《小妇人（英文版）》章节试读

《小妇人（英文版）》的笔记-第1页 - Chapter1

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“Mother wants us to read and love and mind these books, and we must begin at once. We used to be faithful about it, but since Father went away and all this war trouble unsettled us, we have neglected many things. You can do as you please, but l shall keep my book on the table here and read a littke every morning as soon as I wake, for I know it will do me good and help me through the day."
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Poor Meg seldom complained, but a sence of injustice made her feel bitter toward everyone sometimes, for she had not yet learned to know how rich she was in the blessings which along can make life happy.
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Poor Meg seldom complained, but a sense of injustice made her feel bitter toward everyone sometomes, for she had not yet learned to know how rich she was in the blessings which alone can make life happy.
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A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life was a series of ups and downs, which were both comic and pathetic.
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She was a housewifely little creature, and helped Hannah keep home neat and comfortable for the workers, never thinking of any reward but to be loved.
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She loved music so dearly, tried so hard to learn, and practiced away so patiently at jingling old instrument, that it seem as if someone (not to hint Aunt March) ought to help her.
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Then got to talking about books, and to Jo's delight, she find that Laurie loved them as well as she did, and had read even more than herself.
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A fellow can't live on books.
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She never knew that Mr. Laurence opened his study door to hear the old-fashioned airs he liked. She never saw Laurie mount guard in the hall to warn the servants away. She never suspected that the exercise books and new songs which she found in the rack were put there for her especial benefit, and when he talked to her about music at home, she only thought how kind he was to tell things that helped her so much.
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"I came to thank you, sir, for-" But she didn't finish, for he looked so friendly that she forgot her speech and, only remembering that he had lost the little girl he loved, she put both arms round his neck and kissed him.
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It's nice to have accomplishments and be elegant, but not to show off or get perker up. These things are always seen and felt in a person's manner and conversations, if modestly used, but it is not necessary to display them. Any more than it's proper to wear all your bonnets and gowns and ribbons at once, that folks may know you've got them.