I wish I could draw，said Meg．
真希望我会画画，麦格说。
Why dont you learn？replied Miss Kate．She was a little older than the other girls and was very much the fashionable young lady．
你为什么不学呢？凯特小姐问。她比其他的女孩稍大点，并且是最时髦的姑娘。
I havent time，said Meg．I have a job，teaching four children in a family．
我没时间，麦格说，我有工作，给一家四个孩子教课。
Oh！said Miss Kate，looking rather shocked．
噢，凯特小姐说，看上去很吃惊。
She said no more，but her face showed that she thought being a private teacher was little better than being a servant，and Megs cheeks quickly became red．
她什么也没说，可从她脸上的表情可以看出她认为做家庭教师仅仅比做仆人好一些。麦格的脸很快变红了。
In America，young ladies prefer to work and earn money for themselves，said Mr Brooke quickly，and not expect others to pay for everything．
在美国，年轻的小姐喜欢为自己工作挣钱，布鲁克先生很快地说，她们不指望别人给她们掏钱。
I see，said Miss Kate，coldly．Soon after，she took her drawing and moved away．
是这样，凯特小姐冷冷地说。一会儿，她拿起她的画走开了。
Theres no place like America for us workers，Miss Meg，said Mr Brooke，smiling．
没有其它地方像美国这样适合我们工作的人了，麦格小姐，布鲁克先生笑着说。
His brown eyes looked at Meg warmly，and she smiled back at him．
他棕色的眼睛温和地看着麦格，她也向他笑笑。
I wish I liked teaching as much as you do，she said．
我真希望像你一样喜欢教书，她说。
You would if you were teaching Laurie，said Mr Brooke．
如果你教的是罗瑞你就会喜欢教书的，布鲁克先生说，
I'll be sorry when he goes to college next year．
明年他要去上大学，我会感到很遗憾。
But then I shall become a soldier．
可然后我就要去当兵了。
I think every young man wants to be a soldier，said Meg，
我认为每个年轻人都想当兵，麦格说，
but its hard for the family who stay at home．
可这对呆在家里的人来说是很难的。
I have no family，and not many friends to care if I live or die，said Mr Brooke，sadly．
我没有家，也没有许多朋友在乎我的死活，布鲁克先生伤感地说。
Laurie and his grandfather would care，said Meg，and we would all be very sorry if anything happened to you．
罗瑞和他祖父会在乎的，麦格说，如果你发生什么事，我们大家都会很悲伤的。
Thank you，said Mr Brooke，cheering up immediately．
谢谢你，布鲁克先生说，立刻高兴起来。
关于《小妇人》
《小妇人》是大众文学中的经典作品，全书贯穿了善良仁爱、追求道德完美的精神，歌颂了家庭的伦理观念和邻里间的助人为乐，因此能历久不衰，连续畅销，还先后被改编成戏剧、拍成电影，在世界各地上映、演出。
