Unit2Theuniversallanguage【导读】Thegardenparty是英国女作家KatherineMansfield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】ThegardenpartyTheyneednothaveworried.Theweatherwasperfect—warm，andwithoutacloudinthesky.Thegardenerhadbeenatworksincedawn，cuttingandbrushingthelawns，untilthegreengrassshone.Andtheroses—theroseswerewonderful.Hundredsofflowershadopenedduringthenight.Youcouldalmostbelievethattherosesknewaboutthegardenparty!WhiletheSheridangirlswerehavingbreakfast，themencamewiththemarquee.‘Whereshallweputthemarquee，mother？’askedMeg.‘Mydearchild，pleasedon'taskme.I'mdeterminedtomakeyouchildrenorganizeeverythingthisyear.ForgetthatIamyourmother.PretendI'moneofyourguests.’ButMegcouldnotpossiblytalktothemen.Shehadjustwashedherhair.Jose，asusual，wasn'tevendressedyet.‘You'llhavetogo，Laura.You'retheartisticoneinthisfamily.’Lauraflewoutofthehouse，stillholdingapieceofbreadandbutterinherhand.Foodalwaystasteddeliciousoutofdoors，andLauralovedarrangingthings.Shealwaysfeltthatshecoulddoitbetterthananyoneelse.Fourmenwerewaitingonthegardenpath.Theywerecarryingbigbagsoftools，andlookedveryserious.Laurawishedshehadleftherbreadandbutterinthehouse.Sheblushed，andtriedtolookbusinesslike.‘Goodmorning，’shesaid，copyinghermother'svoice.Butitsoundedsosillythatshewasashamed，andasked，justlikealittlegirl，‘Oh，haveyoucome—isitaboutthemarquee？’‘That'sright，miss，’saidthetallestofthemen.Hepushedbackhishatandsmileddownather.HissmilewassofriendlythatLaurafeltbetterimmediately.Whatniceeyeshehad—small，butalovelydarkblue！Allthemenweresmilingnow.‘Cheerup！Wewon'tbite！’theyseemedtobesaying.Howveryniceworkmenwere！Andwhatabeautifulmorning！Shemustn'tmentionthemorning；shemustbebusinesslike.Themarquee.‘Well，shallweputitonthelawnoverthere？’Shepointedwiththehandthatwasnotholdingthebreadandbutter.Theyallturnedandstared.Thetallmanfrowned.‘Idon'tlikeit，’hesaid.‘Youwouldn'tnoticeitthere.Yousee，withathinglikeamarquee，youwantitwhereithitsyou—bangintheeye，asyoumightsay.’Laurahadbeenbroughtupinawaywhichmadeherwonderforamomentwhetheraworkmanshoulduseanexpressionlike‘bangintheeye’toher.Butsheunderstoodwhathemeant.‘Acornerofthetenniscourt，’shesuggested.‘Buttheband'sgoingtobeinonecorner.’‘Havingaband，areyou？’saidanotherworkman.Hewaspale，withatiredlookinhisdarkeyes.Whatwashethinking?‘Onlyaverysmallband，’Laurasaidgently.Perhapshewouldn'tmindaverysmallband.Butthetallmansaid，‘Lookhere，miss，that'stheplace.Bythosetrees.Overthere.’Bythekarakatrees.Themarqueewouldhidethem.Andthekarakatreesweresolovely，withtheirbig，shinyleavesandorangefruit.Musttheybehiddenbyamarquee?Theymust.Themenwerealreadycarryingtheirbagsoftoolsacrossthelawn.Onlythetallmanwasleft.Suddenly，hebentdowntouchedarose，andpulleditgentlytowardshimtosmellit.WhenLaurasawhimdothat，sheforgotaboutthekarakas.Hewasaworkmanwholovedtheperfumeofroses.Howmanyofthementhatsheknewcaredaboutthingslikethat？Oh，howniceworkmenare，shethought.Whycouldn'tshehavethemforherfriends，insteadofthesillyboysshedancedwithandwhocametoSundaynightsupper？Shelikedthesemenmuchbetter.It'sallthefault，shedecided，ofthesestupiddifferencesinsocialclass.Well，forhertherewerenodifferences.Absolutelynoneatall，notasingleone...Andnowtherecamethesoundofhammers.Someonewhistled，someonecalledo...
