9 Experiments

CHAPTER 9 Experiments On a warm June day, Meg came home and excitedly announced: "The Kings are off to the seashore tomorrow. I'm free! Three whole months of vacation!" Jo had collapsed on the sofa, Beth took off her dusty boots, and Amy made lemonade for everyone. Then Jo said, "Aunt March went to Plumfield today. I was so afraid she'd ask me to go with her. The very minute she

九月里一个温暖的日子，梅格回到家，兴奋地宣布：“明天金一家要到海边去。 我自由了!整整三个月的假期！”琼瘫倒在沙发上，白丝脱下满是灰尘的靴子，艾美给大家做了柠檬水。 然后琼说：“马奇姑妈今天去了普卢姆菲尔德。 我很害怕她会叫我跟她一起去。 就在她

was in the carriage, I ran all the way home." Beth cuddled Jo's feet. "Poor Jo. She came running in like bears were after her!" "Aunt March is a regular samphire, isn't she?" Amy asked, sipping her lemonade. Jo sighed, "She means vampire, but it's too hot to worry about wrong words today." Amy changed the subject. "What will you do on your vacation?" Meg thought for a second. "I'm going to lie in bed and do nothing!" she answered. "I've been getting up early all winter taking care of other people. This summer I'm going to be as lazy as I want." "I'm going to read and read and read!" said Jo, "and spend time with Laurie." Amy chimed in, "Let's forget about lessons, Bethy, and play all the time." Beth replied, "That sounds like fun, if Mother says it's okay. There are new songs I

在马车里，我一路跑回家。” 白丝抱着琼的脚。“可怜的乔。 她跑了进来，就像有熊在追她一样！”“马奇姑妈是一只地道的海妖，不是吗？”艾米啜着柠檬水问道。 乔叹了口气，“她是说吸血鬼，但今天太热了，不用担心说错话。” 艾米改变了话题。“你假期要做什么？”麦格想了一会儿。 “我要躺在床上什么也不做！”她回答。 “整个冬天我都起得很早，照顾别人。 今年夏天，我想懒就懒吧。” “我要读啊读啊读！”琼说，“花时间陪罗瑞。” 艾米插嘴说：“让我们忘掉功课吧，贝思，一直玩吧。” 贝丝回答说：“听起来很有趣，如果妈妈同意的话。 我有新歌

want to learn. And my dolls all need new clothes." Marmee was quietly sewing in her corner. Meg asked, "Oh, Mother, may we?" Mrs. March replied, "You may try it for a week. I think by Saturday you'll find that all play and no work is as bad as all work and no play." Meg sighed, "Oh, no! I'm sure it will be absolutely lovely." Jo raised her glass: "A toast—fun forever and no work!" They happily drank their lemonade and spent the rest of the day lying about the house.

想要学习。我的娃娃们都需要新衣服。” 妈妈在她的角落里静静地做着针线活。 梅格问：“哦，妈妈，我们可以吗？”马奇太太回答说：“你可以试一个星期。 我想，到星期六你就会发现，只玩耍不工作和只工作不玩耍一样糟糕。” 梅格叹了口气：“哦，不！我相信它一定会非常可爱。” 乔举起酒杯：“干杯——永远快乐，不用工作！”他们愉快地喝着柠檬水，剩下的时间就在屋子里躺着。

The next day, nothing went as expected. No chores were done, and each sister had her own fun. But they weren't exactly pleased. Jo read until her eyes hurt so much that she quarreled with Laurie. After an attempt to sketch outdoors, Amy got stuck in the rain and ruined her dress. Meg went shopping only to find that the material didn't wash well. Beth took everything out of the

第二天，一切都不像预期的那样。 没有家务，每个姐妹都有自己的乐趣。 但他们并不满意。 琼一直读到眼睛痛得跟罗瑞吵起来。 艾米试图在户外写生，结果被雨淋坏了裙子。 梅格去买东西，却发现这种料子不太好洗。 贝丝把所有东西都拿走了

closet to build a new home for her dolls, but she got so tired she left it halfway through. At dinnertime they agreed that, despite the fun, the day seemed too long without some work to keep their idle hands busy. By Friday, all four girls felt out of sorts. No one would admit that the experiment was failing. Mrs. March decided to have a bit of fun. She gave Hannah the day off, so when the girls got up on Saturday morning they found a cold kitchen with no breakfast. And Marmee was nowhere to be found. "What's going on?" Jo exclaimed. Meg ran upstairs. When she came back, she explained, "Mother's tired. She's going to rest today. We have to get along as best we can." "Okay," Jo said. "I'm aching for something to do—I mean for a bit of excitement." It was a relief to have some work. The

想给她的娃娃建个新家，但她太累了，中途就离开了。 吃晚饭的时候，他们一致认为，尽管玩得很开心，但如果没有工作，一天似乎太长了，不能让他们空闲的手忙碌起来。 到了周五，四个女孩都感到不舒服。 没有人会承认实验失败了。 马奇太太决定找点乐子。 她给汉娜放了一天假，所以当女孩们星期六早上起床时，她们发现厨房很冷，没有早餐。 妈妈哪儿也找不到。 “发生什么事了？”乔喊道。 麦格跑上楼。当她回来时，她解释说：“妈妈累了。 她今天要休息。 我们必须尽可能和睦相处。” “好吧，”琼说。“我渴望有事可做——我的意思是想找点刺激。” 有了工作是一种解脱。 的

younger girls set the table as Jo and Meg made breakfast. Meg brought a tray up to Marmee. It contained bitter tea, soggy biscuits, and a burned omelet. Once Meg left, Marmee had a good laugh. "Poor souls," she thought. "They'll have a hard time, but it'll be good for them." Everyone complained about the awful breakfast. For the next meal, Jo decided to do the cooking. Meg reluctantly agreed after making such a mess of things. Jo invited Laurie for lunch to make up for their quarrel. With perfect faith in her abilities, she chose a menu and made a shopping list. There was only one problem. She had no idea how to cook. Meg said she'd help if necessary, even though she didn't know how to make much more than a loaf of bread. With Marmee going out for lunch, Jo

琼和梅格做早餐时，年轻的姑娘们摆好桌子。 麦格端了一个托盘给妈妈。 里面有苦茶、湿饼干和烧焦的煎蛋卷。 麦格一走，妈妈就大笑起来。 “可怜的人，”她想。 “他们会过得很艰难，但这对他们有好处。” 每个人都在抱怨糟糕的早餐。 下一顿饭，琼决定下厨。 在把事情弄得一团糟之后，梅格勉强同意了。 琼邀请罗瑞共进午餐，以弥补他们之间的争吵。 她对自己的能力充满信心，选择了菜单，列了一张购物清单。 只有一个问题。 她不知道怎么做饭。 梅格说必要时她会帮忙，尽管她只会做一条面包。 妈妈要出去吃午饭，乔