Neighbour Rosicky (Excerpt XV)《邻居罗西基》（节选十五）

Generally speaking， marrying an American girl was certainly a risk. A Czech should marry a Czech. It was lucky that Polly was the daughter of a poor widow woman; Rudolph was proud， and if she had a prosperous family to throw up at him， they could never make it go. Polly was one of four sisters， and they all worked; one was book-keeper in the bank， one taught music， and Polly and her younger sister had been clerks， like Miss Pearl. All four of them were musical， had pretty voices， and sang in the Methodist choir， which the eldest sister directed.

一般说来，娶一个美国姑娘肯定要冒点儿风险。（剩余4114字）