《小妇人》第1期_第1章 四姐妹(1)

1 Four sisters
　　'Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents，'said Jo crossly．
　　'It's so awful to be poor！'agreed Meg，looking at her old dress．
　　'It's not right for some girls to have pretty things，and others to have nothing at all，'said little Amy．
　　'We've got Father and Mother，'and each other，'said Beth gently．
　　The four young faces round the fire cheered up as they thought of this， but then Jo said sadly，'We haven't got Father，and we won't have him for a long time．'She didn't say 'perhaps never，'but each silently thought it，remembering that he was away at the war in the South．
　　Then Meg said，'Mother says we shouldn't spend money on presents when our men are fighting a war．'
　　'We can't expect anything from Mother or each otehr，'said Jo，' but we only have a dollar each， and that won't help the army much． Let's each buy ourselves what we want， and have a little fun． We work hard to earn it．'

 1 四姐妹
　　“如果没有礼物，圣诞节就徒有其名，”琼生气地说。
　　“贫穷真是糟糕透了！”麦格边看着她的旧衣裙边表示赞同。
　　“有些女孩子有漂亮的东西，而其他人却什么都没有，这太不应该了，”小艾米说。
　　“我们有父亲和母亲，还拥有彼此，”白丝温文尔雅地说道。
　　想起这些，围在火炉边的四张年轻的面孔变得快乐起来，可然后琼悲伤地说：“我们没有父亲，我们要有很长时间都不会有他。”她并没有说出“也许永远也不会有了”这句话，但想起父亲去南方打仗了，每个人都默默地想到了它。
　　然后麦格说道：“妈妈说过，当我们的男人在打仗的时候我们不应该把钱花在买礼物上。”
　　“我们不能期待会从母亲或彼此那里得到任何礼物，”琼说，“可我们每个人都有一块钱，这帮不了军队什么忙。咱们每人给自己买些想要的东西高兴高兴吧。这是咱们努力工作挣来的。”