At tea,everyone said that it had been a delightful but unusually long day.
喝茶時,每個人都說那天過得很愉快,只是有些出乎尋常地長。
Meg,who had been shopping in the afternoon,now decided that she did not like the dress she had bought.
麥格下午去買東西了,可她現在卻覺得她不喜歡她買的衣服。
Jo had a headache from reading too long.
瓊因為看書時間太長,頭疼起來。
Beth couldnt find anything in her cupboard,and the rain had made Amys dress so wet that she couldnt wear it to Katy Browns party the next day.
白絲在她的櫥柜里什么都找不到了。雨把艾米的衣服弄得太濕,第二天她不能穿那件衣服去參加凱特·布朗家的聚會了。
Mrs March listened,smiled and said nothing.
馬奇太太聽著,面帶微笑,什么都沒說。
The week seemed to get longer and longer with nothing much to do,and by Friday the girls were glad that it was nearly over.
因為沒有事情做,那個星期看起來越來越長,到了星期五孩子們都很高興這一切就要結束了。
Then Mrs March gave Hannah a holiday,and when the girls got up on Saturday,there was no breakfast ready,no fire in the kitchen,and no mother waiting for them.
然后馬奇太太放了海娜一天假,當星期六早晨孩子們起床時,發現沒有了早餐,沒有了爐火,媽媽也沒在等她們。
What has happened?said Jo.
發生了什么事?瓊說。
Meg ran upstairs,then came down to say that Mother was staying in her room to have a rest.
麥格跑上樓,然后又跑下來跟大家說媽媽呆在她的房間里休息。
She says we must look after ourselves today,Meg said.
她說今天我們得自己照顧自己。麥格說。
Good,I want something to do,said Jo.
好啊,我想做點事,瓊說。
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