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1、【国外文学】秘密花园The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 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

2、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。 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

3、all her time going to partiesSo 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 ver

4、y selfish，disagreeable，bad-tempered 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 afraidIm s

5、orry，Miss Mary，she sheshe cant 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

6、was making her own flower garden，and picked large red flowers to push into the groundAll the time she was saying crossly to herself，I hate Kamala！Ill 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 t

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

8、g from the servantsrooms，at the side of the houseWhats happened？cried Marys mother wildlyI think one of your servants has just diedYou didnt tell me the disease is here，in your house！I didnt know！she screamedQuick，come with me！And together they ran into the houseNow Mary understood what was wrongThe

9、 terrible disease had already killed many people in the town，and in all the houses people were dyingIn Marys 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 and cryingNobody thought o

10、f 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 take care of me instead

11、 of Kamala？Why doesnt someone bring me some food？Its strange the house is so quietBut just then she heard mens voices in the hallHow sad！ said oneThat beautiful woman！There was a child too，wasnt there？said the otherAlthough none of us ever saw herMary was standing in the middle of her room when they

12、 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 Im hungryIts the child，the one nobody ever saw！said the older man to the otherTheyve all forgotten her！Why was I forgotten？asked Mary angrilyWhy ha

13、s nobody come to take care of me？The younger man looked at her very sadlyPoor child！ he saidYou see，theres nobody left alive in the houseSo nobody can comeIn this strange and sudden way Mary learnt that both her mother and her father had diedThe few servants who had not died had run away in the nigh

14、tNo 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 Ill stay with people wholl let me do what I wantAt first she was taken to an English

15、 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，Basil，offered to helpGo away！cried MaryI dont want your help！For a moment B

16、asil 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 unkindlyYoure going home soon，said BasilAnd were all very pleased youre leaving！Im pleased

17、too，replied MaryBut wheres home？Youre stupid if you dont know that！laughed Basil England，of course！Youre going to live with your uncle，Mr Archibald GravenIve never heard of him，said Mary coldlyBut I know about him because I heard Father and Mother talking，said BasilHe lives in a big lonely old house

18、，and has no friends，because hes so badtemperedHes got a crooked back，and hes horrid！I dont believe you！cried MaryBut the next day Basils parents explained 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 jour

19、ney，she was met in London by Mr Cravens housekeeper，Mrs MedlockTogether they travelled north by trainMrs Medlock was a large woman，with a very red 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 eitherWh

20、at 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 lives in a big old house，a long way from anywhere There are nearly a hundred rooms，but most of them are shut and lockedTheres a big park round the house，a

21、nd all kinds of gardensWell，what do you think of that？Nothing，replied MaryIt doesnt matter to meMrs Medlock laughedYoure a hard little girl！Well，if you dont care，Mr Craven doesnt eitherHe never spends time on anyoneHes got a crooked back，you see，and although hes always been rich，he was never really

22、happy until he marriedMarried？repeated Mary in surpriseYes，he married a sweet，pretty girl，and he loved her deeplySo when she diedOh！Did she die？asked Mary，interestedYes，she didAnd now he doesnt care about anybodyIf hes at home，he stays in his room and sees nobodyHe wont want to see you，so you must s

23、tay out of his way and do what youre toldMary stared out of the train window at the grey sky and the rainShe was not looking forward to life at her uncles 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 col

24、d，windy night，and it was raining heavily After a while Mary began to hear a strange，wild noiseShe looked out of the window，but could see nothing except the darknessWhats that noise？she asked Mrs MedlockItsIts not the sea，is it？No，thats the moorIts the sound the wind makes，blowing across the moorWhat

25、 is a moor？Its just miles and miles of wild land，with no trees or housesYour uncles house is right on the edge of the moorMary listened to the strange，frightening soundI dont like it，she thoughtI dont like itShe looked more disagreeable than ever 1 幼年的玛丽小姐似乎没有人注意玛丽的存在。玛丽出生在印度，父亲是驻印的英国官员，总是忙着工作，母亲长得非

26、常漂亮，把所有时间都花在参加聚会上。所以，一个名叫卡玛拉的印度女人被雇来照看这个小姑娘。玛丽长得不漂亮，消瘦的脸上总是一副生气的样子，头发稀疏枯黄。她总对卡玛拉发号施令，卡玛拉只好顺从她。她很少想到别人，只顾自己。她确实是一个非常自私，脾气怪戾，很难相处的女孩。在她9岁那年的一个上午，天气很热，她醒来时发现站在床前的不是卡玛拉，而是另外一个印度女仆。“你在这儿干什么？”她生气地问。“走开！叫卡玛拉马上到这儿来！”那个女人看来很害怕。“对不起，玛丽小姐，她她她来不了了！”那天发生了一些很奇怪的事情，房子里的一些仆人不见了，每个人看上去都惊恐异常。可是没有人告诉玛丽任何事情，卡玛拉也始终没来。最后

27、玛丽只好一个人来到花园，在一棵树下玩耍。她假装是在给自己造一座花园，摘来大朵的红花插在土里，一边玩还一边堵气地自言自语。“我讨厌卡玛拉！等她回来我要接她一顿！”就在这会儿，她看见妈妈和一个年轻的英国人走进花园，玛丽听见了他们的谈话，他们却没注意到她。“很严重，是吗？”妈妈问那个年轻人，声音充满焦虑。“非常严重，”他严肃地说。“人们像苍蝇一样死去，再在城里呆下去太危险了，你得到山里去，那里没有疾病。”“哦，我知道！”她叫道，“我们得马上离开！”突然，他们听到房子侧面用人屋里传来嚎啕大哭的声音。“出了什么事？”玛丽的妈妈慌乱地大叫着。“我看是你的一个用人刚刚死去。你没告诉过我这儿也有疫病，在你的房

28、子里！”“我根本不知道！”她尖声叫着。“快，跟我来。”他们一同冲进屋去。现在玛丽明白是哪儿不对了。可怕的疫病已经夺去了城里很多人的生命，到处都有人在死去。在玛丽家刚刚死去的正是卡玛拉。那天后来又有3个用人死了。整整一夜到第二天，人们跑进跑出，哭着，喊着，谁也没想起玛丽。她躲在卧室里，被周围这些可怕的声音吓坏了，不时地哭着，哭累了就睡上一会儿。第二天，当她醒来时，房子里一片寂静。“说不定疫病已经过去，人们又和从前一样健康了，”她想着，“谁会接替卡玛拉来照看我呢？为什么家里没人给我送点吃的来，房子里这么静，真是太奇怪了。”就在这时，她听到客厅里男人说话的声音。“太惨啦！”有人说。“这么漂亮的女人！

29、”“还应该有个孩子的，是不是？”另外一个人说，“尽管我们都没有看见她。”几分钟后，他们推开门，玛丽站在房间的中间，两个男人吓得跳了回去。“我叫玛丽莲诺丝，”她生气地说。“他们生病时我睡着了，现在我很饿。”“就是这个孩子，谁都没看见她！”年长一点的男人对另一个说。“他们都把她忘了！”“为什么把我忘了？”玛丽气呼呼地问。“为什么没人来照看我？”年轻一点的男人忧伤地看着她，“可怜的孩子！”他说。“听着，这幢房子里的人全死了，所以没有人能来照看你。”以这样一种奇异而突然的方式，玛丽得知她的父母已不在人世，活下来的几个用人也趁半夜逃走了。没人想起年幼的玛丽小姐，就只剩下她一个人了。由于她跟父母并不亲近，

30、也并不想念他们。像以前一样，她只想到了她自己。“我该住哪儿呢？”她思量着。“我想跟那些让我想干什么就干什么的人在一起。”一开始她被带到一户英国人家，他们认识她的父母。可她讨厌他们凌乱的房间和吵吵闹闹的孩子们，而宁愿一个人在花园里玩。一天，她正玩着最喜欢的造花园游戏，那家的孩子巴兹尔走过来想帮她忙。“走开！”玛丽大声喊道，“我才不用你帮忙！”巴兹尔呆站了一会儿，很生气，可很快又乐开了。他围着玛丽又蹦又跳，一边唱起一支滑稽的有关玛丽小姐和她愚蠢的花儿的歌。这可把玛丽气坏了，还从来没人这么刻薄地嘲笑过她呢！“你就快回家了，”巴兹尔说。“我们真高兴你快走了。”“我也高兴，”玛丽答道。“可回哪儿的家？”

31、“你连这都不知道，可真够傻的！”巴兹尔笑道，“当然是英国！你要去跟你舅舅阿奇伯德克莱文先生住了！”“我从来没听说过他。”玛丽冷冷地说。“可我知道，我听我爸爸妈妈谈论过他。他住在一幢孤零零的、又大又旧的房子里，一个朋友都没有，因为他脾气太坏了，他还是个驼背，可怕极了！”“我才不信呢！”玛丽大声说。可是第二天，巴兹尔的父母解释说她将要到英格兰北部的约克郡，跟她的舅舅住在一起。玛丽显得又烦躁又恼怒，可什么都没说。轮船在海上航行了很久，克莱文先生的管家梅洛太太到伦敦来接玛丽，带她坐火车去北方。梅洛太太是个高大的女人，红脸膛，长着一双明亮的黑眼睛。玛丽不喜欢她，这也没什么好奇怪的，因为她谁也不喜欢。梅洛

32、太太也不怎么喜欢玛丽。“这孩子可真不讨人喜欢！”管家心里想。“不过也许我能跟她聊聊。”“要是你愿意，我可以给你讲讲你舅舅的事。”她大声说。“他住在一幢很大的老宅子里，离哪儿都不近。那个宅子差不多有一百个房间，可大部分都是上了锁的。房子周围有一片很大的园林，还有各式的花园。你觉得怎么样？”“不怎么样，”玛丽答道。“跟我一点关系都没有。”梅洛太太笑了，“你这个小倔丫头！好啦，如果你不在乎，克莱文先生自然也不在乎。他从不把时间花在任何人身上，他是个驼背，而且，尽管一直都很有钱，在他结婚之前他从来没有真正快乐过。”“结婚？”玛丽惊奇地重复道。“是啊，娶了个温柔美丽的姑娘，他非常非常爱她。所以那姑娘一死

33、”“哦！她死了吗？”玛丽感兴趣地问道。“是啊，她死了。所以克莱文先生谁也不关心了，他在家的时候就呆在屋子里谁也不见，他不会想见你的，所以你必须躲着他，照别人吩咐你的去做。”玛丽望着车窗外灰色的天空和飘落的雨水，对于住在舅舅家的生活没有一丝期盼。火车走了一天，到站时天已经黑了。可离那幢房子还有很远的路，要搭马车才能到。这是一个寒冷的夜晚，风疾雨骤。过了一阵，玛丽听到一种奇怪的狂野的声音，她向窗外看去，可除了黑暗什么都看不见。“那是什么声音？”她问梅洛太太，“那那不是海，对么？”“对，那不是海，是荒原的声音，是风吹过荒原时发出的声音。”“荒原是什么？”“就是大片大片的荒地，没有树，也没有房屋，你舅

34、舅家就住在荒原的尽头。”玛丽听着那奇怪而又可怕的声音，心里想着“我讨厌它，我讨厌它。”她看上去更加不讨人喜欢了。 2 Mary in YorkshireThey arrived at a very large old houseIt looked dark and unfriendly from the outsideInside，Mary looked around the big shadowy hall，and felt very small and lostThey went straight upstairsMary was shown to a room where there w

35、as a warm fire and food on the tableThis is your room，said Mrs MedlockGo to bed when youve had some supperAnd remember，you must stay in your room！Mr Craven doesnt 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 seem

36、ed dark and rather strange，with pictures of dogs and horses and ladies on the wallsIt was not a childs room at allFrom the window she could 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 sm

37、ileAnd whats that outside？Mary continuedThats the moor，smiled MarthaDo you like it？No，replied Mary immediatelyI hate itThats because you dont know itYou will like itI love itIts lovely in spring and summer when there are flowersIt always smells so sweetThe airs so fresh，and the birds sing so beautif

38、ullyI never want to leave the moorMary was feeling very badtemperedYoure a strange servant，she saidIn India we dont have conversations with servantsWe give orders，and they obey，and thats thatMartha did not seem to mind Marys crossnessI know I talk too much！she laughedAre you going to be my servant？a

39、sked MaryWell，not reallyI work for Mrs MedlockIm going to clean your room and bring you your food，but you wont need a servant except for those thingsBut whos going to dress me？Martha stopped cleaning，and stared at MaryThacannadress thysen？she asked，shockedWhat do you mean？ I dont understand your lan

40、guage！Oh，I forgotWe all speak the Yorkshire dialect here，but of course you dont understand thatI meant to say，cant 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 th

41、emselves， even if theyre rich and importantLittle Miss Mary was furious with MarthaIts different in India where I come from！You dont 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 do

42、wn on the bed and started cryiny wildlyNow，now，dont cry like that，Martha said gentlyIm very sorryYoure right，I dont 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 cleanin

43、g，but Mary looked out of the window in a bored way，and pretended not to listenIve got eleven brothers and sisters，you know，miss Theres not much money in our houseAnd they all eat so much food！Mother says its the good fresh air on the moor that makes them so hungryMy brother Dickon，hes always out on

44、the moorHes twelve，and hes 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，its a wild horse，but hes a kind boy，and animals like him，you seeNow you must have your breakfast，missHere it

45、is on the tableI dont want it，said MaryIm not hungryWhat！ cried MarthaMy little brothers and sisters would eat all this in five minutes！Why？asked Mary coldlyBecause they dont get enough to eat，thats why，and theyre always hungryYoure very lucky to have the food， missMary said nothing，but she drank so

46、me tea and ate a little breadNow put a coat on and run outside to play，said MarthaItll 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，theres nothing to play with indoors，is there？Mary realized Martha was rightBut who will go with me？she saidMartha stared at herN