What a terrible day！said Jo，after they had cleared everything away．
多糟的一天！当她们把一切收拾走后，琼说。
Mrs March returned home later．Have you enjoyed your week of all play and no work，girls，or do you want another week of it？she said．
马奇太太很晚才回来。你们喜欢这个只有玩乐没有工作的星期吗，孩子们？你们是不是还想再来一个这样的星期？她问。
I dont！said Jo．
我不要了！琼说。
Nor do I！shouted the others．
我也不要了！其他人都喊道。
Mother，did you go out and leave us just to see how we would manage？asked Meg．
妈妈，你是不是出门去就想看看我们会怎么办？麦格问。
Yes，said Mrs March．I wanted you to see that being comfortable depends on us all helping each other and not just thinking of ourselves．
是的．马奇太太说，我想让你们知道舒适依赖于我们大家互相帮助，不要只想到自己。
Isn't it better to have time for play and time for work，and to make each day useful and enjoyable？
有时间玩乐，也有时间工作，使每天既有用又愉快不是很好吗？
Oh，it is，Mother，it is！said the girls．
噢，是的，妈妈，是的！孩子们说。
Some days later，all four girls went on a picnic with Laurie and his tutor，Mr Brooke，and some other young people．
几天之后，四个女孩子和罗瑞及他的家庭教师布鲁克先生，还有其他几个年轻人一起去野餐，
Sallie Gardiner and her English friend，Miss Kate Vaughn，were among them．
萨丽·加迪那和她的英国朋友凯特·瓦格小姐也去了。
It was a sunny day and they had their picnic on a hill，under some trees．
那天阳光灿烂，他们在一个小山坡上的一些树下野餐。
After the meal，most of the young ladies and gentlemen played games，
餐后，大部分年轻姑娘和小伙子都去做游戏了，
but Miss Kate sat under a tree and began to draw．
可凯特小姐却坐在一棵树下开始画画。
Meg watched，while Mr Brooke lay on the grass beside her，with a book which he did not read．
麦格看着，布鲁克先生躺在她身旁的草地上，拿着一本书，但他并没有在看。
关于《小妇人》
《小妇人》的故事打动了读者的心，因为里面有真实的东西，写作时想的不是名声、金钱，而是倾注了全部心灵，描绘出一幅充满爱心的生活场景。
