1、【导读】圣诞节之际，马奇家的四个女孩子都决心努力做个好女孩，不再滥发脾气，不再懒惰，不再自私。阅读下列节选自小说小妇人的片段，看一下这些女孩子们怎样度过这个快乐的圣诞节的。Little Women(excerpt)Jo was the first to wake up on Christmas morning，but soon they were all awake and they went downstairs.“Wheres Mother？” asked Meg.“I dont know，”said old Hannah.She had lived with the family sin
2、ce 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.”“Shell 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
3、s bottle of perfume？”“She went to put some pretty paper round it，I think，”said Jo.Suddenly，they heard the outside door close.“Heres Mother！Hide the basket，quick！”said Jo.But it was Amy.She came in quickly.“Where have you been，and whats that behind you？”asked Meg.“I ran to the shop and changed the li
4、ttle bottle of perfume for a big one，”said Amy.“I spent all my money to get it, and Im not going to be selfish any more！”Meg smiled proudly and put her arms around her sister.Then there was another bang from the outside door，and the basket was pushed back under the chair.The girls ran to the table，r
5、eady for their breakfast.“Happy Christmas，Mother！”they shouted.“Happy Christmas，little daughters！”said Mrs March.Then the smile disappeared from her face.“Girls，listen.Not far away is a poor woman，Mrs Hummel，with a new baby.Her six children are in one bed，trying to keep warm，as they have no wood for
6、 a fire.There is nothing to eat and they are hungry and cold.Will you give them your breakfast as a Christmas present？”For a minute no one spoke.Then Jo said，“Mother，Im so glad you came back before we began to eat！”And the girls quickly began to put their breakfast in a basket.“I knew you would do i
7、t，”said Mrs March，smiling.She took the girls and Hannah to a cold，miserable little room in an old building，where they found a sick mother，a crying baby，and a group of children with white，frightened faces.The children were on the bed under a blanket，trying to keep warm.The woman almost cried with hap
8、piness when she saw the girls.Hannah，who had brought wood，made a fire.Mrs March gave the mother tea and hot food，then she dressed the little baby gently.The girls put the children round the fire and fed them like hungry birds.It was a very happy meal，although the girls ate none of it.But no one was
9、happier than those hungry young ladies who gave away their breakfast on Christmas morning.Mrs March was surprised and pleased when she saw her presents later.There was a lot of laughing and kissing and explaining.Then，for the rest of the day，the girls were busy.Jo liked to write plays，and the four o
10、f them were going to act one that evening.They had learned their words，and had worked hard to make strange and wonderful clothes for all the different characters in the play.小妇人节选圣诞节清晨，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
11、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！”麦格骄傲地笑了，伸出双臂拥抱她的妹妹。然后外面的门又有响动了，篮子被推到了椅子下面。女孩子们跑到桌边坐定，准备吃早餐。“圣诞快乐，妈妈！”她们喊道。“圣诞快乐，小女儿们！”马奇太太应道。随后笑容从她脸
12、上消失了。“孩子们，听着，不远处有个穷妇人，哈梅尔太太，她有个刚降生的婴儿。她的六个孩子挤在一张床上取暖，因为他们没有木柴生火。他们没有吃的，又饿又冷。你们把你们的早餐送给他们做圣诞礼物怎么样？”有一阵子没人说话。然后琼说：“妈妈，我很高兴你在我们开始吃饭之前回来！”孩子们开始很快地将她们的早餐放到一个篮子里。“我知道你们会这样做的，”马奇太太微笑着说。她把孩子们和海娜带到位于一座旧楼里的一间又冷又破的小屋里。在那里她们见到了一位生病的母亲，一个正在啼哭的婴儿，和一帮面容苍白、满脸恐惧的孩子。那些孩子挤在床上的一张毛毯里，试图以此取暖。那妇人见到女孩子们后高兴得几乎哭出来。海娜带来了木柴，燃起
13、了炉火。马奇太太把茶和热气腾腾的食物交给了那位母亲，并轻柔地给婴儿穿衣服。女孩子们则把其他孩子抱到炉火旁边，然后像喂小鸟一样喂给他们东西吃。那顿饭吃得很高兴，虽然女孩子们并没有吃到东西。可没有任何人能比这些在圣诞节早晨将早餐送给别人的饿肚子的女孩子更高兴了。马奇太太随后看到她的礼物时又惊又喜。此后是一阵大笑、亲吻和解释。然后，那天剩下的时光里女孩子们都忙忙碌碌的。琼喜欢写剧本，那天晚上她们四个就要演其中一个剧。她们已经记住了台词，还费力地为剧中的不同人物做了怪异和精彩的服装。知识积累1more.than.与其说，不如说2perfume n. 香水3miserable adj. 悲惨的4give away 赠送，捐赠5character n. 角色；人物文化链接小妇人之解读在小妇人这本小说中，美国作家路易莎梅奥尔柯特讲述了普通家庭马奇家四个性格不同，理想不同的女孩，因为她们自身的善良和勤劳，最终都找到了属于自己的幸福。整本书都充满了人性美。幸福就是亲情，友谊，健康，劳动和心灵的安宁。
