The Garden花园

Today was a special day， because Sarah’s parents were taking her to her aunt’shouse and letting her spend the whole day there. Sarah had been to her aunt’shouse before， but it was usually for a short visit. She had never been there byherself， and never for a whole day. Since Sarah loved her aunt， she was excited tospend more happy time with her in her house.

Her aunt lived far away from her parents， and it took at least two hours by carto travel from her house to her aunt’s house. Because of the distance1， Sarah onlygot to see her aunt five or six times a year. When Sarah arrived at her aunt’s house，she was happy to see that it was still painted the same happy yellow color， and thatit still had the beautiful garden in front of it.

Her favorite thing to do with her aunt was to work in her garden. There， heraunt grew fruits and vegetables like tomatoes and apples. Sarah loved working sideby side with her aunt， under the blue skies， white clouds and beating sun2. Sheloved the feeling of getting dirt between her fingers and putting her hands in theground. She especially3 loved planting a new fruit and watching it grow each timeshe came back to the house.

Spending a whole day at her aunt’s house was everything that Sarah had beendreaming about. The weather was warm， the birds were singing their beautiful music，and she was doing her favorite thing in the world. It was a relaxing day， and Sarahclimbed trees， picked tomatoes， and ate apples while sitting in the garden.

今天是一个特殊的日子，因为萨拉的父母要带她去姑姑家，并让她在那里待上一整天。萨拉以前去过姑姑家，但通常是短暂的拜访。她从未单独留在那里，也从未去过一整天。因为萨拉很喜欢姑姑，很高兴能在她家和她共度更多美好时光。

姑姑住得离萨拉家很远，从她家到姑姑家至少要坐两个小时的车。由于路途遥远，萨拉一年只能见到姑姑五六次。当萨拉到达姑姑家时，她很高兴看到房子仍然漆着和以前一样的欢快黄色，房子前面仍然是那个美丽的花园。

她最喜欢和姑姑一起做的事就是在她家花园里干活。在那里，姑姑种了水果和蔬菜，如西红柿和苹果。萨拉喜欢在蓝天、白云和烈日下与姑姑并肩干活。她喜欢手指间沾满泥土，双手插进地里的感觉。她还特别喜欢栽种新的水果，每次来的时候都要看看它长大了没有。

在姑姑家待上一整天是萨拉梦寐以求的事情。天气很暖和，鸟儿们发出动听的鸣叫，而她正在做这个世界上她最喜欢的事。这是轻松的一天，萨拉爬树，摘西红柿，然后坐在花园里吃苹果。

She also played with her aunt’s dog， whose name was Snow. Snow was a littlewhite dog with a cold nose， soft ears and short feet. He was fast and liked runningafter Sarah around the garden and getting the sticks that she threw for him.

Sarah had a very happy day. Her aunt was very old， around sixty years old， andhad gray hair and glasses. She always smelled like sweet flowers. Her husband oftenacted like he was mean4， but he was nice at heart. While Sarah and her auntworked in the garden， planting flowers and vegetables， he sat in front of thetelevision. When they came back into the house， they found that he had made a bigmeal for them. It was good because all their hard work had made them want dinner.

After they ate dinner， Sarah， Snow and her aunt sat in the garden on chairs thather aunt’s husband had brought from the dining room. They looked at the stars and atall the beautiful new things they had planted today. Her aunt’s husband said that theyhad done a wonderful job， and he had never seen so many colors in one place before.

As Sarah looked around her， she thought of how perfect5 the day had been.With good food， good company6， and beautiful sights7 and sounds all around her，she knew that this would be one of her favorite moments for the rest of her life.

As she said her feelings out loud， Sarah’s aunt smiled and agreed8 with her.Her aunt’s husband also smiled and said that Sarah could come over as much asshe wanted for the rest of her summer， and that she could even spend a few weeks atthe house so that her parents would not have to drive back all the time. Sarah closedher eyes and smiled with happiness9， and fell asleep under the bright stars.

她还和姑姑的狗玩耍，它的名字叫斯诺。斯诺是一只白色小狗，长着冰凉的鼻子、柔软的耳朵和小短腿。它跑得很快，喜欢在花园里追着萨拉跑，捡她扔给它的棍子。

萨拉度过了非常快乐的一天。她姑姑年纪很大，大约六十岁，头发花白，戴着眼镜。她总是闻起来像甜蜜的花朵。姑父常常表现得很小气，但他的内心是善良的。当萨拉和姑姑在花园里种花种菜时，他坐在电视机前看电视。当她们回到屋子里时，发现他为她们做了一顿大餐。这太好了，因为她们辛勤工作了这么久，很想吃饭。

吃完饭后，萨拉、斯诺和姑姑坐在花园里的椅子上，这些椅子是姑父从餐厅搬过来的。她们看星星，看她们今天新种下的所有美丽的植物。姑父说她们种得非常好，他从来没有在一个地方看到过这么多的颜色。

萨拉环顾四周，心想这一天是多么美好，有美食、良伴、美景和动人的声音围绕着她。她知道这将是她往后人生中最喜爱的时刻之一。

当萨拉大声说出自己的感受时，姑姑微笑着表示同意，姑父也笑着说，萨拉在夏天剩下的日子里想过来待多久就过来待多久，她甚至可以在这里待几个星期，这样她的父母就不用老是开车过来了。萨拉闭上眼睛幸福地笑着，然后在璀璨的星空下睡着了。

（英语原文选自：er-central.com）