15 Nest Building

CHAPTER 15 Nest Building It rained for the whole next week. Mary missed going to the garden and seeing Dickon. But she and Colin spent hours talking, playing games, and reading to each other. He hadn't had a crying fit since he met Mary. Mary was very cautious about talking to Colin of the secret garden in case he couldn't keep a secret. But how could they get him there without anybody knowing? She was

第十五章筑巢下了整整一个星期的雨。 玛丽怀念去花园看狄肯的日子。 但她和科林花了好几个小时聊天、玩游戏、给对方读书。 自从遇见玛丽以来，他没有哭过一次。 玛丽对柯林谈论秘密花园非常谨慎，以防他不能保守秘密。 但他们怎么能把他送到那里而不让人知道呢？ 她是

sure the garden would help him get better as it had helped her. At the end of the week, Mary woke up very early. Outside the sky was blue again. She jumped out of bed and ran to open her window. A sweet, fresh breeze greeted her. She put her hand out the window to feel the sun. "It's warm!" she thought. "It will make the sprouts grow and the bulbs work very hard. Oh, I must see the garden now!" She dressed quickly to the sound of birds singing. She hurried downstairs to a small side door she could unlock by herself. Outside, the grass had turned green and there seemed to be living things in every bush and tree. Little shoots were sprouting in every flowerbed and border. The world was waking up. She ran to the secret garden. She was

当然，花园会帮助他好起来，就像它帮助了她一样。 周末的时候，玛丽起得很早。 外面的天空又变蓝了。 她跳下床，跑去打开窗户。 一阵清新的微风迎着她。 她把手伸出窗外去感受阳光。 “真暖和！”她想。“它会使嫩芽生长，球茎也会长得很卖力。 哦，我现在一定要去看看花园！”她随着鸟儿的歌声迅速穿好衣服。 她急忙下楼，走到一个可以自己打开的小侧门前。 外面的草地已经变绿了，每一丛灌木和每一棵树上似乎都有生物。 每个花坛和花坛边都长出了嫩芽。 世界正在苏醒。她跑向秘密花园。 她是

about to fling open the door when she heard a strange "caw caw." Looking up, she saw a big, blue-black bird on top of the ivy-covered wall. It made her nervous, and she hoped it would fly away. When she entered the garden, the crow flew to an apple tree. Under the tree was a small reddish animal with a bushy tail, and Dickon kneeling in the grass. As Mary approached, the animal went over to Dickon. The crow flew down and perched on his shoulder. Dickon introduced his companions. "This fox cub is Captain. The crow here is Soot. They followed me across the moor this morning." The fox and crow stayed with Dickon as he and Mary walked around the garden. They didn't seem afraid of Mary. Mary told Dickon how she had met Colin

她正要把门打开，突然听到一声奇怪的“汪汪”。 抬头一看，她看见一只蓝黑色的大鸟停在爬满常春藤的墙上。 这使她很紧张，她希望它能飞走。 当她进入花园时，乌鸦飞到了一棵苹果树上。 树下有一只长着毛茸茸尾巴的红色小动物，狄肯跪在草地上。 当玛丽走近时，那只动物向狄肯走去。 乌鸦飞下来，停在他的肩膀上。 狄肯介绍了他的同伴。 “这只小狐狸是船长。这里的乌鸦是煤烟。 他们今天早晨跟着我穿过沼地。” 狄肯和玛丽在花园里散步时，狐狸和乌鸦陪着他。 他们似乎并不害怕玛丽。 玛丽告诉狄肯她是怎么遇见科林的

and played with him every day. "He says I make him forget about being ill and dying," she whispered. "I'm glad you know about him," Dickon whispered back. "I couldn't have told you myself." Mary was surprised. "What do people know about Colin?" "Folks know he's ill," Dickon said. "They know Mr. Craven doesn't want him talked about, and can't bear to see his son when he's awake. Mr. Colin reminds him of his wife." "Does Colin really want to die?" Mary asked. "No, but Mother says he wishes he'd never been born, and that's the worst thing for a child to think." Mary said softly, "Mr. Cravenis afraid Colin will grow a hunchback. Colin's so afraid, he almost never sits up. He feels his

每天和他一起玩。 “他说我让他忘记了生病和死亡，”她低声说。 “我很高兴你知道他的事。”狄肯小声回答。 “我不能亲自告诉你。” 玛丽很惊讶。“人们对科林了解多少？”“大家都知道他病了。”狄肯说。 “他们知道克雷文先生不想别人谈论他，也不忍心在他儿子醒着的时候看到他。 科林先生让他想起了他的妻子。” “科林真的想死吗？”玛丽问道。 “没有，但是妈妈说他希望他从来没有出生过，这是一个孩子想的最糟糕的事情。” 玛丽轻声说：“克拉文先生担心科林会长成驼背。 科林很害怕，他几乎从不坐起来。 他觉得他的

back for lumps. He says if he ever finds one, he'll scream himself to death." "He'll never get well if he keeps thinking like that," Dickon said, rubbing the fox's neck. "If Colin were here, he wouldn't think about finding lumps. He'd watch the buds break out and the flowers bloom. Do you think he'd be willing to come here?" "I'm sure he would," Mary said. "He knows about the garden, but not that we've found it. Maybe he'd come outside for us. He could order the gardeners and everyone to stay away. I'm certain Colin could keep a secret." Dickon smiled. "Then we'll get him out for sure."

回来取块状。他说如果他找到一个，他会尖叫死的。” “如果他一直这样想，他永远也不会好起来的。”狄肯说着，抚摸着狐狸的脖子。 “如果科林在这里，他就不会想着找肿块了。 他看着花蕾发芽，花儿盛开。 你认为他会愿意到这里来吗？”“我肯定他会的，”玛丽说。 “他知道花园的事，但不知道我们找到了。 也许他会出来找我们。 他可以命令园丁和所有人都离他远点。 我相信科林会保守秘密的。” 迪康笑了。“那么我们一定会把他救出来的。”