艾米的成长

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Of all the sisters, Amy cared most about looking proper and fine. 在所有姐妹中，艾米最在乎自己的仪容是否得体和漂亮。

She hated to seem poor in front of others. 她讨厌在别人面前显得贫穷。

At school, the other girls traded little treats called pickled limes. 在学校里，其他女孩们互相交换一种叫做腌酸橙的小零食。

Amy owed many limes to her friends, 艾米欠了朋友们很多腌酸橙，

and she felt ashamed that she could not pay them back. 她为自己无法偿还而感到羞愧。

So one day, she proudly brought a whole bag of limes to school. 所以有一天，她得意地带了一整袋腌酸橙去学校。

But a jealous girl told the teacher, and limes were against the rules. 但一个嫉妒的女孩告诉了老师，而腌酸橙是违反校规的。

The teacher punished Amy in front of everyone. 老师当着所有人的面惩罚了艾米。

Poor Amy was so embarrassed that she cried. 可怜的艾米羞愧得哭了。

That evening, Marmee comforted her, but she also spoke gently. 那个晚上，马奇太太安慰了她，但语气也很温柔。

Amy dear, she said, it is good to be neat and lovely, “亲爱的艾米，”她说，“整洁可爱是好的，

but it is far better to be kind and good. 但善良和品德高尚要好得多。”

Do not think too much about how things look. “不要太在意事物的表面。”

Amy listened, and slowly she began to understand. 艾米听着，慢慢地她开始明白了。

She still loved pretty things, but she started to care more about being a good person. 她仍然喜欢漂亮的东西，但她开始更关心如何成为一个好人。

True beauty grows from within, not from what others can see. 真正的美源于内心，而不是别人能看到的外表。

Little by little, spoiled Amy was becoming wiser. 渐渐地，被宠坏的艾米变得越来越明智。

Meanwhile, quiet John Brooke had begun to notice Meg. 与此同时，安静的约翰·布鲁克开始注意到梅格。