'I'm sorry I said I'd send Dickon away, 'he said. 'I hated you when you said he was like an angel! '
'Well, he's a funny kind of angel, but he understands wild animals better than anyone.' Suddenly, Mary knew that this was the right moment to tell him. She caught hold of his hands. 'Colin, this is important. Can you kep a secret?'
Yes—yes! 'he whispered excitedly. What is it?'
'We've found the door into the secret garden! '
'Oh Mary! Will I live long enough to see it?'
'Of course you will! Don't be stupid!'
said Mary crossly. But it was a very natural thing to say, and they both laughed.
“对不起，我说过要把迪肯赶走的话。”他开口道，“你说他像个天使那会儿，我可讨厌你了！”
“好吧，他确实是个古怪的天使，可他比谁都懂野生动物。”玛丽忽然意识到，眼下正是开口的好时机，她攥住他的双手，“科林，这事很重要，你能保守秘密吗？”
“能——当然能！”他激动地低声应着，“是什么事？”
“我们找到秘密花园的门了！”
“天啊玛丽！我还能活到亲眼见到它的时候吗？”
“你当然能！别傻气了！”玛丽没好气地说。这话听着再自然不过，两人随即都笑了起来。
一、单词
sorry /ˈsɒri/ adj. 抱歉的；懊悔的
send /send/ v. 送；打发
hate /heɪt/ v. 憎恨；讨厌
angel /ˈeɪndʒl/ n. 天使
funny /ˈfʌni/ adj. 古怪的；滑稽的
understand /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ v. 理解；懂得
wild /waɪld/ adj. 野生的；未驯化的
suddenly /ˈsʌdənli/ adv. 突然地
moment /ˈməʊmənt/ n. 时刻；瞬间
catch /kætʃ/ v. 抓住；攥住（过去式caught）
important /ɪmˈpɔːtnt/ adj. 重要的
keep /kiːp/ v. 保守；保持
secret /ˈsiːkrət/ n. 秘密 adj. 秘密的
whisper /ˈwɪspə(r)/ v. 低声说；悄声讲
excitedly /ɪkˈsaɪtɪdli/ adv. 兴奋地
door /dɔː(r)/ n. 门
live /lɪv/ v. 活着；生存
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ adv. 足够地 adj. 足够的
stupid /ˈˈstjuːpɪd/ adj. 傻气的；愚蠢的
crossly /ˈkrɒsli/ adv. 没好气地；生气地
natural /ˈnætʃrəl/ adj. 自然的；顺理成章的
both /bəʊθ/ pron. 两者都
laugh /lɑːf/ v. 笑；发笑（过去式laughed）
二、词组
1. send away 打发走；送走
She had to send her little brother away to his grandma's.
她只得把弟弟打发去奶奶家。
2. catch hold of 抓住；攥住
The girl caught hold of her mother's hand in the crowd.
女孩在人群里紧紧攥住了妈妈的手。
3. keep a secret 保守秘密
He promised to keep a secret for his best friend.
他答应为挚友保守秘密。
4. live long enough to do sth 活到能做某事的年纪
The old man lived long enough to see his grandson graduate.
这位老人活到了亲眼见孙子毕业的年纪。
三、练习题
1. 选词填空（用所给词适当形式）：hate, catch, keep, laugh
① She ______ being late for school every morning.
② He ______ hold of the rope and climbed up quickly.
③ Please ______ this secret for me, it’s very important.
④ They ______ loudly when they heard the funny story.
2. 句型转换（改为同义句）
① I’m sorry I said I’d send Dickon away.（同义句）
I’m sorry ______ saying I’d send Dickon away.
② He understands wild animals better than anyone.（同义句）
He understands wild animals better than ______ ______ ______.
答案
1. 选词填空
① hates ② caught ③ keep ④ laughed
2. 句型转换
① for ② any other person
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