The Little Match Girl，摘自iOS应用Snow White and more stories

Many years ago on a cold and snowy New Year's Eve, a poor little girl was wandering arround on the street.

许多年前，在一个寒冷还下着雪的新年前夜，一个可怜的小女孩在街上徘徊。

She tried to sell her matches.

她想把火柴卖出去。

So she could buy something to eat.

这样，她就能买东西吃。

She was very cold and sad.

她很冷很伤心。

She sat in a doorway with ragged old clothes.

她穿着破旧的衣服坐在门口。

Her bare feet were nearly frozen.

她光着的脚，几乎冻僵了。

But nobody seemed to see her.

但是大家好像都没看到她。

No one had bought any of her matches.

没有一个人买她的火柴。

And the night was so cold.

那晚，真的很冷。

The little match girl burst into tears.

卖火柴的小女孩，突然落了泪。

She lit one of her matches to try to stay warm.

她点了一根火柴，试着取暖。

Suddenly, she thought she saw a fireplace!

突然间，她感觉看到了一个壁炉！

But when she stretched her frozen feet towards it, the fire disappeared.

但当她把冻僵的脚伸向它时，火消失了。

The little girl lit another match.

小女孩点了另一根火柴。

This time, she saw a table full of food and drinks.

这次，她看到满桌的食物和饮料。

But when she tried to reach it, the food disappeared.

但当她试着靠近时，食物消失了。

The poor little girl was shocked, so she struck another match.

可怜的小女孩吓坏了，她划了另一根火柴。

This time, she found herself in a warm room.

这次，她发现自己在一个温暖的房间。

She was sitting under a beautiful Christmas tree.

她坐在一棵美丽的圣诞树下。

As the tree began to disappear, the little girl panicked.

当那棵树开始消失时，小女孩慌了。

She quickly lit her very last match.

她很快地点燃了最后一根火柴。

She saw her much-loved grandmother waving at her.

她看到她深爱的奶奶在向她招手。

"Don't leave me grandma! Let me come with you!" the little girl cried.

“不要离开我，奶奶！让我和你一起走！”小女孩哭道。

The grandmother wrapped her arms around the poor little match girl.

奶奶用双手抱住那可怜的卖火柴的小女孩。

Together they flew away into the sky.

她们一起飞向了天空。

The next morning, many people saw the little girl's frozen body lying on the street.

第二天早上，很多人看到小女孩冻僵的身体躺在街道上。

Many people were crying.

很多人在哭。

They were sad to see that the little match girl had died.

看到卖火柴的小女孩死了，他们很难过。

But if they had looked a little more carefully, they would have seen a warm smile on her face.

不过，如果他们看仔细一点，能看到她脸上的温暖的微笑。

The little match girl had gone to spend her New Year's Day in a much better place with her grand mom.

卖火柴的小女孩和她的奶奶，在一个非常好的地方过了新年。