評論
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What will you wear on Thursday？asked Sallie．
你星期四穿什么？薩麗問。
My white dress again，I havent got any others．
還是我那件白衣服，我沒有別的了。
No others？said Sallie．How funny—
沒有別的衣服？薩麗道，這太有意思了—
I have a pretty blue dress I cant wear any more，Meg，said Belle．
我有一件很漂亮的藍裙子，我穿不下了，麥格，白拉說，
It will please me if you wear it．
你如果穿上它我會很高興。
Youre very kind，but—，began Meg．
你太好了，可是——麥格開始說。
Please，do，said Belle．Youll look quite beautiful in it．
穿上吧，白拉說。你穿上會非常漂亮的。
Meg couldnt refuse this kind offer and，on the Thursday evening，Belle helped to change Meg into a fine lady．
麥格無法拒絕這份好心，星期四晚上，白絲幫忙把麥格變成了一個漂亮的淑女。
She brushed and curled her hair，reddened her lips，then helped her to get into the sky-blue dress．
她替她梳了頭，卷了頭發，上了唇色，然后幫她穿上那件天藍色的衣裙。
The neck of the dress was cut very low，and Meg was quite shocked when she saw herself in the mirror．
那件衣服的領子開得很低，當麥格從鏡子里看到自己時，她感到十分震驚。
A necklace and earrings were added，and Meg was ready for the party．
戴上項鏈和耳環后，麥格就準備好參加舞會了。
At first，she felt strange in all the fine clothes，
剛開始，她穿著那些好衣服感覺很別扭，
but she soon discovered that people who did not usually notice her now came to speak to her．
可不久她發現那些平常不注意她的人開始跟她攀談了。
Several young men who had only stared before now asked to be introduced．
幾個年輕人原先只盯著她看，現在都希望被介紹給她。
關于《小婦人》
同小說中的馬奇先生一樣，他成天耽在書齋里，追求道德上的自我完善，家庭逐漸陷入貧困的境地。生活的重擔落到能干的母親身上，小奧爾科特為了分擔家累，很早就出外做工，當過家庭教師、小學教師、醫院護士，以后曾看護一貴婦人，并隨同周游歐洲。
