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圖書名稱：小婦人（中英雙語典藏版）

★電影《她們》原著小說★
★經典女性文學家庭小說★

不論貧窮或富有，平順或波折，親人之間將永遠互相扶持、相愛。

溫馨的瑪區家住著四位靈巧可愛的女孩：敏感纖細的老大梅格、熱情勇敢的老二喬、溫柔體貼的老三貝絲，以及活潑任性的老四艾美。
這年的聖誕節相當寒冷，女孩們全聚集在客廳的爐火旁，但室內再暖和也填補不了她們心中的遺憾──她們敬愛的父親正獨自在遠方參戰。在父親缺席的這年，母親是家中的智者，負責擔任女孩們的生命導師；在貧困的生活中提點孩子們不可耽溺享樂，更要懷著善良的心勇於幫助他人。
就在女孩們日夜思念著父親的這時，一通緊急電報傳來父親染上重病的噩耗。母親急忙趕往遠方探視住院的父親，並讓四位女孩在家留守。不料母親才出門，老三貝絲也接著患上熱病，生命垂危。姊妹們為了不讓遠方的父母擔心，只得扛下家務，日夜照顧重病的貝絲。
這四位女孩將在這一年的困境中，學習愛與付出，長成美麗優雅而成熟的「小婦人」。
※女性文學永垂不朽的經典
※展現手足之愛的溫馨家庭小說
※中英雙語精修版，簡易好讀
※裝幀精緻，具保存傳承價值

作者簡介：

露意莎．梅．艾考特 (Louisa May Alcott)
十九世紀美國小說家，生於美國賓州小鎮，是家中次女。父母都是崇尚新時代、新觀念的人士，艾考特也因此受到薰陶，培養出獨立自主的人格。三十六歲完成《小婦人》震驚文壇，使她成為揚名國際的知名女作家。

那培玄
畢業於國立臺北藝術大學美術系。一九九四年開始從事插畫，作品刊登於各大報及出版書籍雜誌等。興趣廣泛，喜歡文學、藝術與金融研究。

法蘭克．T．麥瑞爾 (Frank T. Merrill)
活躍於十九至二十世紀的美國畫家、插畫家。職業生涯中繪製上千幅各類書籍之插畫。

鐘文君
專職網頁、插畫、視覺設計。從業多年，獨具特色的繪畫風格充滿童趣不失詼諧韻味與美感，熱中於產品開發。
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譯者簡介：

張琰
台灣大學哲學系畢業，輔仁大學翻譯學研究所碩士。曾任出版社編輯，現為自由譯者。從事翻譯工作多年，作品以文學類為主，如《歐蘭朵》、《小婦人》、《一個人的朝聖》、《比利時的哀愁》等，及「納尼亞傳奇」系列的《銀椅》、《賈斯潘王子》、《黎明行者號》等；也有非文學類，如《先知》、《蝴蝶法則》、《萬物的尺度》等。

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「有沒有誰有事情可以說？今天過得很無趣，我可真想要有些娛樂。」這天晚上她們坐在房裡做著縫紉活兒時梅格說。
貝絲說了一個故事讓大家哈哈大笑，然後她們要母親也說個故事，母親思索了一會兒，正色說道：
「從前有四個女孩子，她們吃得飽，喝得足，穿得暖，有許多值得安慰和歡樂的事，有深愛她們的和善朋友和雙親，但是她們卻不滿足。」話說到這裡，聽者偷偷瞄著彼此，並且開始勤奮地縫著。「這些女孩子一心想求好，也經常說『要是我們有這個就好了』，或是『要是我們能做那件事就好了』，她們忘了她們已經擁有許多，也忘了她們其實可以做很多快樂的事情。於是她們問一個老婦人說，她們要用什麼符咒使她們快樂呢？老婦人就說：『當你們覺得不滿足的時候，想想你們的福分，並且心存感激。』」這時候喬很快抬眼看，彷彿要說話，但是發現這個故事還沒有說完，就改變主意了。
「因為她們都是明理的女孩，所以決定試著照老婦人的建議去做，她們很快就發現她們自己是多麼幸福。一個人發現金錢也不能使富有人家遠離羞恥和悲愁；另一個人發現自己雖然窮，但有青春、健康和愉快的心境，她要比某個脾氣暴躁、身體孱弱、無法享受舒適生活的老太太快樂許多。第三個女孩發現，雖然幫人準備午餐不是件開心的事，但是向人乞討午餐卻更困難；第四個女孩發現的是，即使紅玉戒指也沒有良好的行為珍貴。所以她們一致同意不要再抱怨，而要享受她們已經擁有的福分，並且努力讓自己不負這些福分，以免福分不增反減。我相信她們聽那個老婦人的勸告是絕對不會失望或是後悔的。」
「媽，您太厲害了，竟然用我們自己的故事來教訓我們，不告訴我們一個浪漫故事，反倒訓了我們一頓。」梅格叫道。
「我喜歡這樣的訓話，爸爸從前告訴我們的就是這種。」貝絲把毛線針直接放在喬的靠墊上，若有所思地說。
「我不像其他人那樣愛抱怨，從今以後我也會更加小心。」艾美道貌岸然地說。
「我們需要那個教訓，我們不會忘記的。如果我們忘了，您只管對我們說，就像老克羅在《黑奴籲天錄》裡面說的：『想想你的天賜恩惠，孩子們！想想你的天賜恩惠，孩子們！』」喬加上一句，她是怎麼也忍不住要從這小小的講道中找點樂趣的，雖然她也和其他人一樣，已經牢牢記住這個教訓了。

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“Has anybody got anything to tell? It's been such a dismal day I'm really dying for some amusement,” said Meg, as they sat sewing together that evening.
Beth told a story. Then they asked their mother for one, and after a moments thought, she said soberly, “Once upon a time, there were four girls, who had enough to eat and drink and wear, a good many comforts and pleasures, kind friends and parents who loved them dearly, and yet they were not contented.” (Here the listeners stole sly looks at one another, and began to sew diligently.) “These girls were anxious to be good and made many excellent resolutions, but they did not keep them very well, and were constantly saying, ‘If only we had this,’ or ‘If we could only do that,’ quite forgetting how much they already had, and how many things they actually could do. So they asked an old woman what spell they could use to make them happy, and she said, ‘When you feel discontented, think over your blessings, and be grateful.’” (Here Jo looked up quickly, as if about to speak, but changed her mind, seeing that the story was not done yet.)
“Being sensible girls, they decided to try her advice, and soon were surprised to see how well off they were. One discovered that money couldn't keep shame and sorrow out of rich people's houses, another that, though she was poor, she was a great deal happier, with her youth, health, and good spirits, than a certain fretful, feeble old lady who couldn't enjoy her comforts, a third that, disagreeable as it was to help get dinner, it was harder still to go begging for it and the fourth, that even carnelian rings were not so valuable as good behavior. So they agreed to stop complaining, to enjoy the blessings already possessed, and try to deserve them, lest they should be taken away entirely, instead of increased, and I believe they were never disappointed or sorry that they took the old woman's advice.”
“Now, Marmee, that is very cunning of you to turn our own stories against us, and give us a sermon instead of a romance!” cried Meg.
“I like that kind of sermon. It's the sort Father used to tell us,” said Beth thoughtfully, putting the needles straight on Jo's cushion.
“I don't complain near as much as the others do, and I shall be more careful than ever now, for I've had warning from Susie's downfall,” said Amy morally.
“We needed that lesson, and we won't forget it. If we do so, you just say to us, as old Chloe did in Uncle Tom, ‘Tink ob yer marcies, chillen!’ ‘Tink ob yer marcies!’” added Jo, who could not, for the life of her, help getting a morsel of fun out of the little sermon, though she took it to heart as much as any of them.

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化身喬的露意莎（1832 ～1888）
第 1章演出天路歷程
第 2章快樂聖誕
第 3章羅倫斯家的男孩
第 4章包袱
第 5章睦鄰
第 6章美麗宮殿
第 7章飽嘗羞辱
第 8章報復
第 9章上流社會
第 10章文藝姐妹
第 11章實驗
第 12章羅倫斯營地
第 13章空中樓閣
第 14章祕密
第 15章電報
第 16章書信
第 17章忠誠的小人兒
第 18章黯淡的日子
第 19章艾美的遺囑
第 20章情愫
第 21章坦途
第 22章無心的撮合

01.PLAYING PILGRIMS
02.A MERRY CHRISTMAS
03.THE LAURENCE BOY
04.BURDENS
05.BEING NEIGHBORLY...

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