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Пересказ этого текста.Заранее спасибо.  As young readers like to know 'how people look', we will take this moment to give them a little sketch of the four sisters, who sat knitting away in the twilight while the December snow fell quietly outside and the fire crackled cheerfully within. It was a comfortable old room, though the carpet was faded and the furniture very plain; for a good picture or two hung on the walls, books filled the shelves, chrysanthemums and Christmas roses bloomed in the windows and a pleasant atmosphere of home-peace filled the room. Meg, the eldest1 of the four, was sixteen, and very pretty, being plump and fair, with large eyes, plenty of soft, brown hair, a sweet mouth and white hands of which she was rather vain. Fifteen-year-old Jo was very tall, thin and brown, and reminded one of a colt2; for she never seemed to know what to do with her long limbs, which were very much in her way. She had a decisive mouth, a comical nose and sharp, grey eyes, which appeared to sec everything, and could be fierce, funny or thoughtful. Her long, thick hair was her one beauty; but it was usually bundled in a net, to be out of her way. Jo had round shoulders, big hands and feet, a fly-away look to her clothes and the uncomfortable appearance of a girl who was rapidly shooting up into a woman and didn't like it. Elizabeth - or Beth, as everyone called her was a rosy, smooth-haired, bright-eyed girl of thirteen, with a shy manner, a timid voice and a peaceful expression, which was seldom disturbed. Her father called her 'Little Miss Tranquillity', and the name suited her excellently; for she seemed to live in a happy world of her own, only venturing out to meet the few whom she trusted and loved. Amy, though the youngest, was a most important person - in her own opinion at least. A regular snow-maiden, with blue eyes and yellow hair curling on her shoulders, pale and slender, and carrying herself like a young lady mindful of her manners. What the characters of the four sisters were, we will leave to be found out. The clock struck six; and, having swept up the hearth3, Beth put a pair of slippers down to warm. Somehow the sight of the old shoes had a good effect upon the girls; for mother was coming, and everyone brightened to welcome her. Meg stopped lecturing and lighted the lamp, Amy got out of the armchair without being asked, and Jo forgot how tired she was as she sat up to hold the slippers nearer to the fire. 'They are quite worn out; Mother must have a new pair.' T thought I'd get her some with my dollar,' said Beth. 'No, I shall!' cried Amy. 'I'm the oldest,' began Meg, but Jo cut in with a decided: 'I'm the man of the family now that papa is away, and I shall provide the slippers, for he told me to take special care of mother while he was gone.' 'I'll tell you what we'll do,' said Beth; 'let's each get her something for Christmas, and not get anything for ourselves.'

Answer 1

 It was a comfortable old room, though the carpet was faded and the furniture very plain and Christmas roses bloomed in the windows and a pleasant atmosphere of home-peace filled the room. 
Meg was sixteen, and she was very pretty with large eyes,  brown hair, a sweet mouth and white hands. Fifteen-year-old Jo was very tall, thin and brown. She had a decisive mouth, a comical nose and sharp? grey eyes and long, thick hair. Elizabeth - or Beth was a rosy, smooth-haired, bright-eyed girl of thirteen, with a shy manner.  Amy was a most important person - in her own opinion at least. A regular snow-maiden, with blue eyes and yellow hair curling on her shoulders, pale and slender, and carrying herself like a young lady mindful of her manners. 
The clock struck six; and Beth put a pair of slippers down to warm. Somehow the sight of the old shoes had a good effect upon the girls; for mother was coming, and everyone brightened to welcome her. Meg stopped lecturing and lighted the lamp, Amy got out of the armchair without being asked, and Jo forgot how tired she was as she sat up to hold the slippers nearer to the fire. 
Jo said that mother had to have a new   pair of shoes  and Beth said that she would get her mother some new slippers with her money.   Amy cried that she would. Meg said that she was  the oldest, but Jo cut in with a   decided and sais that she was  the man of the family then that papa was away,   and she should provide the slippers for mother. Then Bess said  that they would  get their mother something for Christmas.

Answer 2

Как молодым читателям нравится знать, "как люди выглядят", мы воспользуемся этим моментом, чтобы дать им небольшой портрет четырех сестер, которые сидели и вязали в сумерках, пока за окном спокойно падал декабрьский снег, и огонь весело потрескивал в камине. Это была уютная старая комната, хотя ковер был выцветший, а мебель очень простая. На стенах висели хорошие картины, полки были заполнены книгами, в окнах цвели хризантемы и новогодние розы, а воздух наполнялся приятной атмосферой домашнего спокойствия.

Мэг, старшая из четырех сестер, была шестнадцатилетней и очень красивой. Она была плотной и справедливой, с большими глазами, густыми каштановыми волосами, милым ртом и белыми руками, на которые она была довольно горда. Джо, которой было пятнадцать лет, была очень высокой, худой и загорелой. Она напоминала жеребенка, потому что всегда казалась не знающей, что делать со своими длинными конечностями, которые только мешали. У нее был решительный рот, комический нос и острые серые глаза, которые казалось, что видят все и могут быть как серьезными, так и смешными. Ее длинные, густые волосы были ее единственной красотой, но обычно они были собраны в сетку, чтобы не мешали. У Джо были скругленные плечи, большие руки и ноги, небрежный вид ее одежды и неприятный вид девушки, которая быстро превращается в женщину и не нравится этому. Елизавета, или Бет, как ее все звали, была румяной, с гладкими волосами и яркими глазами девочкой в тринадцать лет с застенчивым манером, робким голосом и мирным выражением, которое редко нарушалось. Отец называл ее "Маленькой мисс Спокой