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0:09 Oh, hello. Welcome to our home. I'm Jo March and I'm here to share with you a little about the story you are going to read 哦，你们好。欢迎来到我们家。我是乔·马奇，我来和大家简单聊聊你们将要读到的这个故事。
0:25 As you may know, it is entitled Little Women 你们可能知道，书名叫《小妇人》。
0:28 It's a story about my family─well, more specifically, about me and my three sisters: 这是个关于我们家的故事——嗯，更确切地说，是关于我和我三个姐妹的：
0:35 Meg, who is the oldest; Beth, who is a couple of years younger than me; and the baby of the family, Amy 大姐梅格；比我小几岁的贝丝；还有家里最小的妹妹，艾米。
0:43 Our story is based on the true-life story of the author, Louisa May Alcott, who also had three sisters 我们的故事是根据作者路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的真实生活写成的，她也有三个姐妹。
0:51 Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特出生于1832年11月29日。
0:57 Like me, she was the second daughter in a family of four girls 和我一样，她也是家里四个女孩中的老二。
1:02 Louisa grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, USA 路易莎在美国马萨诸塞州的康科德长大。
1:06 From a young age, Louisa loved to write 路易莎从小就爱写作。
1:10 She wrote poetry and even several thrillers, believe it or not 她写过诗，甚至还写过几部惊险小说，信不信由你。
1:14 She was also an avid reader, fueling her imagination with works from Shakespeare to Charlotte Bronte 她也是一位热心的读者，从莎士比亚到夏洛特·勃朗特的作品中汲取想象力。
1:21 As you read Little Women, you may see a strong resemblance between my character and Louisa 当你阅读《小妇人》时，你可能会发现我的性格与路易莎十分相似。
1:28 In fact, according to Louisa, she did indeed base my character on herself 事实上，据路易莎所说，她确实以自己为原型塑造了我这个角色，
1:33 while her real sisters─Anna, Lizzie, and May─are depicted by Meg, Beth, and Amy respectively 而她的亲姐妹——安娜、莉齐和梅——则分别由梅格、贝丝和艾米来刻画。
1:42 Little Women was published in 1868 《小妇人》出版于1868年。
1:45 The story is set during the American Civil War 故事背景设定在美国内战时期。
1:49 Father is away at war, not as a soldier, but as a chaplain 父亲远赴战场，不是作为士兵，而是作为一名随军牧师。
1:53 He is a very thoughtful, kind man, who instills in us, his daughters, a strong sense of morals and family values 他是一位非常体贴、善良的人，向我们这些女儿灌输了强烈的道德观和家庭价值观。
2:01 At one time Father used to be very rich but now, after the war, our family is struggling financially 父亲曾经非常富有，但现在，战争过后，我们家经济拮据。
2:09 Mother is the most loving, caring person in the world 母亲是世界上最慈爱、最体贴的人。
2:13 She is not perfect, but she makes every effort to help us girls learn life's important lessons 她并不完美，但她竭尽全力帮助我们这些女孩学习人生重要的道理，
2:19 as well as treasure the moments we share together as a family 也珍惜我们一家人共度的时光。
2:24 My sister Meg is a lovely person who has a strong sense of responsibility and looks after her younger sisters 我的姐姐梅格是个可爱的人，她很有责任感，会照顾妹妹们。
2:33 Meg does have her faults, though, and one of them is vanity 不过，梅格也有她的缺点，其中之一就是爱慕虚荣。
2:38 She longs to have fashionable, pretty things, as most girls do 她渴望拥有时髦漂亮的东西，就像大多数女孩一样。
2:43 But what can one do if family finances don't permit such treats? 可如果家里经济不允许这种享受，又能怎么办呢？
2:49 Next comes me. As I mentioned, the author Louisa and I share many traits 接下来是我。正如我提到的，作者路易莎和我有很多相似之处。
2:56 I am also a writer and I love to read 我也是一名作家，而且热爱阅读。
2:59 I'm not pretty like Meg or gentle like Beth, but I have a very strong personality, as my family will tell you 我不像梅格那样漂亮，也不像贝丝那样温柔，但我的个性很强，我的家人会这么说。
3:07 My biggest weak point is my short temper and I often lose control of it 我最大的缺点就是脾气急躁，经常控制不住。
3:13 It gets me into many arguments and sometimes causes mishaps 这让我卷入许多争吵，有时还会惹出些小麻烦。
3:18 But I'm loyal and true to my family and friends 但我对家人和朋友忠诚又真诚。
3:21 I will do anything for them. I'm a bit of a tomboy, which means I act like a boy 我愿意为他们做任何事。我有点像个假小子，意思是我的举止像男孩。
3:28 In fact, I'll admit I sometimes wish I were a boy 事实上，我承认我有时真希望自己是个男孩。
3:32 This kind of thinking also gets me into trouble 这种想法也给我惹上麻烦。
3:37 Beth is my darling little sister. I have a soft spot for her as she is the most gentle and shy creature you will ever come across 贝丝是我亲爱的小妹妹。我特别偏爱她，因为她是你所能遇到的最温柔、最害羞的人儿。
3:46 Like Mother, Beth is very caring and she holds nothing back when it comes to helping others 像妈妈一样，贝丝非常体贴，在帮助别人时总是不遗余力。
3:52 Beth never complains or upsets people and she would rather do something herself than be a bother to others. She loves music 贝丝从不抱怨或惹人不快，她宁愿自己做事也不愿给别人添麻烦。她热爱音乐。
4:01 Her voice is as angelic as her personality 她的嗓音就和她的品性一样，如天使般美好。
4:06 Finally, there's Amy, the youngest of our clan 最后，还有艾米，我们家族里最小的妹妹。
4:10 I suppose Amy and I are the pair of sisters who argue the most 我猜艾米和我是姐妹中争吵最多的一对。
4:15 Just between you and me, she irritates me so 就我们私下里说，她真能把我惹毛了。
4:19 However, I admit Amy does have her good traits 不过，我承认艾米确实有她的优点。
4:23 One of them is her beauty. She is like a porcelain doll 其中之一就是她的美貌。她就像一个瓷娃娃。
4:28 When she smiles at you, you forget all your troubles 当她对你微笑时，你会忘记所有的烦恼。
4:32 She is also a very talented artist 她还是个很有天赋的艺术家。
4:35 I wouldn't be surprised if she became a famous painter one day 如果有一天她成了有名的画家，我也不会惊讶。
4:40 One of Amy's weaknesses is her selfishness 艾米的缺点之一就是自私。
4:44 She's the youngest so I can understand this somewhat 她是最小的，所以这点我多少能理解。
4:48 But this characteristic gets her into several scrapes, which Amy thankfully learns from 但这种性格让她惹了好几次麻烦，好在艾米会从中吸取教训。
4:55 So now you know a little about my family and something about Louisa May Alcott 现在，你对我的家庭和路易莎·梅·奥尔科特都有了一些了解。
5:01 As I mentioned before, our family lived during the American Civil War 正如我之前提到的，我们一家生活在美国内战时期。
5:06 Life at that time was quite different from what it is like for you today 那时候的生活，跟你们现在的生活大不相同。
5:10 For example, look at my clothes 比如说，看看我这身衣服。
5:14 Not only did we have to wear these long dresses, but when a woman went out, she was expected to wear gloves and carry a parasol 我们不仅要穿这种长裙，女士出门时，还得戴上手套，拿着阳伞。
5:23 Given that I'm a tomboy, can you imagine how difficult it was for me to wear such things? 想想我是个假小子，你就能明白，穿成这样对我来说有多难受了吧？
5:29 My sisters had to remind me every time I wasn't dressed in a " ladylike " way 每次我穿得不够"淑女"，姐姐们总得提醒我。
5:35 At this time, women were expected to behave in a certain manner as well 那个年代，人们对女性的言行举止，也有特定的期望。
5:40 For most women, their purpose in life consisted of finding a marriage mate and having children 对大多数女性来说，人生的目的就是找个结婚对象、生儿育女。
5:46 I resisted such notions and got myself into a lot of trouble for it 我抗拒这种想法，也因此给自己惹了不少麻烦。
5:51 But I, like Louisa, am a firm believer that women should have their independence 不过，我和路易莎一样，坚信女性应该拥有自己的独立。
5:57 Another thing you might find unusual is our way of life 还有件事你们可能觉得奇怪，那就是我们的生活方式。
6:02 It was common in our time to have servants and housekeepers 我们那个年代，雇仆人和管家是很普遍的。
6:06 My family, as well as Louisa Alcott, hated the idea of slavery 我们家，还有路易莎·奥尔科特，都非常痛恨奴隶制。
6:11 We would never regard our beloved Hannah as a slave 我们绝不会把我们亲爱的汉娜当作奴隶。
6:14 She is trusted and loved and is a great help to our family 她深受我们信任和爱戴，是我们家的大帮手。
6:20 Something else you may find peculiar is how the young men and women interact 可能还有一点你们会觉得奇怪，就是年轻男女之间的交往方式。
6:26 In my day, society was much more conservative 在我那个时代，社会风气保守得多。
6:30 It was not considered proper for young people to date or go out unless they intended to marry 年轻人除非打算结婚，否则单独约会或外出，都被看作是不合礼数的。
6:36 It's true that many married at a young age, but we had strict rules that allowed or did not allow certain behaviors 确实，很多人年纪轻轻就结婚了，但我们有着严格的规矩，有些行为是允许的，有些则不行。
6:45 Time is constantly changing and that can't be helped 时代在不断地变化，这是没办法的事。
6:50 Fashions, manners, customs, and traditions change, too 时尚、礼仪、风俗和传统，也都在变。
6:54 Some things, however, are timeless: learning how to grow up, learning how to deal with family issues, learning to love and respect others 然而，有些东西是永恒的：学着如何长大，学着处理家庭问题，学着去爱和尊重他人，
7:04 and of course─most important of all─learning who you are 当然——最重要的一点——是学着认识你自己。
7:10 Little Women is a story about just those things 《小妇人》正是关于这些事情的故事。
7:14 Even though it was written more than a hundred years ago 尽管它写于一百多年前，
7:17 I hope that you will find lessons you can learn from and apply in your life today 但我希望，你们能从中汲取经验，并用在今天的生活里。