Module2TheRenaissance【导读】圣诞节之际，马奇家的四个女孩子都决心努力做个好女孩，不再滥发脾气，不再懒惰，不再自私。阅读下列节选自小说《小妇人》的片段，看一下这些女孩子们是怎样度过这个快乐的圣诞节的。LittleWomen(excerpt)JowasthefirsttowakeuponChristmasmorning，butsoontheywereallawakeandtheywentdownstairs.“Where'sMother？”askedMeg.“Idon'tknow，”saidoldHannah.ShehadlivedwiththefamilysinceMegwasborn，andwasmorelikeafriendthanaservant.“Somepoorwomancametothedoorandyourmotherwentofftoseewhatwasneeded.”“She'llbebacksoon，”saidMeg.Shelookedatthepresentsforhermotherwhichwereinabasketunderachair，readytobringoutattherighttime.“WhereisAmy'sbottleofperfume？”“Shewenttoputsomeprettypaperroundit，Ithink，”saidJo.Suddenly，theyheardtheoutsidedoorclose.“Here'sMother！Hidethebasket，quick！”saidJo.ButitwasAmy.Shecameinquickly.“Wherehaveyoubeen，andwhat'sthatbehindyou？”askedMeg.“Irantotheshopandchangedthelittlebottleofperfumeforabigone，”saidAmy.“Ispentallmymoneytogetit,andI'mnotgoingtobeselfishanymore！”Megsmiledproudlyandputherarmsaroundhersister.Thentherewasanotherbangfromtheoutsidedoor，andthebasketwaspushedbackunderthechair.Thegirlsrantothetable，readyfortheirbreakfast.“HappyChristmas，Mother！”theyshouted.“HappyChristmas，littledaughters！”saidMrsMarch.Thenthesmiledisappearedfromherface.“Girls，listen.Notfarawayisapoorwoman，MrsHummel，withanewbaby.Hersixchildrenareinonebed，tryingtokeepwarm，astheyhavenowoodforafire.Thereisnothingtoeatandtheyarehungryandcold.WillyougivethemyourbreakfastasaChristmaspresent？”Foraminutenoonespoke.ThenJosaid，“Mother，I'msogladyoucamebackbeforewebegantoeat！”Andthegirlsquicklybegantoputtheirbreakfastinabasket.“Iknewyouwoulddoit，”saidMrsMarch，smiling.ShetookthegirlsandHannahtoacold，miserablelittleroominanoldbuilding，wheretheyfoundasickmother，acryingbaby，andagroupofchildrenwithwhite，frightenedfaces.Thechildrenwereonthebedunderablanket，tryingtokeepwarm.Thewomanalmostcriedwithhappinesswhenshesawthegirls.Hannah，whohadbroughtwood，madeafire.MrsMarchgavethemotherteaandhotfood，thenshedressedthelittlebabygently.Thegirlsputthechildrenroundthefireandfedthemlikehungrybirds.Itwasaveryhappymeal，althoughthegirlsatenoneofit.ButnoonewashappierthanthosehungryyoungladieswhogaveawaytheirbreakfastonChristmasmorning.MrsMarchwassurprisedandpleasedwhenshesawherpresentslater.Therewasalotoflaughingandkissingandexplaining.Then，fortherestoftheday，thegirlswerebusy.Jolikedtowriteplays，andthefourofthemweregoingtoactonethatevening.Theyhadlearnedtheirwords，andhadworkedhardtomakestrangeandwonderfulclothesforallthedifferentcharactersintheplay.《小妇人》节选圣诞节清晨，琼是第一个醒来的，可随后她们就都醒了，然后下了楼。“妈妈在哪儿？”麦格问。“我不知道，”老海娜答道。她从麦格一出世就和全家住在一起，就像是一个朋友，而不像仆人。“有个可怜的女人来到门口，你们的母亲随她去了，好看看她需要什么。”“她很快就会回来的，”麦格说。她看了看那些给母亲的礼物，它们被装在一个篮子里，放在椅子下面，时刻准备拿出来。“艾米的那瓶香水呢？”“我想她是想拿去包上些漂亮的纸，”琼答道。突然，她们听到外面的门被关上了。“妈妈来了，把篮子藏起来，快！”琼说。但那是艾米。她匆匆走进屋。“你到哪儿去了，藏在你身后的是什么？”麦格问。“我跑到商店去了，把那瓶香水换成了一大瓶。”艾米说，“我花掉了所有的钱，我再也不自私了！”麦格骄傲地笑了，伸出双臂拥抱她的妹妹。然后外面的门又有...
