《小妇人》第11期_第3章 劳伦斯家的男孩(1)

3 The Laurence boy
　　'Look！'said Meg，excitedly，a day or two later．
　　She waved a piece of paper at Jo．'An invitation to a New Year's party at Sallie Gardiner's house，and it's for both of us．Mother says we can go， but what shall we wear？'
　　'Our best cotton dresses，'said Jo， 'because we haven't got anything else Yours is as good as new， but mine has a burn and a hole in the back．'
　　Then you must keep your back out of sight，'said Meg．'I'll have a new ribbon for my hair， and my new slippers．And my gloves are all right．'
　　'Mine are stained，soI'll have to go without．'
　　'You must wear gloves to a dance， Jo！ cried Meg．
　　'Then we'll each wear one good one and carry a bad one，'said Jo．
　　Meg looked worried．'All right， but you will behave nicely，won't you？Don't stare，or put your hands behind your back．'
　　On New Year's Eve，the two younger sisters watched the two older girls get ready for the party．There was a lot of running up and down，and laughing and talking．Meg wanted some curls around her face，so Jo began to work on the papered ends of Meg's hair with a pair of hot tongs．

3 劳伦斯家的男孩
　　“看哪！”一两天之后，麦格兴奋地喊。她朝琼挥舞着一张纸片。“一张参加萨丽•加迪那家新年聚会的请柬，是给我们俩的。妈妈说我们可以去，可我们应该穿什么哪？”
　　“我们最好的棉制衣裙，”琼说，“因为我们也没有别的什么可以穿的了。你的倒是像新的一样，而我的衣服在背后烧了一个小洞。”
　　“那你就该让后背别对着人家，”麦格说。“我的头发要有个新飘带，还有我的新鞋。我的手套也准备好了。”
　　“我的弄脏了，所以我就不带了。”
　　“你一定得带着手套参加舞会，琼！”麦格大喊。
　　“那我们就每个人都戴一只好的，手里拿着一只坏的，”琼说道。
　　麦格看上去很焦虑。“那好吧，可你得表现好点，行吗？不许盯着人看，或者把手放到背后。”
　　新年除夕，两个妹妹看着两个姐姐为舞会做准备。她们不停地跑上跑下，边笑边聊。麦格想把面庞两侧的头发弄卷，于是琼就用一副热夹子在麦格用纸包好的头发梢上做卷。