Chapter 7 Meg hears some gossip
第7章 麦格听到了闲言碎语
Annie Moffat did not forget her promised invitation，and one April day Meg went to stay at the Moffatslarge house．
安妮·墨菲没有忘记她答应过的邀请，一个春日，麦格来到了墨菲家的大房子里。
Meg thought it was wonderful．
麦格觉得这太好了。
She loved riding in fine carriages，wearing her best dress every day，and doing nothing except enjoy herself．
她喜欢坐漂亮的马车，每天都穿着她最好的衣服，除了玩乐以外不做任何事情。
She soon began to talk about fashionable clothes and hairstyles in the way that the other girls did．
不久她就开始像其他女孩子一样谈论起时髦的衣服和发型来。
And the more Meg saw of Annies pretty things，the more she wished that she，too，was rich．
麦格见到安妮的漂亮东西越多，她就越希望自己也一样地富有。
Annies older sisters，Belle and Clara，were fine young ladies；
安妮的姐姐白拉和克拉拉都是很好的姑娘；
Mr Moffat was a fat，friendly gentleman；
墨菲先生是个胖胖的友好的绅士；
and Mrs Moffat was a fat，friendly lady．
墨菲太太是个胖胖的友好的女士。
They were all very kind to Meg and did their best to make her feel at home．
他们对麦格都很好，并且尽他们的所能使麦格就像在家里一样舒适。
When the evening for asmall partycame，Megs best dress looked very old next to Sallies new one，but no one said anything about it．
晚上小型聚会的时候，麦格最好的衣服比起萨丽的新衣服来显得很旧，可没有任何人说起这件事。
The girls were getting ready when a servant brought in a box of flowers．
女孩子们正在做准备，这时仆人送来一盒花。
For Miss March，she said．And heres a letter．
给马奇小姐的，她说，这儿有封信。
What fun！Who are they from？said the girls．We didnt know you had a young man．
多有意思！是谁送的？女孩子们问，我们可不知道你还有个年轻的绅士。
关于《小妇人》
小说的背景是处于十九世纪中期南北战争期间，资本主义上升阶段就已普遍存在的贫富差距和社会弊病以及各个阶级的道德标准在书内也有反映。
