英文名著精选阅读：《小妇人》第二章:圣诞快乐第8节_英美文化

英文名著精选阅读：《小妇人》第二章:圣诞快乐第8节

“她来了!开始演奏，贝思!开门，艾美!为妈妈欢呼三声!乔欢跃着大声喊叫，梅格则上前去把妈妈接到贵宾席位。

Beth played her gayest march, Amy threw open the door, and Megenactedescort with great dignity. Mrs. March was both surprised and touched, and smiled with her eyes full as she examined her presents and read the little notes which accompanied them. The slippers went on at once, a new handkerchief was slipped into her pocket, well scented with Amy's cologne, the rose was fastened in herbosom, and the nice gloves were pronounced a perfect fit.

贝思弹起欢快的进行曲，艾美拉开门，梅格俨然是一个护花使者。马奇太太既惊讶又感动，她含笑端详着她的礼物，读着附在上面的小字条，不由眼中噙满泪水地笑了。她当即穿上便鞋，又把一条散发着古龙水香味的手帕放入衣袋，然后她把那朵玫瑰花别在胸前，又称赞别致的手套"绝对合适"。

There was a good deal of laughing and kissing and explaining, in the simple, loving fashion which makes these home festivals so pleasant at the time, so sweet to remember long afterward, and then all fell to work.

大家笑着、吻着、解释着，这种简单而又充满爱意的方式增添了家里的节日气氛，其温馨让人永久难忘。然后，大家又投入了工作。

The morning charities and ceremonies took so much time that the rest of the day was devoted to preparations for the evening festivities. Being still too young to go often to the theater, and not rich enough to afford any great outlay for private performances, the girls put their wits to work, and necessity being the mother of invention, made whatever they needed. Very clever were some of their productions,pasteboardguitars, antique lamps made of old-fashioned butter boats covered with silver paper,gorgeousrobes of old cotton, glittering with tinspanglesfrom a pickle factory, and armor covered with the same useful diamond shaped bits left in sheets when the lids of preserve pots were cut out. The big chamber was the scene of many innocent revels.