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Mary Lennox was born in India.
Her parents never had time for her.
Mary had a nanny.
She gave Mary whatever she wanted.
So Mary became a very spoiled and selfish child.
When Mary was only nine years old, her parents died from a disease. Mary was all alone.
She was sent to live with her uncle, Mr. Craven.
He lived in England, in a place called Misselthwaite Manor.
born 出生的
nanny 保姆
give 给（give-gave-given）
spoiled 被宠坏的
selfish 自私的
disease 疾病
send 送（send-sent-sent）
manor 庄园
nanny
manor
her parents died from a disease
她的爸爸妈妈生病去世了
▶die from：死于
Mary was all alone.
只剩下玛丽一个人。
▶all alone：独自一人
Mary Lennox was born in _______.
□ England
□ India
Mary met Mr. Craven's housekeeper, Mrs. Medlock.
Mrs. Medlock described the manor.
"The house is on a moor, and it is big and gloomy.
Mr. Craven is an unhappy man.
He is hardly ever at home."
"What is a moor?" Mary asked.
"It is miles and miles of empty land,"
Mrs. Medlock answered.
When Mary went to sleep that night,
she felt lonelier than ever.
housekeeper 管家
describe 描述
moor 荒原
gloomy 阴暗的
empty 空的
feel 感觉（feel-felt-felt）
He is hardly ever at home.
他几乎从来都不在家。
▶hardly ever：几乎从不
she felt lonelier than ever
她感到了前所未有的孤独
▶lonelier：（lonely的比较级）更孤单的
▶比较级＋than ever：比从前更……
_______ is miles and miles of empty land.
□ A manor
□ A moor
In the morning, Mary met a maid named Martha.
"How about going outside to play?" said Martha.
But Mary was not interested at all.
"There are many gardens, but one of them is locked by Mr. Craven," said Martha.
Mary turned to her and asked, "Why is it locked?"
"It was his wife's garden and she loved it.
When she died, he locked the door and buried the key.
No one has gone in there for ten years," said Martha.
After that Mary could not stop thinking about the secret garden.
maid 女仆
interested 感兴趣的
locked 锁住的
bury 埋
key 钥匙
key
Mary was not interested at all
玛丽一点儿都不感兴趣
▶not … at all：一点也不
No one has gone in there for ten years
十年来没有人进去过
▶for可以接一段时间，表示持续的时间。
T □ F □
One of the gardens was locked by Mr. Craven.
Mary went outside and met a gardener.
He whistled and a robin redbreast came to him.
The bird sang a beautiful song with chirps and whistles.
"He wants to be your friend," the gardener said.
"Really? I've never had a friend.
Will you be my friend?" smiled Mary.
The next day, it rained very hard.
Mary decided to look around the house.
The house was very big, and soon she got lost.
Suddenly, Mary heard someone crying.
She saw Mrs. Medlock coming toward her.
"I heard someone crying," said Mary.
"No, you heard nothing!
Go back to your room," said Mrs. Medlock.
gardener 花匠，园丁
whistle 吹口哨；（鸟）叫
chirp 鸟叫（声）
smile 微笑
decide 决定
lost 迷路的
suddenly 突然
toward 朝，向
gardener
I heard someone crying
我听到有人在哭
▶hear someone doing：听见某人做某事
Did Mary hear someone crying in the house?
□ Yes, she did.
□ No, she didn't.
One day Martha went to see her family.
Mary was lonely without her.
Mary went outside and saw the gardener again.
"Spring's coming.
Soon the flowers will bloom," he said.
Mary went for a walk near the garden's wall.
The robin redbreast flew to her and chirped.
"Oh, it's you! You remember me," cried Mary.
The robin looked for a worm in the soil.
Mary looked down, too. And she saw something buried there. It was an old key!
"Maybe it's the key to the secret garden,"
she said to herself.
bloom 开花
fly 飞（fly-flew-flown）
remember 记得
worm 虫子
soil 泥土
bloom
Mary went for a walk near the garden's wall.
玛丽在花园围墙附近散步。
▶go for a walk：散步
Maybe it's the key to the secret garden
也许这就是那座秘密花园的钥匙
▶the key to…：……的钥匙
Mary saw _______ buried in the soil.
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