作者：（英）埃斯科特
出版社：外语教学与研究出版社
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版权信息书名：谜图(入门级)（美绘版）作者：（英）埃斯科特排版：青杨出版社：外语教学与研究出版社出版时间：2010-06-01ISBN：9787560096971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John EscottJohn Escott has written many books for readers of all ages, and particularly enjoys writing crime and mystery thrillers. He was born in the west of England, but now lives on the South Coast. When he is not writing, he visits second-hand bookshops, watches videos of old Hollywood movies, and takes long walks along empty beaches. He has written Kidnap!, A Pretty Face, and retold William Tell and Other Stories and White Fang.约翰·埃斯科特
约翰·埃斯科特为各年龄段的读者写过多本读物，尤其擅长创作侦探和悬疑类故事。他出生于英格兰西部，现在南部沿海地区居住。在写作之余，他喜欢逛二手书店，观看好莱坞经典电影，或者在空旷的海滩上散步。他创作了《谜图》、《漂亮女孩》等故事，并改写了《威廉·退尔》及《白牙》。ACTIVITIESBEFORE READING
This is Tom. He's an artist and he lives in the United States. One day he goes to a bookstore. What happens? Tick the boxes.
a At the bookstore Tom finds...
1 a cell phone
2 a gun
3 a map
b He gets...
1 a book
2 a coffee
3 a magazine
c He draws a picture of...
1 an interesting woman
2 a movie star
3 a police officer
d He sees two men. They are...
1 bodyguards
2 kidnappers
3 movie starsCHAPTER 1第一章TOOL BOX
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❶汤姆住在美国哈珀镇附近。他是一个画家，在家里工作。最近他正在创作一套连环画。
❷“这对朋友该怎么逃脱呢？”汤姆思考着，“他们跑过一片树林，一名持枪男子紧追其后。我需要一个新的创意。”
重点词汇
artist n. a person who makes pictures 画家
comic strip a story with pictures 连环画
escape v. to get away from something bad 逃脱
gun n. a person can fight with this 枪
idea n. something that you think 主意TOOL BOX
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❶“或许我应该出去走走。”汤姆想。
❷时值冬天，到处都是积雪。“我可以去哈珀的书店，那里挺暖和。”汤姆想。
❸“我需要来点咖啡。”汤姆想。
他停好车走进了书店。
重点词汇
maybe adv. perhaps 大概
winter n. the time of year when it is very cold 冬天
snow n. something soft, cold and white 雪
bookstore n. a shop for books 书店
coffee n. a hot dark brown drink that has a slightly bitter taste 咖啡
park v. to stop driving and leave your car 停放（车辆等）TOOL BOX
译文
❶汤姆走进了书店里的咖啡屋。
❷就在这时，汤姆看见一沓白纸。那纸从一名男子手中滑落下来。
❸“等一等！”汤姆喊道，“你的东西掉了！”但是那个人没有听见。汤姆看了看手中的纸。纸上画着一张地图。他把纸装进外套里。“或许它并不重要吧。”汤姆想。
❹他要了一杯咖啡，坐在一张桌子旁。
重点词汇
paper n. you write on this 纸
fall v. (fell, fallen) to go down suddenly 落下
map n. a picture that shows where things are 地图TOOL BOX
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❶汤姆注意到他邻桌的一个红发女人。“她的脸挺有意思，”汤姆想，“我想把这张脸画下来，但没有纸。”
突然他想起了那名男子的地图。“哦，太好了，我有纸了！”
❷汤姆画完了这个女人的画像。他很高兴。“或许我能把这幅画像用到连环画里。”汤姆想。
❸汤姆喝完咖啡走进了书店。他透过窗户向外看去，看到了他在咖啡屋里见到的那个女人。“出什么事了吗？”汤姆想，“她为什么站在大街上呢？”
重点词汇
draw v. (drew, drawn) to make a picture with a pen or pencil （用钢笔或铅笔）画TOOL BOX
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❶汤姆走到街上。“嗨！你还好吗？”汤姆问道。“是我的车，”那个女人说道，“这车出了点毛病。”
❷汤姆想帮助这个女人。“你得叫一辆拖车，”他说，“他们会过来把你的车拖走。用我的手机吧。”
❸“那是什么？”这个女人看到汤姆的画时问道。“这……这是你的一幅画像，”汤姆说，“我是一个画家，为漫画书画图。哦，这里还有一张地图——”
汤姆把书店里那名男子的事情告诉了这个女人。他们看着这张地图。“看这儿！”汤姆一边说一边读着地图上的内容。
❹A和J - A上午12:30到，或许会有保镖跟随。小货车等在这里。／H学校。／小汽车从这儿过街，我们带A乘小货车离开。
重点词汇
tow truck a big car that can pull your car when it isn't working 拖车
cell phone a phone that you carry with you 手机
bodyguard n. a strong person who protects important people 保镖
van n. a big car, with no side windows at the back （厢式）小型货车ACTIVITIES
READING CHECK
Choose the right words to complete the sentences.
a Tom is an artist. At home he is working on a...
1 □ big picture.
2 ☑ comic strip.
3 □ map.
b Tom goes to the...
1 □ supermarket.
2 □ airport.
3 □ bookstore.
c Tom sees a... fall from a man's hand.
1 □ map
2 □ photo
3 □ gun
d Tom draws a picture of...
1 □ an old woman.
2 □ an interesting woman.
3 □ a man and a woman.
e There's something wrong with the woman's...
1 □ car.
2 □ cell phone.
3 □ coffee.
f On the map Tom and the woman read about...
1 □ a bodyguard and a van.
2 □ a bodyguard and a plane.
3 □ a van and a plane.
WORD WORK
Use the words in the cell phone to complete the sentences.
a Tom must think of a new idea for his story.
b In the ________ it's very cold and sometimes there's a lot of ________ on the hills.
c There's something wrong with our car. We need to call a ________ ________.
d 'Can you do the English homework?'________ I can, but it's difficult!
e Please write your phone number on this ________.
f He has a gun! How can we ________ from him?
g You can ________ your car in front of the bookstore.
h Be careful! Don't ________ down from there.
i Garfield is a very good ________ ________ about a fat cat.
j Our gardener drives a big green ________ with his name on it.
GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Read the sentences and write Yes or No.
a Tom says goodbye to the woman. Then he goes home.
... ...
b Tom talks to the woman. The two men from the bookstore want to kidnap somebody, he tells her.
... ...
c Tom and the woman take the map to the police.
... ...
d Tom and the woman see a school on the map. They go to find the school in Tom's car.
... ...CHAPTER 2第二章TOOL BOX
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❶“只有重要人物或名人才有保镖，”汤姆说，“这是一个计划。书店里的那两名男子想绑架一个代号为‘A’的人！看，这上面说到‘H学校’。他们可能想绑架一个孩子。”
❷那个女人轻笑了一声说道：“绑架孩子？你是连环画看太多了吧！”
❸“这不是连环画，这是真的，”汤姆说，“我们必须报警。”“等等！”那个女人叫道。“我能再看一下这张地图吗？”
❹“我叫丽塔，”那个女人说，“你叫什么？”“汤姆。”他回答道。“这样，汤姆，或许我们可以先找到这所学校，在报警之前问问老师，这所学校里是否有特别出名的孩子。”
重点词汇
famous adj. when many people know a person 著名的
plan n. when you get something ready to do later 计划
kidnap v. to take someone away when they don't want to go 绑架
real life things that happens every day 现实生活
police n. men and women who stop people doing bad things 警察TOOL BOX
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❶在波士顿，一位著名的母亲和她的女儿离开了家。这位母亲就是电影明星乔迪-安妮·瑞安。她女儿名叫阿纳斯塔西娅，今年13岁。
❷“我们为什么要去你的母校？”阿纳斯塔西娅问她的母亲。“是为了参加冬季假日音乐会，”乔迪-安妮说，“学生们正在唱歌，我们必须去。他们是唱给我们听的。”“假日音乐会？哦，不！妈妈，我现在想回家！”
❸“好了，阿纳斯塔西娅，你必须跟我一起去。学生们都想见见你。”乔迪-安妮说。“我可不想见他们。假日音乐会太无聊了！”阿纳斯塔西娅说。
重点词汇
movie star a famous person that you can see in moving pictures 电影明星
holiday concert a school event in which the students sing and play music in front of other people 假日音乐会
boring adj. not interesting 无聊的TOOL BOX
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❶汤姆想报警。“地图上没有街道名，”他说，“我们怎么才能找到这所学校呢？”“或许我知道，”丽塔对他说，“快点儿，汤姆。我们可以用你的车。”
❷“那你的车怎么办？”汤姆问，“要叫拖车来吗？”“没时间了，”丽塔说，“而且这件事情比我的车重要多了。”
重点词汇
come on urge somebody to be quick 快点儿（表催促）TOOL BOX
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❶“下一条街左转。”丽塔说。“现在几点了？”汤姆问道。“快11:30了。”丽塔告诉他。
❷“离发生绑架案只剩下一个小时了，”汤姆说，“你真的知道这所学校吗？”“啊——差不多吧。”丽塔说。
❸“哦！路面结冰了。”汤姆说。“小心点儿！”丽塔叮嘱道。
重点词汇
almost adv. nearly 几乎
sure adj. when you feel something is true 确信的
ice n. water that is hard when it is very cold 冰ACTIVITIES
READING CHECK
Are these sentences true or false? Tick the boxes.
a The two men want to kidnap a child, Tom thinks.
True ☑ False □
b Tom calls the police.
True □ False □
c Rita wants to find the school.
True □ False □
d Jodie-Anne Ryan is a movie star.
True □ False □
e Anastasia wants to go to the holiday concert.
True □ False □
f Tom can see some street names on the map.
True □ False □
g There's only one hour before the kidnap.
True □ False □
h There's a lot of water on the road.
True □ False □
WORD WORK
1 Find ten words from Chapter 2 on the map.
2 Use the words from Activity 1 to complete these sentences.
a 'Who's that beautiful woman in the long dress?' 'She's a Hollywood movie star .'
b 'What's the time?' 'I'm not ______________. Maybe it's about two o'clock.'
c I don't want to read this book. It's very long and ______________.
d Look! There's a man with a gun. We must call the ______________ now!
e 'How old are you?' 'Twelve, but I'm ______________ thirteen. It's my birthday tomorrow.'
f She has a bodyguard because somebody wants to ______________ her.
g In the movie she has long dark hair but in ______________ ______________ she ha short red hair.
h We have a ______________. We want to go to New York next weekend.
i I'd like a cold drink. Can you put some ______________ in it, please?
j That man in the red shirt is very ______________. Everybody knows him.
GUESS WHAT
What happens in the next chapter? Tick the boxes.
a Tom and Rita stop because they want to get...
1 a magazine.
2 some gas.
3 some lunch.
b Tom and Rita...
1 find the name of the school on the map.
2 can't find the school.
3 meet the two men from the bookstore.CHAPTER 3第三章TOOL BOX
译文
❶20分钟后，汤姆说：“我得给车加些油。”
❷“这儿可以加油。”汤姆说。“快点儿，”丽塔对他说，“时间不多了。”
❸“几点了？”汤姆又问了一次。“就快12点了。”丽塔回答道。
重点词汇
gas n. gasoline or petrol; cars need this to work 汽油
hurry v. to do something quickly 赶紧TOOL BOX
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❶在一条乡间小路上，书店里的那两名男子正在看地图。“学校离这儿不远，乔，”那个大个子男人说道，“你的地图呢？”“我不知道。”乔回答说。
❷“我很担心，马克斯，”乔说道，“老板在哪儿？”“听着，现在万事俱备，”马克斯对他说道，“想想那些钱吧，乔！”
❸“给，拿着我的地图，乔。沿着这条路再开5公里。路的右边有个停车的地方。在那儿等着，当你看见那辆车的时候就赶紧开过去。记住，那是一辆加长的黑色轿车。”
重点词汇
worried adj. not happy about something and thinking about it a lot 担心的
boss n. the person that you work for 老板
place n. where something is 地方TOOL BOX
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❶加油站里，汤姆在付油钱。“你好，”他对店里的女孩说，“我们正在找这附近的一所学校。”
❷汤姆把地图给她看。“你知道这个地方吗？”他问道。
女孩看了看地图。“我觉得……”她开口说道。
❸“怎么？”汤姆问道，“你知道？”“好像是布里奇沃特，离这儿三公里远的一个小镇。”她说。
❹“布里奇沃特有学校吗？”汤姆问。“哦，有，”女孩说，“希尔赛德学校。”
重点词汇
show v. to help someone to see something 把……给别人看
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