The boiled tea was very bitter, the omelet scorched, and the biscuits speckled with saleratus, but Mrs. March received her repast with thanks and laughed heartily over it after Jo was gone.

煮茶味道极苦，煎蛋饼焦了，饼干上沾满了发酵粉，可是马奇太太连声道谢地接过了，等到乔走后便着这份美餐纵情大笑。

Like caged parrots we want a cracker, any of the hundred kinds—the remainder biscuit of a voyage around the world would answer well enough, nor would the wholesomeness of saleratus biscuit be questioned.

就像关在笼子里鹦鹉一样， 我们想要一块饼干， 一百种饼干中一种——环游世界剩下饼干就足够了， 而 saleratus 饼干健康性也不会受到质疑。