Chapter 5 A surprise for Beth
第5章 白絲的驚喜
Laurie and the four girls were soon great friends.
羅瑞和四個女孩子很快就成了要好的朋友。
Mr Brooke complained to the old gentleman that his student was always running across to see the Marches.
布魯克先生向老先生抱怨說,他的學生常跑過去看望馬奇一家。
Let him have a bit of a holiday,said Mr Laurence.
讓他放些假吧,勞倫斯先生說。
He can catch up with his studies later.
他以后會補上他的功課的。
What good times they had!
他們玩得真開心!
Writing and acting plays,happy evenings at the Marches,and little parties at the big house.
編寫和上演劇本,有時在馬奇家度過歡樂的夜晚,有時在大房子里舉辦小型的聚會。
Only Beth was too shy to go there.
只是白絲太害羞,她不去那兒。
When Mr Laurence heard about Beths shyness,he came to have tea with their mother one day,and began to talk about music and great singers he had heard.
勞倫斯先生聽說了白絲的羞澀以后,有一天他來跟她們的母親一起喝茶,并開始談論音樂和他所聽說過的歌唱家。
Beth found it impossible to stay in her corner and came to listen.
白絲發覺自己根本不可能呆在她的角落里,于是過來傾聽。
Laurie hasnt much time for his music,Mr Laurence told Mrs March,so the piano is not used very often.
羅瑞沒什么時間彈琴,勞倫斯先生對馬奇太太說,所以鋼琴不怎么常用。
Would any of your girls like to play it sometimes?
你的孩子有誰想有時過來彈琴嗎?
They neednt see or speak to anyone,and I'll be in my study.
他們不用跟任何人談話,而我會呆在我自己的書房里。
He got up to go.But if they dont want to come…
他站起身要走,可如果她們不愿意來…

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在家中喬很關心姐妹們,在她們受到傷害時呵護有加,在她們作出成績時備加贊賞,同時也對不足之處提出自己的意見和批評。