TheSecretGarden秘密花园简介“咱俩差不多,”本·威瑟斯塔夫老头对玛丽说。“长得丑,脾气也不好。”可怜的玛丽!谁都不要她,也没人喜欢她。父母去世以后,她被人从印度送回英国的约克郡,住在她舅舅的家里。那是一幢旧房子,很大,差不多有上百个房间,可大部分都关得严严实实,还上了锁。玛丽住在那儿,情绪很坏,她感到厌烦、孤独,整天没事可做,除了园丁本·威瑟斯塔夫老头,没人跟她说说话。不过后来玛丽听说了有关秘密花园的事。那花园的门紧锁着,钥匙也不知哪儿去了10年了,除了那只能够飞过围墙的知更鸟,没有一个人进过那园子。玛丽望着知更鸟,琢磨着钥匙会在哪儿……再后来,夜里房子中什么地方传来奇怪的哭声,听起来像是个孩子……弗朗西丝·霍奇森·伯内特生于1849年,卒于1924年。从16岁起她大部分时间住在美国,但经常回英格兰。她是一位终身作家,写了很多书,《秘密花园》是她的代表作。1LittleMissMaryNobodyseemedtocareaboutMary.ShewasborninIndia,whereherfatherwasaBritishofficial.Hewasbusywithhiswork,andhermother,whowasverybeautiful,spentallhertimegoingtoparties.SoanIndianwoman,Kamala,waspaidtotakecareofthelittlegirl.Marywasnotaprettychild.Shehadathinangryfaceandthinyellowhair.ShewasalwaysgivingorderstoKamala,whohadtoobey.Maryneverthoughtofotherpeople,butonlyofherself.Infact,shewasaveryselfish,disagreeable,bad-temperedlittlegirl.Oneveryhotmorning,whenshewasaboutnineyearsold,shewokeupandsawthatinsteadofKamalatherewasadifferentIndianservantbyherbed.‘Whatareyoudoinghere?’sheaskedcrossly.‘Goaway!AndsendKamalatomeatonce!’第1页共52页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网Thewomanlookedafraid.‘I'msorry,MissMary,she—she—shecan'tcome!’Somethingstrangewashappeningthatday.Someofthehouseservantsweremissingandeverybodylookedfrightened.ButnobodytoldMaryanything,andKamalastilldidnotcome.SoatlastMarywentoutintothegarden,andplayedbyherselfunderatree.Shepretendedshewasmakingherownflowergarden,andpickedlargeredflowerstopushintotheground.Allthetimeshewassayingcrosslytoherself,‘IhateKamala!I'llhitherwhenshecomesback!’Justthenshesawhermothercomingintothegarden,withayoungEnglis...