Chapter 7 Meg hears some gossip
第7章 麥格聽到了閑言碎語
Annie Moffat did not forget her promised invitation,and one April day Meg went to stay at the Moffatslarge house.
安妮·墨菲沒有忘記她答應過的邀請,一個春日,麥格來到了墨菲家的大房子里。
Meg thought it was wonderful.
麥格覺得這太好了。
She loved riding in fine carriages,wearing her best dress every day,and doing nothing except enjoy herself.
她喜歡坐漂亮的馬車,每天都穿著她最好的衣服,除了玩樂以外不做任何事情。
She soon began to talk about fashionable clothes and hairstyles in the way that the other girls did.
不久她就開始像其他女孩子一樣談論起時髦的衣服和發型來。
And the more Meg saw of Annies pretty things,the more she wished that she,too,was rich.
麥格見到安妮的漂亮東西越多,她就越希望自己也一樣地富有。
Annies older sisters,Belle and Clara,were fine young ladies;
安妮的姐姐白拉和克拉拉都是很好的姑娘;
Mr Moffat was a fat,friendly gentleman;
墨菲先生是個胖胖的友好的紳士;
and Mrs Moffat was a fat,friendly lady.
墨菲太太是個胖胖的友好的女士。
They were all very kind to Meg and did their best to make her feel at home.
他們對麥格都很好,并且盡他們的所能使麥格就像在家里一樣舒適。
When the evening for asmall partycame,Megs best dress looked very old next to Sallies new one,but no one said anything about it.
晚上小型聚會的時候,麥格最好的衣服比起薩麗的新衣服來顯得很舊,可沒有任何人說起這件事。
The girls were getting ready when a servant brought in a box of flowers.
女孩子們正在做準備,這時仆人送來一盒花。
For Miss March,she said.And heres a letter.
給馬奇小姐的,她說,這兒有封信。
What fun!Who are they from?said the girls.We didnt know you had a young man.
多有意思!是誰送的?女孩子們問,我們可不知道你還有個年輕的紳士。

關于《小婦人》
小說的背景是處于十九世紀中期南北戰爭期間,資本主義上升階段就已普遍存在的貧富差距和社會弊病以及各個階級的道德標準在書內也有反映。