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1、THELITTLEMATCHGIRL卖火柴的小女孩Mostterriblycolditwas;itsnowed,andwasnearlyquitedark,andevening--thelasteveningoftheyear.Inthiscoldanddarknesstherewentalongthestreetapoorlittlegirl,bareheaded,andwithnakedfeet.Whenshelefthomeshehadslipperson,itistrue;butwhatwasthegoodo
2、fthatTheywereverylargeslippers,whichhermotherhadhithertoworn;solargewerethey;andthepoorlittlethinglostthemasshescuffledawayacrossthestreet,becauseoftwocarriagesthatrolledbydreadfullyfast. Oneslipperwasnowheretobefound;theotherhadbeenlaidholdofbyanurchin,andoff
3、heranwithit;hethoughtitwoulddocapitallyforacradlewhenhesomedayorothershouldhavechildrenhimself.Sothelittlemaidenwalkedonwithhertinynakedfeet,thatwerequiteredandbluefromcold. Shecarriedaquantityofmatchesinanoldapron,andsheheldabundleoftheminherhand.Nobodyhadbou
4、ghtanythingofherthewholelivelongday;noonehadgivenherasinglefarthing.来源:考试大 Shecreptalongtremblingwithcoldandhunger--averypictureofsorrow,thepoorlittlething! Theflakesofsnowcoveredherlongfairhair,whichfellinbeautifulcurlsaroundherneck;butofthat,ofcourse,shenev
5、eroncenowthought.Fromallthewindowsthecandlesweregleaming,anditsmeltsodeliciouslyofroastgoose,foryouknowitwasNewYear'sEve;yes,ofthatshethought. Inacornerformedbytwohouses,ofwhichoneadvancedmorethantheother,sheseatedherselfdownandcoweredtogether.Herlittlefeetshe
6、haddrawncloseuptoher,butshegrewcolderandcolder,andtogohomeshedidnotventure,forshehadnotsoldanymatchesandcouldnotbringafarthingofmoney:fromherfathershewouldcertainlygetblows,andathomeitwascoldtoo,forabovehershehadonlytheroof,throughwhichthewindwhistled,eventhoug
7、hthelargestcrackswerestoppedupwithstrawandrags. Herlittlehandswerealmostnumbedwithcold.Oh!amatchmightaffordheraworldofcomfort,ifsheonlydaredtakeasingleoneoutofthebundle,drawitagainstthewall,andwarmherfingersbyit.Shedrewoneout."Rischt!"howitblazed,howitburnt!It
8、wasawarm,brightflame,likeacandle,assheheldherhandsoverit:itwasawonderfullight.Itseemedreallytothelittlemaidenasthoughsheweresittingbeforealargeironstove,withburnishedbrassfe