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Now listen carefully and complete the timeline in questions 31-40.
請仔細聽并回答問題31-40
Good afternoon. Today I'd like to continue our discussion of the lives of prominent American writers by talking about Louis Alcott, one of the best-known 19' century writers.
下午好，我們繼續來討論美國杰出作家的生平，今天我們要講的作家是Louis Alcott，十九世紀最著名的作家之一。
Alcott has known for her moralistic girls novels. But she was a much more serious individual than those novels might lead one to belief.
Alcott以寫女性說教類小說而出名。但是大家千萬別被這些小說誤導了，她本人比小說中的人物要嚴肅得多。
She was born in 1832, the daughter of Bronson Alcott, who was one of the founders of the Transcendentalist Movement.
她出生在1832年，父親叫做Bronson Alcott，是超驗主義的創始人之一。
Bronson Alcott was a philosopher but not a provider. And the family lived close to poverty.
Bronson Alcott是一位哲學家，但并不擅長掙錢養家。他們一家人的生活幾近貧困。
From the early age, Louis was determined to find a way to improve her family's economic situation.
從很小的時候開始，Louis就下定決心要想辦法改善她家的經濟狀況。
As a teenager, she worked to support her family by taking on a variety of low-paying jobs including teacher,seamstress and household servant.
她十幾歲的時候就開始養家了，做過很多低收入的工作，包括教師、裁縫和女傭。
Alcott also started writing when she was young.
Alcott開始寫作時的年紀也很小。
She wrote her first novel when she was just seventeen years old, although it wasn't published until many years after her death.
她還只有十七歲的時候就完成了她的第一部小說，不過這部小說直到她去世很多年后才被出版。
It was called "the inheritance".
這部小說的名字是 "The Inheritance"。
In 1861, the Civil War broke out. Alcott worked as a volunteer sewing uniforms and bandages for soldiers.
1861年，美國內戰爆發。Alcott成為了一名志愿者，給士兵們縫制軍服和繃帶。
The following year, she enlisted as an army nurse. She spent the war years in Washington.
接下來的幾年里，她以軍隊護士的身份入伍。戰爭期間她都待在華盛頓的軍隊醫院里
Nursing wounded soldiers at a military hospital.
看護受傷的士兵。
While working at the hospital she wrote many letters to her family at home and Massachusetts.
在醫院工作時，她給馬薩諸塞州的家人寫了很多封信。
After the war, she turned the letters into a book, which was published under the title "Hospital Sketches".
戰爭結束之后，她把這些信整合成了一本書，以"Hospital Sketches"為名出版發行。
She also wrote numerous romantic stories which she sold to magazines.
她還寫了很多愛情故事，之后賣給了雜志社。
Around the same time, she was offered the opportunity to travel to Europe as the companion to an invalid.
在同一時期，她獲得了一個陪伴病人去歐洲旅行的機會。
When she returned home from Europe in 1866, she found her family's still in financial difficulty and in needof money.
當她1866年從歐洲返回家中的時候，發現她的家人仍然經濟困難，非常缺錢。
So she went back to writing. Her great (big) break came in 1868, with the publication of her first novel forgirls "little woman".
于是她又繼續開始寫作。她的重大轉機出現在1868年，那一年她的第一部女性小說 "Little Women"正式出版。
The novel achieved instant success and the public wanted more.
這部小說一經面市就大獲成功，人們都希望再看到她的其他作品。
From then on, Alcott supported herself and her family by writing novels for girls.
從那以后，Alcott就通過為女性讀者寫書養活自己和她的家人。
It's wasn't the writing that she dreamed of doing, but it turned into a good income.
雖然這并不是她夢想中要寫的小說類型，但這種小說卻能掙到很多錢。
Alcott took care of her family for the rest of her life.
Alcott的余生都在照料她的家人。
In 1878, her youngest sister May got married.
1878年，她最小的妹妹May嫁人了。
A year later, May died after giving birth to a daughter.
但是一年后，May在生下一個女兒之后便撒手人寰。
Louis Alcott raised her sister's orphan child.
Louis Alcott便擔負起了撫養她妹妹遺孤的責任。
In 1882, Bronson Alcott suffered stroke.
1882年，Bronson Alcott罹患中風。
Soon after that, Louis Alcott set up a house for him, her niece, her sister Anna and Anna's 2 sons in Boston.
在那不久之后，Louis Alcott就在波士頓為他、她的外甥女、她的姐姐Anna還有Anna的兩個兒子蓋了一座房子。
Her mother was no longer living by this time.
那時她的母親早已辭世。
Alcott was still writing novels for girls including 2 sequels to "Little Woman", " little Man" and "Joe's Boys", the latter was published in 1886.
Alcott仍一直在為女性讀者寫小說，其中包括"Little Women"的兩部續集： " Little Men" 和 "Joe's Boys"，后面這部小說是在1886年出版的。
Louis Alcott has suffered poor health ever since she contracted typhoid fever while working as a war nurse.
在當戰爭護士時，Louis Alcott感染了傷寒，自那以后，她的身體狀況一直不好。
She died in March in 1888, at the age of 55. She was buried in Concord, Massachusetts.
她于1888年三月去世，享年55歲，葬在馬薩諸塞州康科德。
That is the end of section 4, you now have half an minute to check your answers.
以上是第四部分的全部內容，現在你有30秒的時間檢查答案。
