《小妇人》第6期_第2章 快乐的圣诞节(1)

2 A Happy Christmas
　　Jo was the first to wake up on Christmas morning，but soon they were all awake and they went downstairs．
　　'Where's Mother？'asked Meg．
　　'I don't know，'said old Hannah．She had lived with the family since Meg was born，and was more like a friend than a servant．'Some poor woman came to the door and your mother went off to see what was needed．'
　　'She'll be back soon，'said Meg． She looked at the presents for her mother which were in a basket under a chair， ready to bring out at the right time．'Where is Amy's bottle of perfume？'
　　She went to put some pretty paper round it，I think，'said Jo．
　　Suddenly， they heard the outside door close．
　　'Here's Mother！ Hide the basket， quick！' said Jo．
　　But it was Amy．She came in quickly．
　　'Where have you been，and what's that behind you？'asked Meg．
　　'I ran to the shop and changed the little bottle of perfume for a big one，'said Amy．'I spent all my money to get it，and I'm not going to be selfish any more！'

2 快乐的圣诞节
　　圣诞节清晨，琼是第一个醒来的，可随后她们就都醒了，然后下了楼。
　　“妈妈在哪儿？”麦格问。
　　“我不知道，”老海娜答道。她从麦格一出世就和全家住在一起，就像是一个朋友，而不像仆人。“有个可怜的女人来到门口，你们的母亲随她去了，好看看她需要什么。”
　　“她很快就会回来的，”麦格说。她看了看那些给母亲的礼物，它们被装在一个篮子里，放在椅子下面，时刻准备拿出来。“艾米的那瓶香水呢？”
　　“我想她是想拿去包上些漂亮的纸，”琼答道。
　　突然，她们听到外面的门被关上了。
　　“妈妈来了，把篮子藏起来，快！”琼说。
　　但那是艾米。她匆匆走进屋。
　　“你到哪儿去了，藏在你身后的是什么？”麦格问。
　　“我跑到商店去了，把那瓶香水换成了一大瓶，”艾米说，“我花掉了所有的钱，我再也不自私了！”