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高中英语名著TomSwift&HisAerialWarship（汤姆·史威夫特和他的空战）阅读素材（pdf）.pdf

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TOMSWIFTANDHISAERIALWARSHIPTOMSWIFTANDHISAERIALWARSHIP(orTheNavalTerroroftheSeas)VICTORAPPLETON1TOMSWIFTANDHISAERIALWARSHIPCHAPTERITOMISPUZZLED"What'sthematter,Tom?Youlookratherblue!""Blue!Say,Ned,I'dturnred,green,yellow,oranyothercoloroftherainbow,ifIthoughtitwouldhelpmattersany.""Whew!"NedNewton,thechumandcompanionofTomSwift,gaveventtoawhistleofsurprise,ashegazedattheyoungfellowsittingoppositehim,nearabenchcoveredwithstrange-lookingtoolsandmachinery,whileblueprintsanddrawingswerescatteredabout.Rangedonthesidesoftheroomweremodelsofmanyqueercraft,mostofthemflyingmachinesofonesortoranother,whilethroughtheopendoorthatledintoalargeshedcouldbeseentheoutlinesofaspeedymonoplane."Asbadasthat,eh,Tom?"wentonNed."IthoughtsomethingwasupwhenIfirstcamein,but,ifyou'llexcuseasecondmentionofthecolorscheme,Ishouldsayitwasblue--decidedlyblue.Youlookasthoughyouhadlostyourlastfriend,andIwanttoassureyouthatifyoudofeelthatway,it'sdeadwrong.There'smyself,forone,andI'msureMr.Damon--""Blessmygasolinetank!"exclaimedTom,withalaugh,inimitationofthegentlemanNedNewtonhadmentioned,"Iknowthat!I'mnotworryingoverthelossofanyfriends.""AndthereareEradicate,andKoku,thegiant,justtomentionacoupleofothers,"wentonNed,withasmile."That'senough!"exclaimedTom."Itisn'tthat,Itellyou.""Well,whatisitthen?HereIgoandgetahalf-holidayofffromthebank,andjustatthebusiesttime,too,tocomeandseeyou,andIfindyouinabrownstudy,lookingasblueasindigo,andmaybeyou'reallyellowinsidefromabiliousattack,forallIknow.""Quiteacombinationofcolors,"admittedTom."Butitisn'twhatyouthink.It'sjustthatI'mpuzzled,Ned.""Puzzled?"andNedraisedhiseyebrowstoindicatehowsurprisedhe2TOMSWIFTANDHISAERIALWARSHIPwasthatanythingshouldpuzzlehisfriend."Yes,genuinelypuzzled.""Hasanythinggonewrong?"Nedasked."Nooneistryingtotakeanyofyourpetinventionsawayfromyou,isthere?""No,notexactlythat,thoughitisaboutoneofmyinventionsIampuzzled.IguessIhaven'tshownyoumyverylatest;haveI,Ned?""Well,Idon'tknow,Tom.TimewaswhenIcouldkeeptrackofyouandyourinventions,butthatwasinyourearl