" That's a lie! Oh, lor! " cried the parrot, pecking at Laurie's toes.

“哦，上帝！那是谎言！”鹦鹉边叫边啄劳里的脚趾。

'Go and fetch Laurie, Jo, 'said Mrs March. 'I'll put a stop to all this at once.'

“去把罗瑞找来，琼，”马奇太太说，“我要这一切立刻停下来。”

Up went Jo, and knocked smartly on the door of Laurie's little study.

乔走上前去， 灵巧地敲了敲劳里小书房的门。

She's over at Laurie's. How was your day?

又要临时改稿？

Laurie's a nice boy and I like him, and I won't have any sentimental stuff about compliments and such rubbish.

劳里是个好小伙子，我喜欢他。什么恭维不恭维的，我才不要听这种无聊话。

" I do, " and Mrs. March smiled her wise smile, as Jo turned back the leaves to read what Amy said of Laurie.

“我懂。”于是在乔翻过信纸去读艾米关于劳里写了些什么的时候，马奇太太露出了她那充满智慧的微笑。

Two Saturdays after Jo had gone secretly into town, Meg saw Laurie chasing Jo all over the garden before the two of them fell on the grass, laughing and waving a newspaper.

两个星期后的星期六，琼悄悄去了镇里，麦格看到罗瑞满花园地追逐琼，然后两人都倒在草地上，笑着舞动着一张报纸。

For Jo sat on the grass, with an encampment of boys about her, and a dirty–footed dog reposing on the skirt of her state and festival dress, as she related one of Laurie's pranks to her admiring audience.

因为乔正坐在草地上，身边围了一大群男孩，在向这些钦佩她的听众讲述劳里的有一次恶作剧。有一只爪子很脏的狗正在她那套庄重的节日盛装的裙子上憩息。

She dried her tears quickly, restrained her impatience to see her mother, and never even thought of the turquoise ring, when the old lady heartily agreed in Laurie's opinion, that she behaved 'like a capital little woman'.

她赶紧擦干眼泪，克制着要见妈妈的急躁情绪，根本没想过绿松石戒指，老太太由衷地赞同劳里的看法，说她表现得“像个大方的小女人”。

If Jo had not been otherwise engaged, Laurie's behavior would have amused her, for a faint twinge, not of jealousy, but something like suspicion, caused that gentleman to stand aloof at first, and observe the newcomer with brotherly circumspection.

如果不是因为乔的心思完全放在了别的地方，她一定会被劳里的举动所逗乐，因为有一阵微微的刺痛，不是出于妒忌，而是类似怀疑的某种东西，使那位先生起初躲得远远地，带着女方兄长般的谨慎小心观察着这个新来的人。