005 园丁和知更鸟

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Mary walked down the path that led to the gate in the shrubbery

玛丽沿着那条通往灌木丛大门的小路走去。

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When she passed through the gate, she found herself in a big garden

穿过大门，她发现自己置身于一个大花园中。

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There was a pool with an old fountain

那儿有一个水池，池中有一座旧喷泉。

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But the fountain was turned off, and the garden's flower beds were bare and wintry

但喷泉已经关闭，花园的花坛光秃秃的，一片冬日的景象。

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Mary saw that the path came to an end at a brick wall

玛丽看到小路在一面砖墙前到了尽头。

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A green door in the wall stood open

墙上的一道绿门敞开着。

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She went through the door and came upon a new garden with walls all around it

她穿过那道门，来到了一座四面都是围墙的新花园。

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She spied another open green door

她发现另一道绿门也敞开着。

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Through that one she could see cold frames covering some of the garden beds

透过那道门，她能看见一些花坛上覆盖着冷床。

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She seemed to be in the midst of a series of walled gardens

她似乎置身于一系列带围墙的花园中间。

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" This place is so bare and ugly," thought Mary

“这个地方光秃秃的，真难看。” 玛丽心想。

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" It might be nicer in summer when things are green, but there is nothing pretty about it now."

“夏天万物变绿的时候可能会好一些，但现在这里没有一点漂亮的地方。”

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Soon an old gardener came through the door

很快，一个老园丁从门里走了进来。

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He did not seem pleased to see her, but then again she was not pleased with his garden

他看到玛丽似乎并不高兴，不过玛丽也不喜欢他的花园。

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" What is this place?" Mary asked

“这是什么地方？” 玛丽问道。

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" One of the kitchen gardens, where we grow fruits and vegetables."

“是菜园之一，我们在这里种水果和蔬菜。”

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" Can I walk through it?"

“我能穿过去吗？”

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" If you like, but there's nothing to see."

“随你便，但没什么可看的。”

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Mary went through the second green door and saw that the cold frames were covering vegetables

玛丽穿过第二扇绿色的门，看到冷床里覆盖着蔬菜。

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In this garden was another green door, but it was closed

这个花园里还有一扇绿色的门，但关着。

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" I hope this is the secret garden," said Mary as she tried the handle

“我希望这就是秘密花园。”玛丽一边试了试门把手，一边说。

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But she opened the door quite easily and found herself in an orchard

但她轻而易举地打开了门，发现自己置身于一片果园之中。

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It, too, was surrounded by a wall. Mary didn't see any more doors

这片果园也被一道围墙环绕。玛丽没有看到别的门了。

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She noticed the wall seemed to extend beyond the orchard, and she could see trees growing above the wall

她注意到围墙似乎延伸到果园之外，而且能看见墙头上方长着的树。

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A bird with a bright red breast was sitting on the topmost branch of one tree

一只胸口鲜红的鸟儿，正停在一棵树最高的枝头上。

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Suddenly he burst into song. It was as if he were calling to her

突然，它放声歌唱起来，仿佛在呼唤她似的。

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She stopped and listened, and somehow his cheerful, friendly song gave her a pleasant feeling

她停下脚步聆听，不知怎的，那欢快、友善的歌声让她心生愉悦。

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Even a disagreeable little girl may be lonely

即便是一个性情乖戾的小女孩，也可能会感到孤单。

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The big, closed house and big, bare moor had made Mary feel all alone in the world

那座紧闭的大房子和广袤荒芜的沼地，让玛丽觉得这世上只剩她孤零零一个人。

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But now the bird brought a look onto her sour face that was almost a smile

但此刻，那只鸟儿让她闷闷不乐的脸上，浮现出一种近乎微笑的表情。

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She watched him until he flew off the branch

她一直看着它，直到它飞离了树枝。

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" I believe that tree is in the secret garden," she said

“我相信那棵树在秘密花园里，”她说。

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She walked back to the first kitchen garden and found the old man digging there

她走回第一个菜园，发现那位老人在那儿挖土。

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" I went into the orchard," said Mary

“我进了果园，”玛丽说。

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" There was no door into the next garden."

“那儿没有门通向下一个花园。”

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" What garden?" the old man said sharply

“什么花园？”老人语气尖锐地问。

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" The one on the other side of the wall

“墙那一边的那个。

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A bird with a red breast was sitting in one of the trees."

一只胸口红色的鸟停在了一棵树上。”

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A slow smile spread over the old man's face." That's the robin."

老人脸上缓缓绽开了笑容。“那是只知更鸟。”

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He turned toward the orchard and whistled softly

他转向果园，轻轻地吹了声口哨。

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The next moment a wonderful thing happened

紧接着，一件奇妙的事情发生了。

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The bird flew toward them and landed near the gardener's foot

那只鸟朝他们飞来，落在了园丁的脚边。

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" Will he always come when you call him?" Mary asked in a whisper

“你每次叫他，他都会来吗？”玛丽小声问道。

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" Yes. I've known him since he first tried to fly

“是的。从他第一次试着飞，我就认识他了。

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When he flew over the wall, he was too weak to fly back

他飞过墙头的时候，虚弱得飞不回来了。

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We got to be friends

我们就成了朋友。

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Then when he finally flew back, he found the rest of his brood had left the nest

后来等他终于飞回去，却发现他那一窝的兄弟姐妹都离巢了。

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He was lonely, so he returned to me."

他很孤单，所以就回到我身边来了。”

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Mary took a step closer to the robin." I'm lonely."

玛丽朝那只知更鸟走近了一步。“我很孤单。”

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" I'm lonely too except when he's with me." The old man began to dig again

“我也很孤单，除了他陪着我的时候。”老人又挖起土来。

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" He's the only friend I've got."

“他是我唯一的朋友。”

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" What's your name?" asked Mary

“你叫什么名字？”玛丽问。

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" Ben Weatherstaff. You and I are a bit alike

“本·韦瑟斯达夫。你和我有点像。

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We're not good-looking, and we're both as sour as we look."

咱们长得都不好看，脾气也都跟长相一样坏。”

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Mary was surprised at the bold way Ben spoke to her

玛丽很惊讶本跟她说话竟这么直率。

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She wondered if what he said was true

她心想，他说的话是不是真的。

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Suddenly there was a clear rippling sound, and she turned around

突然，传来一阵清脆宛转的鸣叫声，她转过身去。

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The robin had flown into an apple tree and seemed to be singing right to her

那只知更鸟飞到了一棵苹果树上，好像正对着她唱歌。

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" He's made up his mind to be friends with you," said Ben

“他打定主意要和你做朋友了。”本说。

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" Would you make friends with me?" Mary asked the robin in a kind voice

“你愿意和我做朋友吗？”玛丽用友善的声音问知更鸟。

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The robin didn't answer. Instead he flew away

知更鸟没有回答，而是飞走了。

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" He has flown into the garden with no door," said Mary

“他飞到那个没有门的花园里去了。”玛丽说。

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" He lives there. He's probably courting some lady robin who lives among the roses."

“他住在那儿。大概正对某只住在玫瑰丛里的雌知更鸟献殷勤呢。”

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" There are roses in that garden?"

“那个花园里有玫瑰吗？”

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Ben began to dig again." There were ten years ago," he mumbled

本又开始挖土。“十年前有过。”他咕哝道。

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" I'd like to see them," said Mary." Do you know of a door?"

“我想去看看，”玛丽说，“你知道有门吗？”

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" There's none that anyone can find

“没人找得到门。

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Don't go looking for any doors," Ben warned her

别去找什么门。”本警告她。

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" I must get on with my work now. Go on and play."

“我现在得接着干活了。去玩吧。”

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And with that he threw his shovel over his shoulder and walked away

说完，他把铲子往肩上一扛，走开了。