卖火柴的小女孩

It was the day before Christmas. It was very cold. A poor little girl was walking along the street. Her clothes were ragged. She had only her mother's big slippers on her bare feet. " Matches! Matches! Does anyone want to buy matches?” she cried. But no one noticed her. People walked past her in a hurry. They were busy buying Christmas gifts.

这是圣诞节的前一天，也是最寒冷的一天。一个可怜的，卖火柴的小女孩儿在街上走着。 她的衣服又旧又破。光光的小脚丫外面只有妈妈的一双大拖鞋。 “卖火柴呀！卖火柴！谁要买火柴？”她喊道。可是，没有人注意到她。 人们匆忙地从她身边经过。他们正忙着买圣诞礼物。

Soon it was noon. But the little girl had not sold any matches. At this moment, she was beside the window of a beautiful house. She looked into the window. There was a very beautiful Christmas tree. Two kids were playing by the tree with candies. The candy papers were so beautiful. ” How happy they are! ” she said to herself. Then she thought of her sick mother. Tears came to her eyes.

转眼间快到中午了，小女孩儿的火柴一盒也没卖出去。 这时，她来到一幢漂亮房子的窗前。 她往窗户里看，那儿有一棵非常漂亮的圣诞树。 两个孩子在树旁玩，手里拿着糖果。糖果纸多漂亮啊。 “他们是多么幸福呀！”她自言自语道。紧接着，她想起了家中生病的妈妈，忍不住掉下了眼泪。

She kept on walking and calling, ''Matches! Matches! Sir, Madam, would you please buy some matches?” Still, nobody noticed her. Suddenly, a carriage ran by fast. The little girl was scared. She ran away in a hurry.

她继续边走边喊：“卖火柴呀！卖火柴呀！叔叔阿姨，要买些火柴吗？” 依然没有人注意到她。 突然，不远处飞奔过来一辆马车。小女孩儿吓坏了，撒腿就跑。

The little girl finally got away from the carriage. But she lost her slippers. One was gone. The other was gotten by a boy. He was kicking it around. The little girl wanted to ask for it back. But the boy kicked it far away. The poor little girl was barefoot now. She walked on in the snow. Her feet were red and swollen with the cold.

小女孩儿好不容易躲开了马车，可她的拖鞋却掉了。 一只怎么也找不着，另一只被不远处一个淘气的小男孩儿踢走了。 当小女孩儿试着把鞋讨回来时，小男孩儿却一脚将它踢飞了。 可怜的小女孩儿只好光着脚踩在雪地上，继续往前走，小脚丫被冻的又红又肿。

It was getting darker. People went home. The little girl walked alone in the street. She wanted to go home too, but she hadn't sold any matches. Besides, her house was no warmer than the outside.

天慢慢黑了。人们都回家了。小女孩独自在街上走。 她也想回家，但她连一盒火柴都没有卖掉。而且，她家的小屋并不比外面暖和多少。

The snow was heavier. It became colder and colder. The little girl hadn't had anything for a whole day. Now she was very hungry, and she felt very tired. She sat down in a street corner. She rubbed her feet with her hands. But soon her hands were numb too. " It's so cold. It would be so good if I could light a match. It'll warm up my hands, " she thought.

雪，越下越大了。外面越来越冷。 小女孩一整天都没吃东西了。现在她又饿又累。 她找了一处墙角坐下, 用手搓着又红又肿的小脚。但是不一会儿，小手也冻僵了。 “真冷呀。要是能点一根火柴，哪怕暖暖手也好呀！” 她心想。