秘密花園英文版（生活薈萃）

1、簡(jiǎn) 介“咱倆差不多，”本·威瑟斯塔夫老頭對(duì)瑪麗說(shuō)?！伴L(zhǎng)得丑，脾氣也不好?！笨蓱z的瑪麗！誰(shuí)都不要她，也沒(méi)人喜歡她。父母去世以后，她被人從印度送回英國(guó)的約克郡，住在她舅舅的家里。那是一幢舊房子，很大，差不多有上百個(gè)房間，可大部分都關(guān)得嚴(yán)嚴(yán)實(shí)實(shí)，還上了鎖?，旣愖≡谀莾?，情緒很壞，她感到厭煩、孤獨(dú)，整天沒(méi)事可做，除了園丁本·威瑟斯塔夫老頭，沒(méi)人跟她說(shuō)說(shuō)話。不過(guò)后來(lái)瑪麗聽(tīng)說(shuō)了有關(guān)秘密花園的事。那花園的門(mén)緊鎖著，鑰匙也不知哪兒去了。10年了，除了那只能夠飛過(guò)圍墻的知更鳥(niǎo)，沒(méi)有一個(gè)人進(jìn)過(guò)那園子?，旣愅B(niǎo)，琢磨著鑰匙會(huì)在哪兒再后來(lái)，夜里房子中什么地方傳來(lái)奇怪的哭聲，聽(tīng)起來(lái)像是個(gè)孩子弗

2、朗西絲·霍奇森·伯內(nèi)特生于1849年，卒于1924年。從16歲起她大部分時(shí)間住在美國(guó)，但經(jīng)?；赜⒏裉m。她是一位終身作家，寫(xiě)了很多書(shū)，秘密花園是她的代表作。1 Little Miss MaryNobody seemed to care about MaryShe was born in India，where her father was a British officialHe was busy with his work，and her mother，who was very beautiful， spent all her time going to partiesSo

3、 an Indian woman，Kamala，was paid to take care of the little girlMary was not a pretty childShe had a thin angry face and thin yellow hair She was always giving orders to Kamala，who had to obey Mary never thought of other people， but only of herselfIn fact，she was a very selfish，disagreeable，bad-temp

4、ered little girlOne very hot morning，when she was about nine years old， she woke up and saw that instead of Kamala there was a different Indian servant by her bedWhat are you doing here？she asked crosslyGo away！ And send Kamala to me at once！The woman looked afraidI'm sorry，Miss Mary，she sheshe

5、can't come！Something strange was happening that daySome of the house servants were missing and everybody looked frightened But nobody told Mary anything，and Kamala still did not comeSo at last Mary went out into the garden，and played by herself under a treeShe pretended she was making her own fl

6、ower garden，and picked large red flowers to push into the groundAll the time she was saying crossly to herself，I hate Kamala！I'll hit her when she comes back！Just then she saw her mother coming into the garden，with a young EnglishmanThey did not notice the child，who listened to their conversatio

7、nIt's very bad，is it？her mother asked the young man in a worried voiceVery bad，he answered seriouslyPeople are dying like fliesIt's dangerous to stay in this townYou should go to the hills，where there's no diseaseOh，I know！she criedWe must leave soon！Suddenly they heard loud cries coming

8、 from the servantsrooms，at the side of the houseWhat's happened？cried Mary's mother wildlyI think one of your servants has just diedYou didn't tell me the disease is here，in your house！I didn't know！she screamedQuick，come with me！And together they ran into the houseNow Mary understoo

9、d what was wrongThe terrible disease had already killed many people in the town，and in all the houses people were dyingIn Mary's house it was Kamala who had just diedLater that day three more servants died thereAll through the night and the next day people ran in and out of the house，shouting an

10、d cryingNobody thought of Mary She hid in her bedroom，frightened by the strange and terrible sounds that she heard around herSometimes she cried and sometimes she sleptWhen she woke the next day，the house was silentPerhaps the disease has gone，she thought，and everybody is well againI wonder who will

11、 take care of me instead of Kamala？Why doesn't someone bring me some food？It's strange the house is so quietBut just then she heard men's voices in the hallHow sad！ said oneThat beautiful woman！There was a child too，wasn't there？said the otherAlthough none of us ever saw herMary was

12、standing in the middle of her room when they opened the door a few minutes laterThe two men jumped back in surpriseMy name is Mary Lennox，she said crosslyI was asleep when everyone was ill，and now I'm hungryIt's the child，the one nobody ever saw！said the older man to the otherThey've all

13、 forgotten her！Why was I forgotten？asked Mary angrilyWhy has nobody come to take care of me？The younger man looked at her very sadlyPoor child！ he saidYou see，there's nobody left alive in the houseSo nobody can comeIn this strange and sudden way Mary learnt that both her mother and her father ha

14、d diedThe few servants who had not died had run away in the nightNo one had remembered little Miss MaryShe was all aloneBecause she had never known her parents well，she did not miss them at allShe only thought of herself，as she had always doneWhere will I live？she wonderedI hope I'll stay with p

15、eople who'll let me do what I wantAt first she was taken to an English family who had known her parentsShe hated their untidy house and noisy children， and preferred playing by herself in the gardenOne day she was playing her favourite game，pretending to make a garden， when one of the children，B

16、asil，offered to helpGo away！cried MaryI don't want your help！For a moment Basil looked angry，and then he began to laugh He danced round and round Mary，and sang a funny little song about Miss Mary and her stupid flowersThis made Mary very cross indeedNo one had ever laughed at her so unkindlyYou&

17、#39;re going home soon，said BasilAnd we're all very pleased you're leaving！I'm pleased too，replied MaryBut where's home？You're stupid if you don't know that！laughed Basil England，of course！You're going to live with your uncle，Mr Archibald GravenI've never heard of him

18、，said Mary coldlyBut I know about him because I heard Father and Mother talking，said BasilHe lives in a big lonely old house，and has no friends，because he's so badtemperedHe's got a crooked back，and he's horrid！I don't believe you！cried MaryBut the next day Basil's parents explai

19、ned that she was going to live with her uncle in Yorkshire，in the north of EnglandMary looked bored and cross and said nothingAfter the long sea journey，she was met in London by Mr Craven's housekeeper，Mrs MedlockTogether they travelled north by trainMrs Medlock was a large woman，with a very red

20、 face and bright black eyesMary did not like her，but that was not surprising，because she did not usually like peopleMrs Medlock did not like Mary eitherWhat a disagreeable child！thought the housekeeperBut perhaps I should talk to herI can tell you a bit about your uncle if you like，she said aloudHe

21、lives in a big old house，a long way from anywhere There are nearly a hundred rooms，but most of them are shut and lockedThere's a big park round the house，and all kinds of gardensWell，what do you think of that？Nothing，replied MaryIt doesn't matter to meMrs Medlock laughedYou're a hard lit

22、tle girl！Well，if you don't care，Mr Craven doesn't eitherHe never spends time on anyoneHe's got a crooked back，you see，and although he's always been rich，he was never really happy until he marriedMarried？repeated Mary in surpriseYes，he married a sweet，pretty girl，and he loved her deep

23、lySo when she diedOh！Did she die？asked Mary，interestedYes，she didAnd now he doesn't care about anybodyIf he's at home，he stays in his room and sees nobodyHe won't want to see you，so you must stay out of his way and do what you're toldMary stared out of the train window at the grey sk

24、y and the rainShe was not looking forward to life at her uncle's houseThe train journey lasted all day，and it was dark when they arrived at the stationThen there was a long drive to get to the houseIt was a cold，windy night，and it was raining heavily After a while Mary began to hear a strange，wi

25、ld noiseShe looked out of the window，but could see nothing except the darknessWhat's that noise？she asked Mrs MedlockIt'sIt's not the sea，is it？No，that's the moorIt's the sound the wind makes，blowing across the moorWhat is a moor？It's just miles and miles of wild land，with no

26、 trees or housesYour uncle's house is right on the edge of the moorMary listened to the strange，frightening soundI don't like it，she thoughtI don't like itShe looked more disagreeable than ever2 Mary in YorkshireThey arrived at a very large old houseIt looked dark and unfriendly from the

27、 outsideInside，Mary looked around the big shadowy hall，and felt very small and lostThey went straight upstairsMary was shown to a room where there was a warm fire and food on the tableThis is your room，said Mrs MedlockGo to bed when you've had some supperAnd remember，you must stay in your room！M

28、r Craven doesn't want you to wander all over the house！When Mary woke up the next morning，she saw a young servant girl cleaning the fireplaceThe room seemed dark and rather strange，with pictures of dogs and horses and ladies on the wallsIt was not a child's room at allFrom the window she cou

29、ld not see any trees or houses，only wild land，which looked like a kind of purple seaWho are you？she asked the servant coldlyMartha，miss，answered the girl with a smileAnd what's that outside？Mary continuedThat's the moor，smiled MarthaDo you like it？No，replied Mary immediatelyI hate itThat'

30、;s because you don't know itYou will like itI love itIt's lovely in spring and summer when there are flowersIt always smells so sweetThe air's so fresh，and the birds sing so beautifullyI never want to leave the moorMary was feeling very badtemperedYou're a strange servant，she saidIn

31、India we don't have conversations with servantsWe give orders，and they obey，and that's thatMartha did not seem to mind Mary's crossnessI know I talk too much！she laughedAre you going to be my servant？asked MaryWell，not reallyI work for Mrs MedlockI'm going to clean your room and brin

32、g you your food，but you won't need a servant except for those thingsBut who's going to dress me？Martha stopped cleaning，and stared at MaryThacanna'dress thysen？she asked，shockedWhat do you mean？ I don't understand your language！Oh，I forgotWe all speak the Yorkshire dialect here，but o

33、f course you don't understand thatI meant to say，can't you put on your own clothes？Of course not！My servant always used to dress meWell！I think you should learn to dress yourselfMy mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves， even if they're rich and importantLitt

34、le Miss Mary was furious with MarthaIt's different in India where I come from！You don't know anything about India，or about servants，or about anything！You youShe could not explain what she meantSuddenly she felt very confused and lonelyShe threw herself down on the bed and started cryiny wild

35、lyNow，now，don't cry like that，Martha said gentlyI'm very sorryYou're right，I don't know anything about anythingPlease stop crying，missShe sounded kind and friendly，and Mary began to feel better and soon stopped cryingMartha went on talking as she finished her cleaning，but Mary looked

36、 out of the window in a bored way，and pretended not to listenI've got eleven brothers and sisters，you know，miss There's not much money in our houseAnd they all eat so much food！Mother says it's the good fresh air on the moor that makes them so hungryMy brother Dickon，he's always out

37、on the moorHe's twelve，and he's got a horse which he rides sometimesWhere did he get it？asked MaryShe had always wanted an animal of her own，and so she began to feel a little interest in DickonOh，it's a wild horse，but he's a kind boy，and animals like him，you seeNow you must have your

38、 breakfast，missHere it is on the tableI don't want it，said MaryI'm not hungryWhat！ cried MarthaMy little brothers and sisters would eat all this in five minutes！Why？asked Mary coldlyBecause they don't get enough to eat，that's why，and they're always hungryYou're very lucky to

39、have the food， missMary said nothing，but she drank some tea and ate a little breadNow put a coat on and run outside to play，said MarthaIt'll do you good to be in the fresh airMary looked out of the window at the cold grey skyWhy should I go out on a day like this？she askedWell，there's nothin

40、g to play with indoors，is there？Mary realized Martha was rightBut who will go with me？she saidMartha stared at herNobodyYou'll have to learn to play by yourself Dickon plays by himself on the moors for hours， with the wild birds，and the sheep，and the other animalsShe looked away for a momentPerh

41、aps I shouldn't tell you this， butbut one of the walled gardens is locked upNobody's been in it for ten yearsIt was Mrs Graven's garden，and when she died so suddenly，Mr Craven locked it and buried the key Oh，I must go，I can hear Mrs Medlock's bell ringing for meMary went downstairs a

42、nd wandered through the great empty gardensMany of the fruit and vegetable gardens had walls round them，but there were no locked doorsShe saw an old man digging in one of the vegetable gardens，but he looked cross and unfriendly，so she walked onHow ugly it all looks in winter！she thoughtBut what a my

43、stery the locked garden is！Why did my uncle bury the key？If he loved his wife，why did he hate her garden？Perhaps I'll never knowI don't suppose I'll like him if I ever meet himAnd he won't like me，so I won't be able to ask himJust then she noticed a robin singing to her from a tr

44、ee on the other side of a wallI think that tree's in the secret garden！she told herselfThere's an extra wall here，and there's no way inShe went back to where the gardener was digging，and spoke to himAt first he answered in a very badtempered way，but suddenly the robin flew down near them

45、，and the old man began to smileHe looked a different person then，and Mary thought how much nicer people looked when they smiledThe gardener spoke gently to the robin，and the pretty little bird hopped on the ground near themHe's my friend，he is，said the old manThere aren't any other robins in

46、 the garden，so he's a bit lonelyHe spoke in strong Yorkshire dialect，so Mary had to listen carefully to understand himShe looked very hard at the robinI'm lonely too，she saidShe had not realized this beforeWhat's your name？she asked the gardenerBen WeatherstaffI'm lonely myselfThe ro

47、bin's my only friend，you seeI haven't got any friends at all，said MaryYorkshire people always say what they are thinking，and old Ben was a Yorkshire moor manWe're alike，you and me，he told MaryWe're not pretty to look at，and we're both very disagreeableNobody had ever said this to

48、 Mary beforeAm I really as ugly and disagreeable as Ben？she wonderedSuddenly the robin flew to a tree near Mary and started singing to herBen laughed loudlyWell！he saidHe wants to be your friend！Oh！Would you please be my friend？she whispered to the robinShe spoke in a soft，quiet voice and old Ben lo

49、oked at her in surpriseYou said that really nicely！he saidYou sound like Dickon，when he talks to animals on the moorDo you know Dickon？asked MaryBut just then the robin flew awayOh look，he's flown into the garden with no door！ Please，Ben，how can I get into it？Ben stopped smiling and picked up hi

50、s spadeYou can't， and that's thatIt's not your businessNobody can find the doorRun away and play，will you？I must get on with my workAnd he walked awayHe did not even say goodbyeIn the next few days Mary spent almost all her time in the gardensThe fresh air from the moor made her hungry，a

51、nd she was becoming stronger and healthierOne day she noticed the robin againHe was on top of a wall，singing to herGood morning！Isn't this fun！Come this way！he seemed to say， as he hopped along the wallMary began to laugh as she danced along beside himI know the secret garden's on the other

52、side of this wall！she thought excitedlyAnd the robin lives there！But where's the door？That evening she asked Martha to stay and talk to her beside the fire after supperThey could hear the wind blowing round the old house， but the room was warm and comfortable Mary only had one idea in her headTe

53、ll me about the secret garden，she saidWell，all right then，miss，but we aren't supposed to talk about it，you knowIt was Mrs Graven's favourite garden，and she and Mr Craven used to take care of it themselvesThey spent hours there，reading and talkingVery happy，they were They used the branch of a

54、n old tree as a seatBut one day when she was sitting on the branch，it broke，and she fellShe was very badly hurt and the next day she diedThat's why he hates the garden so much，and won't let anyone go in thereHow sad！said MaryPoor Mr Craven！It was the first time that she had ever felt sorry f

55、or anyoneJust then，as she was listening to the wind outside，she heard another noise，in the houseCan you hear a child crying？she asked MarthaMartha looked confusedErno，she repliedNo，I thinkit must be the windBut at that moment the wind blew open their door and they heard the crying very clearlyI told

56、 you！cried MaryAt once Martha shut the doorIt was the wind，she repeatedBut she did not speak in her usual natural way，and Mary did not believe herThe next day it was very rainy，so Mary did not go outInstead she decided to wander round the house，looking into some of the hundred rooms that Mrs Medlock

57、 had told her about She spent all morning going in and out of dark，silent rooms， which were full of heavy furniture and old picturesShe saw no servants at all，and was on her way back to her room for lunch， when she heard a cryIt's a bit like the cry that I heard last night！she thoughtJust then t

58、he housekeeper，Mrs Medlock， appeared，with her keys in her handWhat are you doing here？she asked crosslyI didn't know which way to go，and I heard someone crying，answered MaryYou didn't hear anything！Go back to you room now And if you don't stay there，I'll lock you in！Mary hated Mrs Medlock for thisThere was someone crying