小妇人英文简介5

Little Women is a "coming of age" drama tracing the lives of four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. During the American Civil War, the girls father is away serving as a minister to the troops. The family, headed by thier beloved Marmee, must struggle to make ends meet, with the help of their kind and wealthy neighbor, Mr. Laurence, and his high spirited grandson Laurie.

book ,in terms of time,I don’t mention too much,you can read it by you self.Now let me read some sentences that I picked up from the book for you.This is a letter from Mr March.“Give my girls my love,and each a kiss.Tell them I think of them by day and pray for them at night.I know that they will remember all that I said to them when I left them. will be loving children ,do their daily duties well,fight each her own particular fault,and conquer so well that when I come back to them I may be prouder than ever of my little women.”“I will ,my child ,I will.Don’t cry so, my dear,but remember this day,and ,with all your heart,that you will never know another like it, Jo, dear, we all have our tThe general content:at beginning of the book, the girls tried to play Pilgrims.And Ithink this play is the clue of the wholle novel.The life was like a road of pilgrims to the four girls.It is about the March family’s four girls,the difficult process of growing up,being mature,and making themselves perfect with the help of their parents.Meanwhile,their father was joining the army.How they realize their defects and correct them appropriately.It started during the Christmas,and ended at the next chrismas.Now I’d like to introduce the main characters to all of you.Mrs. March, the mother,who was very wise and warmhearted,who educated the girls successfully,I think.Mr. March,the father, who was joining the army,and he loved his family very much,and he couraged the girls regularly.And now,comes to the ladies. The first Margaret,called Meg by the family ,was sixteen years old and very pretty.Fifteen-year-old Josephine,or Jo,was tall and thin,with long thick hair--her only beauty,she used to say .She wanted to write stories , and cared little for the things that girls of her age usually care for. Next came Elizabeth ,or Beth,a qiuet bright-eyed girl of thirteen,who loved music and was loved by everybody. What she most desired was to play the piano well .Amy,the youngest , was twelve ,and ,in her own opinion,a very important person .She had golden hair and blue eyes , and wanted to be an artist .(玛格丽特，家人昵称为梅格，16岁，长的很漂亮。15岁的约瑟芬，或叫她乔，身材高挑而纤瘦，留了一头长长的头发，她常说这是她唯一漂亮的地方。她想写小说，所以很少关心像她这样年龄的女孩子们所长关心的事情。接下来的就是伊丽莎白了，或叫她贝丝，她是一个安静并有一对闪亮的眼睛的十三岁少女，她喜爱音乐，大家都很喜欢她。她最大的愿望是把琴弹好。艾美是年纪最小的一个，只有十三岁，依她自己的说法，她是一个很重要的角色，她有着金黄的头发和蓝色的眼睛，并想成为一个艺术家。)Later,Laurie,the neiboured boy,who was very shy before,and he was living with his grandpa,Mr.laurence.Laurie liked art very much,but he was forbidden from it by his grandfather,because he wanted him to be a businessman to carry on their families’career.But later he was changed by the energetic Jo,and began to be a bold boy.And he got along with the Marchs very well,even they regarded him as a member of this family,and Mr. Laurence ,the generous old man too.They really helped a lot ,when Mr. March was away. The wholle novel is talking about the girls,they dared to throw their shortages on the table,and they tried to help each other to correct them.And the ending is ,of course,Mr. March came back from the army,and he was delighted to see his dautghers maturity,and the little women ,as he had expected them to be in his letters.Jo became a writer,which was her dream ,and learn to control her bad temper.Meg got married,and was a happy housewife ,together with her husband who loved her very much.Beth lived with her parents ,and not as shy as before.Amy became an artist as she wished before,and not as selfish as before.And at last she married with Laurie,who loved Jo at the beginning,but later he proposed to Amy.And there are some little details inemptation, and it often takes us all our lives to conquer them,I used tohave a temper like yours.i’ve been trying to cure it for forty years,and even now have only succeeded in controling it .i am angry nearly everyday of my life, Jo,but I have learned not to show it.I still hope tolearn not to feel it,though it may take me another forty years to do so.”（我会的，我的孩子，我会的。不要那样哭，我亲爱的，记住这一天，诚心诚意的下定决心，你要永远记住不能再有这样的一天亲爱的乔，我们每一个人都有弱点，常使得我们花费一生来克服它而已。我一生中几乎每天都在发脾气，乔，不过我已学会不让它表现出来，我还希望学着不发脾气，虽然它可能浪费我另一个四十年。）这是当乔对艾美发了脾气之后，差一点导致艾美落水死亡时，乔感到极度悔恨，马奇夫人安慰她的话。“That is perfectly natural and qiute harmless,if the liking is not allowed to lead one to do foolish r even wrong thing,and to make good people admire you by being modest as well as pretty,Meg”(如果这个偏好不会引导人们做愚笨或错误的事，那便是完全的自然和无伤害的。梅格，你应该学会认识和评价别人的称赞，要让高尚的人称赞你的美德而不仅仅是美丽。)这是当梅格参加一个华丽的宴会之后，她对她在宴会上的表现感到羞愧和后悔的时候，马其太太说的话。Now this paragraph is concerned about marriage,maybe it’s also useful to us.“I want my daughters to be beautiful and good,to be admired and loved,to be well an wisely married and to lead useful lives,with as little sorrow to trouble them as God may think it right for them to suffer.To be loved and chosen by a good man is the best and sweetest thing that happen to a woman,and I sincerely hope my girls may have this expierence .It is natural ,my dear girls,to think of it,right to hope for it,and wise to prepare for it,so that when the time does come,you may feel ready for the duties and worthy of the joy.Like all mothers I want you the best for you,but not for you to marry rich men merely because they are rich—with splendid houses which are not homes,because no love is there.Money is a necessary thing,and when well used it is a good thing,but I never want you to think it is the first or only prize to try for,I’d rather see you poor men’s wives,if you were happy than queens without self-respect and peace.Remember one thing,my girls,Mother is always ready too listen to youmto help and advise you,and father to be your good friend.We both trust and hope that our daughters,whether married or single,will be the pride and comfort of our lives.”(我希望我的女儿美丽贤淑，令人羡慕和喜爱，健康快乐，婚姻美满，过上有意义的生活，只经受上帝认为你们所必需经受的痛苦。被一个好男人所爱并做他的妻子，这对一个女人来说，是最好最甜蜜的事情。我衷心地希望你们有这样的经历。亲爱的孩子们，你们憧憬婚姻大事是很正常的，你们应该期盼它的到来并做好准备迎接它。这样，当那一刻来临的时候，你们才能享受它的快乐和责任像所有母亲一样，我也希望你们能得到最好的东西，但并不希望你们为钱而嫁给富人，因为没有爱的豪宅并不能称其为“家”。金钱是必须的，合理的用它是一件好事；然而，我永远不要你们认为它是首要或者唯一值得为之努力的东西，我宁愿看到你们成为贫穷人家的妻子，也不愿你们成为没有自尊和安宁的皇后。记住一件事，我的女儿们，母亲随时准备聆听你们、帮助你们和忠告你们，父亲则是你们的朋友。我们都希望并相信我们的女儿无论是结婚或单身，都会使我们的骄傲和安慰。“Here is one ,”he took Meg’s hand and pointed to the rough fingers,a burn mark on the back,and some hard places on the inside.“I remember a time when this hand was white and smooth.It was very pretty then,but it is prettier now.I am very proud to shake this good hardworking hand,and hope I shall not soon be asked to give it away.这是其中的一件。他举起梅格的手，指着她粗糙的手指，而手指上有少上过的烙痕，并且手心之中哟一些硬块。他说，我记得这只手曾经是那么的白皙和光滑，它是很美丽的，但是对我来说，它现在更美丽了。我很骄傲能与这只辛勤工作的手握着，而且我希望我将会陪伴着它直到她出嫁为止。“I see a young lady with a face rather pale with wactingand care,but I like to look at it, for it has grown sweet.Her voice is softer,and she moves qiuetly and takes care of a certain little person in a motherly way which delights me.I miss a little wild girl,but if in her place I get a strong helpful tender-heared woman I shall feel qiute satisfied.I don’t know whether the cuting of her hair had a nything to do with the change,but I do know that in all Washington I could’nt find anything beatiful enough to buy with the five-and-twenty dollars which my good girl sent me.我看到一位年轻的小姐为了照顾他人而让脸颊变得苍白，但我喜欢看它，因为它长得很甜美，她的声音很温柔。而且她沉静像慈母般的照顾小孩子，这让我感到欣慰。我失去了我顽皮的小女儿，但是如果取而代之的是一个坚强善良的女孩，我将感到十分的满意。我不知道她剪下头发是否有了任何的变化，不过我知道在全华盛顿都找不到足够好的东西可以值我女儿送给我的25美元。“Now Beth,”said Amy,longing for her turn,but ready to wait.“there is so little of her,I am afraid to say much,for fear she will depart altogether,”said their father,as he drew his little daughter close to him,her face against his own.ou safe,my Beth,and I’ll keep you so,please God.”After a silence,he looked down at Amy,who sat at his feet,and touching her shining golden hair he said,“I noticed that Amy took message and did little things to help her mother all the afternoon,and has waited on everybody patiently and with a good temper.So I judge that she has hearted to think more of other people and less of herself.I am glad of this,for though I should be proud of any picture painted by her,I shall be prouder of a lovable daughter,with a gift of making life beautiful to herself and others.”现在，轮到贝丝了。艾美说，她渴望着轮到自己，可是她还是耐心的等着。我对她仅说一点点，我害怕说得太多，怕她会永远的离开。她们的父亲说着，把他的小女儿拥的更近，把她的脸贴在自己的脸上。但是我现在拥有好好的你，我的贝丝，愿主保佑你一直好好的。一段沉默之后，他俯视着坐在自己脚边的艾美，他抚摸着她发亮的金黄色头发说，“我注意到艾美整个下午都帮着传话并帮助母亲做些琐事，并且很耐心很温柔地侍候每一个人。所以我认为她已经学会了多为别人着想而少为自己打算了。我很高兴她这样做，尽管我很为她的画而骄傲，但我更骄傲的是有一个可爱的女儿，她能让自己和别人的生活更加多姿多彩。Now the last part of the story,here is a song.He that is down need fear no fall,He that is low no pride;He that is humble ever shallHave God to be his guide.I am content with what I haveLittle be it or much;And,Lord!Contentment still I crave,Because Thou savest suchAnd with that happy scene we end this story of a long year’s pilgrimage.脚踏实地的人不会倒下‘卑微的人不会骄傲；谦虚的人一向会得到上帝山的指引。我满足于我所拥有的一切，不论是多是少；而且，神啊！我仍恳求满足，因为满足才能得到救赎！伴着这愉快的一幕我们将结束这漫长的一年朝圣旅行的故事。

Alcott wrote Little Women during 1867 and early 1868, and wrote furiously for two and a half months on the novel, heavily based upon her time and various experiences growing up as a young woman with three other sisters in Concord, Massachusetts.[1] The novel was first published on September 30, 1868, was an instant success and sold more than 2,000 copies immediately, and critics were already labeling it with classic status.[2] Some readers demanded a second volume, sending letters to Alcott asking for a sequel.[3][edit] SequelsAlcott followed up her success with Old Fashioned Girl in 1870. 1871 saw the release of the second volume Little Men, then Jo's Boys in 1886. Alcott's story of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy had launched her into stardom and helped to alleviate the family's financial struggles over the years.[edit] Plot introductionAlcott's original work explores the overcoming of character flaws (many of the chapter titles in this first part are allusions to the allegorical concepts and places in Pilgrim's Progress). The girls' 'guidebooks', as they are called, are not specifically labeled--a Bible and Pilgirm's Progress are the candidates for it, though. Each of the March girls displays a major character flaw: Meg, vanity; Jo, anger and tomboyish ways; Beth, shyness; and Amy, selfishness. They overcome their flaws through lessons learned the hard way. Most of the flaws are in check for a time after lessons are learned, but even as young women the girls must work out these flaws in order to become mothers, wives, sisters, and citizens.In the course of the novel the girls become friends with their next-door neighbour, the teenage boy Laurie, who becomes a "special" friend of Jo. As well as the more serious and sadder themes outlined above, the book describes the activities of the sisters and their friend, such as creating a newspaper and picnicking, and the various scrapes that Jo and Laurie get into.[edit] CharactersSpoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. * Josephine or "Jo": The protagonist of the novel. Jo is a tomboy and the second-oldest sister. She is very outspoken and has a passion for writing. Her bold nature often gets her into trouble. She is especially close to her younger sister Beth, who helps her become a gentler person. Jo cuts off her long hair - "her one beauty," as Amy calls it - and sells it to a wig shop to get money for her mother to visit their father, a wounded Civil War chaplain. She refuses the proposal of marriage from family friend Theodore Laurence ("Laurie"), despite many letters sent to Alcott to have them married, and later marries Professor Fritz Bhaer. * Margaret or "Meg": The eldest sister. She is described as being very pretty and somewhat vain about her looks, with smooth hair and small, white hands. She is the most responsible and helps run the household in her mother's absence. Meg also guards Amy from Jo when they have fights, just like Jo protects Beth. Due to the family's poverty she must work as a governess for wealthy friends. After having bad experiences with some rich people, Meg learns to tolerate being poor, and eventually discovers that true worth does not lie with money. She falls in love with Mr. John Brooke, Laurie's poor tutor. She eventually marries Mr. Brooke and bears twin children, Margaret ("Daisy") and John, Jr. ("Demi", short for "Demi-John"). * Elizabeth or "Beth": The second-youngest sister, is a quiet, kind young woman who loves playing the piano and looking after her dolls. She is docile and shy almost to a fault. Beth also engages with charity. While her mother is nursing their father, she contracts scarlet fever from a poor family and ultimately dies, never recovering from her illness. She is described as having a round face, and appearing younger than her years. * Amy: The youngest sister and a talented artist, Amy is described as a beautiful young girl with golden hair (in curls) and blue eyes (she is described as having the general traits of a "snow maiden"). She cares about her family, but is also "cool, reserved and wordly", showing more compassion when she became a wife. In her youth she is slightly spoiled and is inclined to throw tantrums when things do not go her way, being often "petted" since she was the youngest. She eventually travels abroad thanks to her Aunt Carrol (who originally wanted Jo to accompany her, but changes her mind, considering Jo's un-ladylike behaviour), and finally marries Laurie. * Alma March a.k.a. "Marmee": The girls' mother and head of household while her husband is away. She engages in charitable works and attempts to guide her girls' morals and shape their characters. * Theodore "Laurie" Laurence: A charming, playful, and rich young man who lives next door to the March family with his stern grandfather. He is often misunderstood by his grandfather, who loves him, yet worries that Laurie will follow in his father's footsteps. His father was a free-spirited young man who eloped with an Italian pianist and was disowned for that, only to die young of illness along with his wife and eldest daughter; Laurie is the only one of their little family who survives, and then he's sent to live with Mr. Laurence. After Jo refuses to marry him he flees to Europe to study art. While there, he falls in love with and marries Amy. * Hannah Mullet: The maid of the March family, an older woman, who (from a letter written in the first person in the text) is described as kind and loyal, if lacking in formal education. * Aunt Cecilia March: A rich widow. She lives alone in her mansion and Jo is employed to wait on her each day. Actually Mr. March's aunt, she disapproves of his family's charitable work and loss of wealth, while throwing her weight around with hers. Amy is sent to be Aunt March's "companion" when Beth is ill; though at first she is dismayed, her tenure there does the spoiled little girl good. * Mrs. Kirke: A friend of Marmee's who runs a boarding house in New York. She employs Jo as governess to her two girls, Kitty and Minnie, for a time. * Professor Friedrich (Fritz) Bhaer: A poor German immigrant who used to be a well-known professor in Berlin but now lives in Mrs. Kirke's boarding house and tutors her children. He and Jo become friends and he critiques Jo's work, encouraging her to become a serious writer instead of writing "sensation" stories for weekly tabloids. The two eventually marry. * Gideon March: Formerly wealthy, it is implied that he helped unscrupulous friends who did not repay the debt, resulting in the family's poverty. A great scholar and a minister, he serves as a chaplain for the Union Army. * Mr. Laurence: A wealthy neighbor to the Marches. Lonely in his mansion, and often at odds with his high-spirited grandson, Laurie, he finds comfort in becoming a benefactor to the Marches. He admires their charity, and develops a special friendship with Beth, who reminds him of his dead granddaughter (Laurie's deceased sister). * John Brooke: Tutor to Laurie, a naturalized citizen (he is English). He falls in love with Meg; she initially rejects him until Aunt March prohibits the match, at which point she realizes she is in love as well. He serves in the Union Army after late 1861, and marries Meg after the war.Franz and Emil: Mr. Bhaer's two nephews whom he looks after following the death of his sister.Miss Norton: A worldly tenant living in Mrs. Kirke's boarding house. She occasionally takes Jo under her wing and entertains her.The Kings: Family who employ Meg as a governess.The Hummels: Very poor German immigrant family. Marmee and the girls, though poor themselves, try to help them. Their baby dies of scarlet fever and Beth contracts it while caring for the child.The Gardiners: Wealthy friends of Meg's. Before the Marches lost their wealth, the two families were societal equals. The Gardiners are portrayed as good-hearted but vapid, and believing in marriage for money and position. Meg's friend Sallie Gardiner eventually marries Ned Moffat, but is unhappy in her marriage.Uncle and Aunt Carrol: Sister and brother-in-law of Mr. March. Amy travels to Europe with them and their daughter Florence.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Women

Little Women is a "coming of age" drama tracing the lives of four sisters:Meg,Jo,Beth and Amy.During the American Civil War,the girls father is away serving as a minister to the troops.The family,headed by thier beloved Marmee,must struggle to make ends meet,with the help of their kind and wealthy neighbor,Mr.Laurence,and his high spirited grandson Laurie.