书虫《小妇人》英文版【精编】.pdf

■1Four sisters ChristmaswontbeChristmaswithout anypresents, saidJo crossly. Itssoawfultobepoor!agreedMeg,lookingather olddress. Its not right for some girls to have pretty things, and others to have nothing at all, said little Amy. Wevegot Father andMother,andeach other,saidBeth gently. The four young faces round the fire cheered up as they thought of this,but then Jo said sadly, We havent got Father, and we wont have him for a long time. She didnt say perhaps never, but each silentlythought it,rememberingthathewasaway atthewar inthe South. Then Meg said,Mother sayswe shouldnt spendmoney onpresentswhen our men are fighting awar. We cant expect anything from Mother or each other, said Jo, but we only have a dollar each, andthatwont help thearmymuch.Letseachbuy ourselveswhatwewant,andhavealittle fun.We workhardtoearn it. I do,teachingthoseawful children, saidMeg. What about me? said Jo. Im shut up all day working for a terrible old lady, who gives me different ordersevery five seconds! I think washing cups and plates and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world, said Beth.Myhandsget tootiredtoplay mymusic. I have to go to school with girls who laugh at my dresses and say cruel things because my father isnt rich, saidAmy. Iwishwehadthemoney Father lostwhen wewerelittle,Jo, saidMeg. Iwish Iwasaboy, saidJo.Then Icouldgo andfightbesideFather! Meg was sixteen and very pretty, with large eyes and soft brown hair, and white hands. Fifteen-year-old Jowasvery tall and thin.Her long, dark-red hair wasusually pushedup out ofthe way.Beth was thirteen, a very shy girl who seemed to live in a happy world of her own.Amy was the youngest, but thought herself to be the most important. She had blue eyes, and yellow hair which curled ontoher shoulders. At six oclock, Beth put a pair of slippers by the fire to warm and Meg lit the lam