名著精读小妇人第四章负担第5节.docVIP

名著精读《小妇人》第四章:负担第5节

JohappenedtosuitAuntMarch,whowaslameandneededanactivepersontowaituponher.Thechildlessoldladyhadofferedtoadoptoneofthegirlswhenthetroublescame,andwasmuchoffendedbecauseherofferwasdeclined.OtherfriendstoldtheMarchesthattheyhadlostallchanceofbeingrememberedinthericholdladyswill,buttheunworldlyMarchesonlysaid...

乔刚好被马奇婶婶看中了。马奇婶婶跛了腿，需要找一个勤快的人来侍候。刚跛腿时这位无儿无女的老太太曾向马奇夫妇提出要收一个姑娘为养女，却被婉言拒绝了，心里老大不高兴。一些朋友告诉马奇夫妇说他们错失了被列入这位阔太太遗嘱继承人的机会，但超尘脱俗的马奇夫妇只是说--

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Wecantgiveupourgirlsforadozenfortunes.Richorpoor,wewillkeeptogetherandbehappyinoneanother.

我们不能为钱财而放弃女儿。不论贫富，我们都要厮守一起，共享天伦之乐。”

Theoldladywouldntspeaktothemforatime,buthappeningtomeetJoatafriends,somethinginhercomicalfaceandbluntmannersstrucktheoldladysfancy,andsheproposedtotakeherforacompanion.ThisdidnotsuitJoatall,butsheacceptedtheplacesincenothingbetterappearedand,toeveryonessurprise,gotonremarkablywellwithherirasciblerelative.Therewasanoccasionaltempest,andonceJomarchedhome,declaringshecouldntbearitlonger,butAuntMarchalwaysclearedupquickly,andsentforhertocomebackagainwithsuchurgencythatshecouldnotrefuse,forinherheartsheratherlikedthepepperyoldlady.

老太太有一段时间都不愿跟他们说话，但一次在朋友家里偶然见到了乔。乔言谈风趣，举止直率，十分合老太太的心意，她便提出让乔跟她作个伴。乔并不乐意，但她找不到更好的差事，便答应下来。出人意料的是，她跟这位性情暴躁的亲戚相处得非常好。但偶尔也会遇到狂风骤雨，一次乔便气得跑回了家，宣布自己忍无可忍；但马奇婶婶总是很快收拾残局，急匆匆地派人请她回去，令她不便拒绝。其实，她内心对这位火辣辣的老太太也颇有好感。

Isuspectthattherealattractionwasalargelibraryoffinebooks,whichwaslefttodustandspiderssinceUncleMarchdied.Jorememberedthekindoldgentleman,whousedtoletherbuildrailroadsandbridgeswithhisbigdictionaries,tellherstoriesaboutqueerpicturesinhisLatinbooks,andbuyhercardsofgingerbreadwheneverhemetherinthestreet.Thedim,dustyroom,withthebustsstaringdownfromthetallbookcases,thecozychairs,th