7 The Garden and the Water Lilies

Chapter 7 The Garden and the Water Lilies

第七章花园和睡莲

Monet spent more and more time and money on his garden. He enriched the chalky soil. He bought rare plants. He built more trellises for roses. He bought more land for a vegetable garden so he could use all the beds in his garden for flowers. At one point he had six gardeners working for him. But Monet was always in charge.

莫奈在他的花园上花了越来越多的时间和金钱。 他给白垩土施肥。 他买了稀有植物。他为玫瑰搭建了更多的棚架。 他买了更多的地来种菜，这样他就可以用花园里所有的花圃来种花了。 有一段时间，他有六个园丁为他工作。 但莫奈总是负责。

With so much money coming in, Monet was able to buy some land across from his house. There, the river formed a small pond where arrowheads and water lilies grew. Monet added more water lilies, all different kinds. A few years later he bought more land so he could enlarge his pond. He had to have ditches dug to bring water from the river to fill his

有了这么多钱进来，莫奈就能在他家对面买些地了。 在那里，河水形成了一个小池塘，里面生长着箭头和睡莲。 莫奈添加了更多不同种类的睡莲。 几年后，他买了更多的土地，以便扩大他的池塘。 他不得不挖沟渠从河里取水来填满他的

pond. It ended up being three times bigger than the original pond. In 1892, he began to paint pictures of water lilies. This was his last and probably most famous series. He painted the lilies and their reflections in the water.

池塘。它最终比原来的池塘大三倍。 1892年，他开始画睡莲。 这是他最后的，也可能是最著名的系列。 他画了百合花和它们在水中的倒影。

Sadly, Alice was now suffering from a blood disease called leukemia. Her doctors could do nothing to save her. She died in 1911. Monet was desolate without her. He was seventy years old. Often he was dizzy and weak. Worst of all, his eyesight was failing. He had cataracts, which are like thick layers of film that cover the irises.

不幸的是，爱丽丝患上了一种叫做白血病的血液疾病。 她的医生无法挽救她。 她于1911年去世。没有她，莫奈感到很凄凉。 他七十岁了。他经常感到头晕和虚弱。 最糟糕的是，他的视力正在衰退。 他患有白内障，白内障就像一层厚厚的薄膜覆盖在虹膜上。