Life With Louisa
When poverty began to plague her family, 15-year-old Alcott pledged to help, proclaiming, "I'll be rich and famous and happy before I die, see if I won't!" Determined to keep her promise to help her family, Alcott began contributing to the family's income almost immediately. To do so, she worked as a teacher, seamstress and servant, all the while continuing to write. When the American Civil War broke out, Alcott enlisted as a nurse. One year later, Hospital Sketches (1863) was published detailing her experiences and propelling Alcott into the limelight.
Little Women
When her publisher requested that Alcott write a book for girls, the 35-year-old author penned Little Women (1868). What would quickly become her most famous novel, Little Women is a fictional piece based on the lives of Alcott and her family. Alcott's life is represented by the novel's strong-willed and independent protagonist Jo March. Throughout the novel, Jo and her sisters enjoy exciting adventures together, no doubt similar to what Alcott would have experienced with her sisters. Today, Alcott's life continues to live on through her fiction. Little Women is now considered a classic and has even gone on to inspire several film adaptations along the way.
plague n. 瘟疫
plague v. 使困擾/折磨
=> constantly brother
eg: The disease began to plague the girl when she was just a baby.
=> 這個疾病從這個女孩還是小嬰孩時就開始折磨她。
eg: My brother has been plaguing me all weekend.
=> 我哥哥整個週末都在煩我。
eg: Cindy's knee injury plagued her for years.
=> Cindy受傷的膝蓋讓她受苦了她很多年。
en- 使...
enlist v. 從軍/入伍/征募
=> join the military
eg: Both brothers enlisted in the marines and had great success.
=> 兩兄弟都在海軍陸戰隊並且相當有成就。
eg: They enlisted over 100 recruits today.
=> 他們今天徵了100個新兵。
adapt v. 改編
adaptation n. 改編/改寫
=> something that has changed to fit a certain environment
eg: The movie is actually an adaptation of a famous sci-fi book.
=> 這部電影實際上是一本著名科學幻想小說所改編。
adaptation n. 適應
eg: The panda's adaption to the new zoo has been quite difficult.
=> 這隻熊貓適應新的動物園適應得相當辛苦。
pledge to help
=> committe to help
propel v. 推動/驅策/激勵
=> push/force
limelight n. 眾人注目的中心
=> in the public attention
=> in the focus of the public
protagonist n. 主演/主角/主唱者
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protagonist n. 主角
antagonist n. 敵手/對手
plot n. (小說，戲劇等的)情節
lose the plot 跟不上情節
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The Alcotts moved 22 times in nearly 30 years but finally settled in Concord, Massachusetts, in a home that they called Orchard House. They lived there from 1858 to 1877 during which time Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women. Today, people can visit this home that inspired the setting of the famed book and learn more about the Alcott family.
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