1、名著精读小妇人第三章：劳伦斯家的男孩 第1节Jo! Jo! Where are you? cried Meg at the foot of the garret stairs. “乔！乔！你在哪里？”梅格站在阁楼楼梯脚下叫道。Here! answered a husky voice from above, and, running up, Meg found her sister eating apples and crying over the Heir of Redclyffe, wrapped up in a comforter on an old three-legged sofa b
2、y the sunny window. This was Jos favorite refuge, and here she loved to retire with half a dozen russets and a nice book, to enjoy the quiet and the society of a pet rat who lived near by and didnt mind her a particle. As Meg appeared, Scrabble whisked into his hole. Jo shook the tears off her cheek
3、s and waited to hear the news. “在这里！”上面一个嘶哑的声音应道。梅格跑上去，只见自己的妹妹身上裹着一条羊毛围巾，坐在靠着向阳窗户的一张旧三脚沙发上，一边吃苹果一边抹着眼泪读莱德克力夫的继承人。这里是乔最钟爱的避护所；她喜欢带上五六个苹果和一本好书在此逍遥，享受这里的宁静以及和爱鼠作伴的滋味。爱鼠叫做扒扒，住在近处，对她全无顾忌。看到梅格走来，扒扒飞窜入洞。乔抹掉脸颊上的泪珠，看有什么事情。 Such fun! Only see! A regular note of invitation from Mrs. Gardiner for tomorrow night
4、! cried Meg, waving the precious paper and then proceeding to read it with girlish delight. “多有趣！加德纳夫人正式邀请我们参加明天的晚会。你瞧，这是邀请书！”梅格一边叫一边扬扬那张宝贝字条，以女孩子特有的兴致读起来。 Mrs. Gardiner would be happy to see Miss March and Miss Josephine at a little dance on New Years Eve. Marmee is willing we should go, now what s
5、hall we wear?“加德纳夫人诚邀马奇小姐和约瑟芬小姐参加新年除夕的小舞会。妈咪也同意我们参加，只是我们穿什么好呢？”Whats the use of asking that, when you know we shall wear our poplins, because we havent got anything else? answered Jo with her mouth full. “问这个有什么意思？你知道我们除了穿府绸衣裳外，别无选择，”乔嘴里塞得满满的，答道。If I only had a silk! sighed Meg. Mother says I may wh
6、en Im eighteen perhaps, but two years is an everlasting time to wait. “如果我有一件丝绸衣裳就好了！”梅格叹息道，”妈妈说我到十八岁时或许会有，但还要等上两年，简直是遥遥无期。”1.garret n. 阁楼，顶楼 They are the poor men living in a garret. 他们就是住在阁楼上的穷人。2.husky adj. 声音沙哑的Im still a bit husky after the recent cold. 我最近患过感冒，声音还有些沙哑。3.russet n. 红褐色，粗皮苹果 I like to collect russet autumn leaves. 我喜欢收集秋天赤褐色的叶子。4.girlish adj. 姑娘的，少女似的，女孩子气的 5.poplin n. 毛葛，府绸 6.everlasting adj. 永恒的，持久的，无止境的He believes in life everlasting after death. 他相信死后永生。
