Little Women — Page 6
这是一间舒适的房间，虽然地毯已经褪色，家具也十分简朴，但墙上挂着一两幅好画，书籍摆满了壁龛，窗台上菊花和圣诞玫瑰盛开，整个房间弥漫着一种温馨宁静的家庭气息。
It was a comfortable room, though the carpet was faded and the furniture very plain, for a good picture or two hung on the walls, books filled the recesses, chrysanthemums and Christmas roses bloomed in the windows, and a pleasant atmosphere of home peace pervaded it.
四姐妹中排行老大的玛格丽特今年十六岁，长得十分漂亮——体态丰盈，肤色白皙，一双大眼睛，一头蓬松的棕色秀发，嘴角甜美，双手白皙，她对自己的手颇为自得。
Margaret, the eldest of the four, was sixteen, and very pretty, being plump and fair, with large eyes, plenty of soft brown hair, a sweet mouth, and white hands, of which she was rather vain.
十五岁的乔身材高挑，清瘦，皮肤黝黑，让人不由得想起一匹小马驹，因为她似乎从来不知道该如何安放自己那双碍手碍脚的长腿。
Fifteen-year-old Jo was very tall, thin, and brown, and reminded one of a colt, for she never seemed to know what to do with her long limbs, which were very much in her way.
她的嘴巴轮廓分明，鼻子有几分滑稽，一双犀利的灰色眼睛仿佛能看透一切，时而炯炯有神，时而透着俏皮，时而又若有所思。
She had a decided mouth, a comical nose, and sharp, gray eyes, which appeared to see everything, and were by turns fierce, funny, or thoughtful.
她那一头浓密的长发是她唯一的美丽之处，但通常被束进发网里，以免碍事。
Her long, thick hair was her one beauty, but it was usually bundled into a net, to be out of her way.
乔的肩膀有些圆，手脚偏大，衣着总是乱糟糟的，整个人透着一种女孩迅速蜕变为女人时那种难以言说的别扭劲儿，而她自己也并不乐意这种改变。
Round shoulders had Jo, big hands and feet, a flyaway look to her clothes, and the uncomfortable appearance of a girl who was rapidly shooting up into a woman and didn't like it.
伊丽莎白——大家都叫她贝丝——是个十三岁的女孩，面色红润，发丝柔顺，眼神明亮，举止腼腆，声音轻柔，神情总是平静安详，鲜少被什么事所打扰。
Elizabeth, or Beth, as everyone called her, was a rosy, smooth-haired, bright-eyed girl of thirteen, with a shy manner, a timid voice, and a peaceful expression which was seldom disturbed.
Vocabulary
- comfortable
- 舒适的，令人感到放松的
- though
- 尽管，虽然，表示让步关系
- carpet
- 地毯，铺在地板上的织物
- faded
- 褪色的，颜色变淡或老旧的
- furniture
- 家具，房间内的桌椅等物品
- plain
- 朴素的，简单无装饰的
- hung
- 悬挂，hang的过去式
- filled
- 填满，充满某个空间
- recesses
- 壁龛，墙壁内凹进去的空间
- chrysanthemums
- 菊花，一种常见的观赏花卉
- Christmas
- 圣诞节，西方重要节日
- bloomed
- 开花，植物花朵盛开
- pleasant
- 令人愉快的，舒适宜人的
- atmosphere
- 氛围，某处给人的整体感觉
- peace
- 平静，安宁祥和的状态
- pervaded
- 弥漫，充满整个空间或环境
- eldest
- 最年长的，年龄最大的
- plump
- 丰满的，体型圆润有肉感的
- fair
- 肤色白皙的，皮肤浅色的
- plenty
- 大量的，充足丰富的
- soft
- 柔软的，触感细腻温和的
- sweet
- 甜美的，令人喜爱的
- rather
- 相当，有些，程度副词
- vain
- 自负的，过于在意外貌的
- Fifteen-year-old
- 十五岁的，形容年龄为15岁
- reminded
- 使人想起，令人联想到某事物
- colt
- 小雄马，幼马，比喻笨拙活泼
- seemed
- 似乎，看起来好像
- limbs
- 四肢，人体的手臂和腿
- decided
- 明显的，毋庸置疑的
- comical
- 滑稽的，引人发笑的
- sharp
- 锐利的，敏锐机智的
- gray
- 灰色的，介于黑白之间的颜色
- appeared
- 看起来，似乎，表现出某状态
- turns
- 轮流，交替出现（by turns）
- fierce
- 凶猛的，强烈激烈的
- thoughtful
- 若有所思的，沉思体贴的
- thick
- 浓密的，厚实的
- beauty
- 美丽，令人赏心悦目的特质
- usually
- 通常，大多数情况下
- bundled
- 扎起，把头发捆绑成一束
- net
- 发网，束住头发的网状饰物
- shoulders
- 肩膀，连接手臂与躯干的部位
- flyaway
- 散乱的，随风飘动难以整理的
- uncomfortable
- 不舒适的，令人不自在的
- appearance
- 外表，一个人的外貌形象
- rapidly
- 迅速地，速度很快地
- shooting
- 急速成长，快速长高
- rosy
- 红润的，面色红晕健康
- smooth-haired
- 头发顺滑的，发质柔顺整齐
- bright-eyed
- 眼神明亮的，眼睛炯炯有神
- shy
- 害羞的，见人容易紧张腼腆
- manner
- 举止，待人处事的方式态度
- timid
- 胆怯的，缺乏自信容易害怕
- peaceful
- 平和的，安静祥和的
- expression
- 表情，面部流露的情感
- seldom
- 很少，不常发生
- disturbed
- 被打扰，受到干扰而不安
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