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.

煮的茶味道极苦，煎了，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.

就像关在笼子里的鹦鹉样， 我们想干， 百种干中的任何种——环游世界剩下的干就足够了， 而 saleratus 干的健康性也不会受到质疑。