Detective stories

谢建民　宗怡帆

Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous detectives in the world. In this story， Holmes meets his greatest enemy， Professor Moriarty.

Holmes was worried because he knew that Professor Moriarty wanted to kill him. He told Dr. Watson to meet him at the railway station the next day for a journey.

The next day， when Watson arrived at the railway station， he could not see Holmes. Watson decided to get on the train and the only other person in his carriage was an old priest. The priest took off his hat and Watson realized he was Holmes in disguise（伪装）.

Moriarty had not been fooled. He had followed Watson instead of Holmes. Luckily for Holmes， Moriarty was not quick enough to catch the train， but Holmes knew that his enemy would soon follow.

Holmes and Waston left England and escaped（逃脱） to Switzerland. There， they heard the good news that Moriartys gang（一伙） had been arrested in England. However， they were disappointed to hear that Moriarty had escaped.

In Switzerland， Holmes and Watson took a walk to the famous Reichenbach Falls. A boy gave Watson a note， saying that an English woman staying nearby was very ill and needed a doctor. So Watson went to treat the woman.

There was no sick woman. Watson had been tricked by Moriarty who wanted to get Holmes on his own. Watson rushed back to the Falls. He found a note from Holmes saying that he was going to fight against Moriarty. He knew that the note was another trick. Watson saw two sets of footprints leading to the edge of the Falls. There were signs that a violent struggle had taken place.

What information did the signs that Watson found in the end bring to him？ （不超過6个词）

上周你们小区发生了一起神秘事件，引起了人们的恐慌，但最终这个谜团被解开。假如你是学校《英语报》的一名记者，请根据下面的要点和要求，以“A mystery in the neighborhood”为题，叙述一起这个事件。内容应包括：谜团是什么？谜团最终是怎么被解开的？你的感受是什么？

A mystery in the neighborhood

Last week， there was a mystery in the neighborhood. My neighbors often heard strange noises at night. They wanted to find out the cause.

Some people thought that the noises came from the wind while others didnt think so. At last， the police found that three monkeys came to the neighborhood. The workers from the zoo searched for them and finally found them under a big tree in our neighborhood.

Now people in the neighborhood feel relaxed again. I hope that there will be no noise in our neighborhood.

开篇点题，可适当使用形容词对人们的感受进行描述，使叙述更细腻，增强文章感染力。

原因推测不宜只从一方面来叙述，可以把社区不同人的推测表现出来，体现创新思维。

小作者的感受可再描写得更丰富一些。

A mystery in the neighborhood

Last week， a strange thing happened in our quiet neighborhood. My neighbors were frequently disturbed by strange noises at night. They did not know where the noises came from， and felt uneasy.

Some people thought that the noises came from the wind， some believed that they must have been made by some naughty children playing tricks， and others supposed that they were likely to be produced by thieves. With the help of the police， we now know that three monkeys ran away from the local zoo and came to our neighborhood. The workers from the zoo searched for them and finally found them hiding beneath a big tree.

Now people in the neighborhood feel relaxed again. I hope that our life will go on with its peaceful rhythm as usual.

本篇書面表达包含所有要点，开篇点题，中间描述情节，结尾扣题并表达感想，结构合理，层次分明。小作者能够对周围的情况和事物进行合理推测，文中用some people， some， and others把社区不同人的推测表现出来，逻辑清晰，环环相扣。文章多次使用宾语从句，表达清晰。升格后的文章用词更为考究，如使用feel uneasy， play tricks， be produced， as usual等，增强了感染力。