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作者：（英国）曼斯菲尔德（Katherine Mansfield） 改编：（英国）约翰逊（Margaret Johnson） 编译：栗瑞莲 

曼斯菲尔德Katherine Mansfield，出生于新西兰，定居伦敦后以作家身份从事文学创作。她是20世纪初英国杰出的短篇小说家和新西兰文学的奠基人，被誉为100多年来新西兰最有影响的作家之一。 
约翰逊Margaret Johnson，英语语言教育专家、作家、艺术家、教师。东英吉利大学硕士。主要研究方向为创意写作，擅长戏剧、影视剧本和儿童小说的创作，语言以幽默风趣著称。在“剑桥分级阅读”系列丛书中，她先后创作了《与爱为邻》《不翼而飞》《蓬发奇缘》《真爱无界》等读本。 
栗瑞莲，北京师范大学英语语言与文学专业学士；美国波士顿大学教育硕士；大学毕业后先后任教于北大附中、清华附中两所名校，有丰富的一线教学经验。自2014年起调任海淀区英语教研员。酷爱阅读，具有很好的中英文功底。

The Garden Party／花园派对／6 
Her First Ball／她的第一次舞会／34 
The Doll's House／玩偶屋／50 
Translation／参考译文／64 
Words&expressions／词汇与表达／90 
BEFORE YOU READ 
1 Look at the pictures in the book. 
1 Who are the main people in the first story？ 
2 Where do the peo ple go in the second story？ 
3 What do the people play with in the third story？

At last he wrote something and looked at her.'Do I remember you?'he asked softly.'Have We met before?' 
Before Leila could answer,the music started up,and the fat man left.q-he music flew around the room,and people began to dance. 
Leila watched for a moment,thinking of dancing lessons at school.Miss Eccles'loud voice in the smelly school hall.How very different to this beautiful room with this wonderful music!Oh,where was her first dance partner?She wanted to start dancing with someone soon.She must start dancing soon!Dance nOW or else fly right out of one of the dark windows! 
'My dance,I think'?someone said,smiling at her and holding out his arm. 
Oh good!She didn't need to fly away after all!The young man put his hand on her back,and then they danced away together like a flower in fast water. 
'Quite a good floor,isn't it?'asked the young man in a quiet voice close to her ear. 
'Oh,yes!'said Leila.'I think it's so nice and slippery.' 
'Pardon?'said the voice. 
'It's so nice and slippery,'said Leila again. 
'Oh,yes,quite'?agreed the young man after a moment.He danced so well.He was so strong,and he knew what he was doing.It was so nice to be dancing with a man and not one of the girls in Miss Eccles'class.Girlsalways stood on your feet or held you SO hard it hurt. 
'Were you at the Bell's balllast week?'came the young man's voice again. 
'He sounds so tired',thought Leila.'DOes he want to stop dancing?'