(练习)UNIT 3 Back to the Past 外国作品欣赏-【提分教练】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第三册(译林版2020)

【导读】　The garden party是英国女作家Katherine Mansfield的短篇小说。阅读下面有关花园聚会的场景描写，一起享受有音乐、鲜花、美食的美好时刻吧！ 【节选】　 The garden party They need not have worried．The weather was perfect—warm，and without a cloud in the sky．The gardener had been at work since dawn，cutting and brushing the lawns，until the green grass shone．And the roses—the roses were wonderful．Hundreds of flowers had opened during the night．You could almost believe that the roses knew about the garden party! While the Sheridan girls were having breakfast，the men came with the marquee． “Where shall we put the marquee，mother？”asked Meg． “My dear child，please don't ask me．I'm determined to make you children organize everything this year．Forget that I am your mother．Pretend I'm one of your guests．” But Meg could not possibly talk to the men．She had just washed her hair．Jose，as usual，wasn't even dressed yet． “You'll have to go，Laura．You're the artistic one in this family．” Laura flew out of the house，still holding a piece of bread and butter in her hand．Food always tasted delicious out of doors，and Laura loved arranging things．She always felt that she could do it better than anyone else． Four men were waiting on the garden path．They were carrying big bags of tools，and looked very serious．Laura wished she had left her bread and butter in the house．She blushed，and tried to look business­like． “Good morning，”she said，copying her mother's voice．But it sounded so silly that she was ashamed，and asked，just like a little girl，“Oh，have you come—is it about the marquee？” “That's right，Miss，”said the tallest of the men．He pushed back his hat and smiled down at her． His smile was so friendly that Laura felt better immediately．What nice eyes he had—small，but a lovely dark blue！All the men were smiling now．“Cheer up！We won't bite！”they seemed to be saying．How very nice workmen were！And what a beautiful morning！She mustn't mention the morning；she must be business­like．The marquee． “Well，shall we put it on the lawn over there？” She pointed wi