Little Women · chapter 8 of 31
Meg at the Moffats'
梅格在莫法特家
Two weeks with the rich Moffats means new dresses and parties, until Meg hears something through an open door that she can't forget.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 四月的一天，梅格来到了莫法特家。
Sìyuè de yì tiān, Méigé láidào le Mòfǎtè jiā.
One day in April, Meg arrived at the Moffats' house.
- Meg 这儿的小姐们天天穿新衣服。我箱子里的衣服，都太旧了。
Zhèr de xiǎojiěmen tiāntiān chuān xīn yīfu. Wǒ xiāngzi li de yīfu, dōu tài jiù le.
The young ladies here wear new dresses every day. The dresses in my trunk are all too old.
- Narrator 一天晚上，梅格听见了莫法特太太的话。
Yì tiān wǎnshang, Méigé tīngjiàn le Mòfǎtè tàitai de huà.
One evening, Meg heard what Mrs. Moffat was saying.
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- Meg 她说妈妈有计划，要一个女儿跟有钱的劳里结婚！
Tā shuō māma yǒu jìhuà, yào yí gè nǚ'ér gēn yǒu qián de Láolǐ jiéhūn!
She says Marmee has a plan: one of her daughters is to marry rich Laurie!
- Meg 妈妈不是那样的人！
Māma bú shì nàyàng de rén!
Marmee isn't like that!
- Narrator 晚会那天，小姐们借给梅格一件蓝衣服。
Wǎnhuì nà tiān, xiǎojiěmen jiè gěi Méigé yí jiàn lán yīfu.
On the night of the party, the young ladies lent Meg a blue dress.
- Meg 再给我一杯酒！今天晚上，我不是梅格！
Zài gěi wǒ yì bēi jiǔ! Jīntiān wǎnshang, wǒ bú shì Méigé!
Another glass of wine for me! Tonight I'm not Meg!
- Laurie 梅格？你喝酒了？我都快不认识你了！
Méigé? Nǐ hē jiǔ le? Wǒ dōu kuài bú rènshi nǐ le!
Meg? You've been drinking wine? I hardly know you!
- Meg 我好看吗，劳里？
Wǒ hǎokàn ma, Láolǐ?
Do I look pretty, Laurie?
- Laurie 我不喜欢这些花花绿绿的东西。乔也不会喜欢。
Wǒ bù xǐhuan zhèxiē huāhuālǜlǜ de dōngxi. Qiáo yě bú huì xǐhuan.
I don't like all these frills and feathers. Jo won't like them either.
- Meg 那你回去，什么都别告诉乔！
Nà nǐ huíqu, shénme dōu bié gàosu Qiáo!
Then when you get home, don't tell Jo a thing!
- Meg 有个男人在笑我。他说，我是一个好看的小东西。
Yǒu gè nánrén zài xiào wǒ. Tā shuō, wǒ shì yí gè hǎokàn de xiǎo dōngxi.
A man was laughing at me. He said I was a pretty little thing.
- Narrator 两个星期以后，梅格回家了。
Liǎng gè xīngqī yǐhòu, Méigé huí jiā le.
Two weeks later, Meg came home.
- Meg 妈妈，我什么都告诉你。我喝了酒，还一直跳舞。
Māma, wǒ shénme dōu gàosu nǐ. Wǒ hē le jiǔ, hái yìzhí tiàowǔ.
Marmee, I'll tell you everything. I drank wine, and I danced and danced.
- Jo 天哪！梅格喝酒了？
Tiān na! Méigé hē jiǔ le?
Good heavens! Meg drank wine?
- Meg 她们还说，你要我们跟有钱的人结婚。是真的吗？
Tāmen hái shuō, nǐ yào wǒmen gēn yǒu qián de rén jiéhūn. Shì zhēn de ma?
They also said you want us to marry rich men. Is it true?
- Marmee 我是有计划。可是我的计划，跟她们说的不一样。
Wǒ shì yǒu jìhuà. Kěshì wǒ de jìhuà, gēn tāmen shuō de bù yíyàng.
I do have a plan. But my plan isn't the one they talk about.
- Jo 那是什么计划？
Nà shì shénme jìhuà?
Then what is it?
- Marmee 我要我的女儿们有人爱，过得快乐。穷一点，没关系。
Wǒ yào wǒ de nǚ'érmen yǒu rén ài, guò de kuàilè. Qióng yìdiǎn, méi guānxi.
I want my daughters to be loved and happy. Being a little poor doesn't matter.
- Marmee 快乐的穷太太，比不快乐的女王好多了。
Kuàilè de qióng tàitai, bǐ bú kuàilè de nǚwáng hǎo duō le.
A happy poor wife is far better off than an unhappy queen.
- Meg 可是她们说，穷女孩没有人要。
Kěshì tāmen shuō, qióng nǚhái méiyǒu rén yào.
But they say nobody wants a poor girl.
- Jo 那我们就不结婚了！
Nà wǒmen jiù bù jiéhūn le!
Then we'll never marry!
- Marmee 不结婚，也可以很快乐。
Bù jiéhūn, yě kěyǐ hěn kuàilè.
You can be happy without marrying, too.
- Jo 星期六晚上，俱乐部见！我有一个大秘密！
Xīngqīliù wǎnshang, jùlèbù jiàn! Wǒ yǒu yí gè dà mìmì!
Saturday night, at the club! I've got a big secret!
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What changed in the story?
- Why is Meg unhappy with her own dresses?
“我箱子里的衣服，都太旧了。”
- What does Meg overhear Mrs. Moffat say about Marmee?
“她说妈妈有计划，要一个女儿跟有钱的劳里结婚！”
- What does Laurie say about how Meg looks at the party?
“我不喜欢这些花花绿绿的东西。”
- What does Marmee want most for her daughters?
“我要我的女儿们有人爱，过得快乐。穷一点，没关系。”
- What does Jo say she has for Saturday night?
“星期六晚上，俱乐部见！我有一个大秘密！”