点评:I have visited Holehird Gardens on several occasions with my late parents, and my partner. Today, I was in the area and decided to pay a visit. The last time I had visited was several years ago with my partner who sadly passed away earlier this year. I wanted to recreate some memories. Unfortunately, I took my two dogs along with me, not realising that dogs are not permitted. I was so awe struck with the Autumn colours that I honestly did not see the signs regarding dogs not being allowed. I took them out of the car and walked around, and none of the volunteers said anything until I was confronted by one of the volunteers. She told me in no uncertain terms that dogs were not allowed. I immediately apologised and said I hadn’t realised, to which she said, “there are signs at the gate”. I said to her, it was a genuine mistake and apologised again, and attempted to make my exit, “where are you going?” she said very abruptly. “Back to my car - I’m sorry”, I replied, and she just said, “oh, you’re in the car park then”. I completely accept that I was in the wrong, but it was a genuine mistake and I immediately apologised profusely. However, her attitude was rude and unkind. I just wanted to reminisce about my late partner and her authoritarian approach upset me very much. I think she could have handled the situation in a much better manner. The gardens are absolutely beautiful and certainly worth a visit just so long as your four legged friends stay at home.
翻译:我曾多次与已故的父母以及我的伴侣一同游览霍勒赫德花园。今天,我恰好在这附近,便决定再去看看。上一次造访是在几年前,当时是和我的伴侣一起,可惜他今年年初便离开了人世。我想重温一些曾经的美好回忆。遗憾的是,我带上了我的两只狗,却没意识到园内禁止犬只入内。秋天的色彩实在太美了,让我完全忽略了那些禁止带狗的标示。我把狗从车里抱出来,然后四处走走。起初没有任何志愿者说话,直到有一位志愿者走过来质问我。她断然告诉我,狗是不允许带入的。我立刻道歉,表示自己并不知情,她则回应道:“大门处有告示的。”我向她解释说这确实是个无心之失,再次道歉后试图离开。“你要去哪儿?”她突然厉声问道。“回到我的车那儿——很抱歉,”我答道。她只是说:“哦,原来您在停车场啊。”我完全承认自己有错,但那确实是个无心的失误,我也立刻诚恳地道了歉。然而,她的态度却粗鲁又冷漠。我只是想缅怀一下已故的伴侣,可她那种专横的态度让我非常难过。我觉得她本可以以更好的方式来处理这件事。这些花园美不胜收,绝对值得一游——只要您的毛茸茸的“小伙伴”们待在家里就好。