, but is he going to read it?' I asked.
'Yes, Watson, I think he is. He's a poor man, remember. At the time he was afraid because of his accident with the shop window, but now I believe he feels very sorry about running away and thinks: "Why did I leave that bird in the street?"
'Perhaps he looked for a newspaper advertisement about it yesterday. I think he's going to look again today, too.
'What's more, we've got his name in the advertisement, so I believe his friends are going to see it and tell him about it.'
'Yes, I see,' I said.
Holmes gave some money to the doorman and said: 'Peterson, please go down to the newspaper offices and put this advertisement in all the evening newspapers.'
'Very good, sir. And shall I leave the diamond with you, sir?'
'Yes, Peterson. And, I say, Peterson, after you leave the newspaper offices, can you buy a goose and bring it back here? We need a new bird for Mr Henry Baker when he comes. Your family is eating the old one for dinner today, so he can't have that.'
The doorman went out of the door and down the street.
countess n. the wife of a rich, important man 伯爵夫人
disappear v. to go away suddenly 失踪
jewel n. an expensive stone 珠宝
pay v. (past paid) to give money for something 支付（钱）
report n. some writing in a newspaper 报道
repair v. to make something that is broken work again 修理
assistant manager an important job in a hotel 副经理
court n. the police take someone here when they think he or she did something wrong 法庭
maid n. a woman who works in a rich person's house, or in a hotel 女仆
thief n. a person who takes things without asking 窃贼
prison n. a place where people must stay when they do something wrong 监狱
case n. when the police work to find answers 案件
High Court the most important court in the country 高等法院
believe v. to think that something is true 相信
sir n. you say this when you talk to a rich or important man 先生（对人的称呼）ACTIVITIESREADING CHECK
Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
a The Countess paid ￡2,000(20,000) for the diamond.
b It disappeared from the Countess's house.
c The police think James Ryder took it.
d Holmes understands how the diamond got into the goose.
e Holmes wants to find John Horner.
f Peterson leaves the diamond with his wife.
g Peterson must buy a hat for Henry Baker.WORD WORK1 Correct the underlined words in these sentences.
a Their paid, Catherine, is only sixteen. maid
b The jowel is very expensive. _____________
c You are Sherlock Holmes, I relieve. _____________
d When did the diamond disapprove, sit? _____________ _____________
e You took that without asking. You're a chief. _____________2 Use the letters in brackets to complete the last words in these sentences.
Write the words in the crossword.
a I work at the hotel. I'm the ssstnt mngr. (aaaaei)
b Detective Bradstreet saw Horner in crt. (ou)
c I brought this here for you to rpr. (aei)
d You are a very bad man and you must go to prsn. (io)
e Would you like to be a Cntss? (eou)
f This case is very important. It must go to the Hgh Crt. (iou)
g Have you read the newspaper rprt? (eo)3 Read the blue squares and write the name of the country where the Countess's jewel box came from.
M _ _ _ _ _ _GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter?
Tick the boxes.
a Mr Baker comes to see Holmes.
Yes □ No □
b Baker knows about the diamond in the goose.
Yes □ No □
c Holmes gives Mr Baker the new goose and his old hat.
Yes □ No □
d Holmes takes Mr Baker to the police.
Yes □ No □
e Holmes gives Mr Baker the diamond.
Yes □ No □ CHAPTER 3 Mr Henry Baker 第三章 亨利·贝克先生
Holmes took the blue diamond in his hand and looked at it. 'What a beautiful thing!' he said. 'Look at the wonderful colours in it – dark blues and cold whites. All big jewels make people into thieves and killers in the end. This one comes from the south of China. It's only twenty years old, so it's a young thing, but already many terrible crimes are happening because of it.
'I'm going to put it in my safe now, and then let's write a letter to the Countess of Morcar and say we have her beautiful blue diamond here with us.'
'But Holmes,' I said, 'I don't understand. Is that young man Horner innocent after all?'
'I don't know.'
'And what about Henry Baker – the tall man with the hat and the goose? Is he the jewel thief perhaps?'
'No, I don't think he is. I believe he's an innocent man. I don't think he knew there was an expensive diamond in his goose – a jewel worth more than ￡20,000. But let's wait and see. Perhaps Mr Baker's going to answer our advertisement this evening and then we can learn something more about him.'
'All right,' I said. 'I can come back after work this evening. I'm very interested in the answer to this case.'
'Good,' replied Holmes. 'Dinner is at 7 o'clock.'
I got to Baker Street at 6.30 that evening. There was a tall man already at Sherlock Holmes's front door when I came down the street. He wore a long winter coat and had a Scottish hat on his head. When I arrived next to him the door opened. Mrs Hudson, Holmes's housekeeper, said 'Good evening' to the two of us, and we went in and upstairs to Holmes's room.
'Mr Henry Baker, I believe!' said Holmes to the man when he came in. 'Please sit down.'
Holmes looked at me and smiled.
'Ah, Watson, good. You are here when we need you.'
Then he looked back at his other visitor.
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