🔊 The year rolled round, and at Christmas-time the old house was alive with merriment and good cheer. But it was not the same as in the days when the four little girls played pilgrims; for now there were children of children, and the circle had widened. Yet the spirit of love and unity remained, and Marmee's birthday was celebrated with joy.

岁月流转,又到圣诞时节,老宅里充满了欢声笑语。但这已非昔日四个小女孩扮演朝圣者的时光；如今孙辈绕膝,家族圈子已然扩大。然而那份爱与团结的精神依旧,马奇太太的生日在欢乐中庆祝。

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merriment /ˈmerɪmənt/

n. 欢乐,高兴➕

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pilgrims /ˈpɪlɡrɪmz/

n. 朝圣者➕

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unity /ˈjuːnəti/

n. 团结,统一➕

🔊 Plumfield had prospered, and Jo found her harvest in the happiness of her boys and the love of her husband. The school was full, and the little women who had once played there were now mothers and teachers themselves.

梅格兴旺了,而乔在儿子的欢愉与丈夫的深情中收获了属于自己的硕果。学校里济济一堂,当年在此嬉戏的小妇人们,如今已为人母、执起教鞭。

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prospered /ˈprɒspəd/

v. 繁荣,成功➕

🔊 On a bright autumn day, the family gathered at the old house to celebrate Marmee's birthday. Meg, John, and their children; Amy, Laurie, and little Beth; Jo, Professor Bhaer, and their boys; all were there, and the house echoed with laughter and talk.

在一个晴朗的秋日,全家人在老宅聚会,庆祝马奇太太的生日。梅格、约翰和他们的孩子；艾米、劳里与小贝丝；乔、巴尔教授和他们的儿子们；所有人都在那里,屋子里回荡着笑声和谈话声。

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echoed /ˈekəʊd/

v. 回响,回荡➕

🔊 At the dinner table, they drank to the health of the dear mother, and she smiled upon them all with pride and contentment. 'My cup runneth over,' she said, and her eyes were bright with tears of joy.

席间,众人举杯祝愿马奇太太安康。她凝望着儿孙,笑容里满是欣慰与自豪。‘我的福杯满溢,’她轻声说道,眼中闪着喜悦的泪光。

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contentment /kənˈtentmənt/

n. 满足,满意➕

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runneth /ˈrʌnɪθ/

v. (古语) 流淌,跑➕

🔊 In the evening, they sat around the fire, and Jo read aloud from the book she had written, the story of their lives as little women. And as she read, they remembered the past with tenderness, and looked to the future with hope.

傍晚时分,他们围坐在炉火旁,乔高声朗读她撰写的那部书--那段属于小妇人们的生命故事。随着她的诵读,往昔岁月在温情中复现,未来图景于希冀里铺展。

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tenderness /ˈtendənəs/

n. 温柔,亲切➕

🔊 So the years passed, and the little women grew into noble women, loved and honored in their homes and in the world. And the harvest of their lives was rich and golden, for they had sown in love and reaped in joy.

岁月流转,小妇人们已蜕变为崇高的女性,在家庭与世间赢得爱戴与敬重。她们生命的稼穑丰硕金黄,只因她们以爱为种,以喜为收。

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noble /ˈnəʊbl/

adj. 高贵的,高尚的➕

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honored /ˈɒnəd/

v. 尊敬,给予荣誉➕

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sown /səʊn/

v. 播种➕

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reaped /riːpt/

v. 收获,收割➕

Chapter forty-seven: Harvest Time (第四十七章:收获时节)

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