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PAGE 【导读】　圣诞节之际，马奇家的四个女孩子都决心努力做个好女孩，不再滥发脾气，不再懒惰，不再自私。阅读下列节选自小说《小妇人》的片段，看一下这些女孩子们是怎样度过这个快乐的圣诞节的。 Little Women(excerpt) Jo was the first to wake up on Christmas morning，but soon they were all awake and they went downstairs. “Wheres Mother？” asked Meg. “I dont know，”said old Hannah.She had lived with the family since Meg was born，and was more like a friend than a servant.“Some poor woman came to the door and your mother went off to see what was needed.” “Shell be back soon，”said Meg.She looked at the presents for her mother which were in a basket under a chair，ready to bring out at the right time.“Where is Amys bottle of perfume？” “She went to put some pretty paper round it，I think，”said Jo. Suddenly，they heard the outside door close. “Heres Mother！Hide the basket，quick！”said Jo. But it was Amy.She came in quickly. “Where have you been，and whats that behind you？”asked Meg. “I ran to the shop and changed the little bottle of perfume for a big one，”said Amy.“I spent all my money to get it, and Im not going to be selfish any more！” Meg smiled proudly and put her arms around her sister.Then there was another bang from the outside door，and the basket was pushed back under the chair.The girls ran to the table，ready for their breakfast. “Happy Christmas，Mother！”they shouted. “Happy Christmas，little daughters！”said Mrs March. Then the smile disappeared from her face.“Girls，listen.Not far away is a poor woman，Mrs Hummel，with a new baby.Her six children are in one bed，trying to keep warm，as they have no wood for a fire.There is nothing to eat and they are hungry and cold.Will you give them your breakfast as a Christmas present？” For a minute no one spoke.Then Jo said，“Mother，Im so glad you came back before we began to eat！”And the girls quickly began to put their breakfast in a basket. “I knew you would do it，”said Mrs March，smiling. She took the girls and Hannah to a cold，miserable little room in an old building，where they found a sick mother，a crying baby，and a group of chil