It is New Year's Eve.
The streets are covered with snow.
There is a little girl on the street. She sells matches.
"Matches, matches!" She shouts and shouts all day!
But no one buys any matches.
New Year 新年
eve 除夕
street 街道,大街
cover 覆盖
shout 大叫,叫喊
all day 整天
buy 买
street
It is New Year's Eve.
今天是新年除夕。
▶it 作无人称代词,是形式主语,没有词汇意义,可以表示自然现象、气候、时间等。如:
It is three o'clock. 现在是3点钟。
The streets are covered with snow.
路上覆盖着白雪。
▶be covered with:被……覆盖
What does the little girl sell?
□
□
The little match girl sees a family through the window.
They are in their warm house.
"Here is a New Year's card for you.
Happy New Year!" says a girl.
"Oh, thank you. Happy New Year, too!" say her father and mother.
They sing together. They enjoy their New Year's party.
family 家庭,家人
through 透过,通过
window 窗户
warm 温暖的
card 贺卡
sing 唱歌
enjoy 享受……的乐趣
window
sing
Here is a New Year's card for you.
这是送给你们的新年贺卡。
▶Here is…: 倒装句,主语是后面的a New Year's card,因此谓语动词为单数is(比较:Here are some cards.)。
▶you 指代father and mother。
T □ F □
The little girl sees the happy family through the window.
"I want to be in the warm house.
I want to enjoy the party.
Here it is so cold," cries the little girl.
She is very poor. She wears an old dress.
Her shawl is very old, too.
They do not keep out the cold.
cold 寒冷的
cry 哭(喊)
poor 贫穷的
wear 穿
old 旧的
dress 连衣裙
shawl 披肩,披巾
shawl
I want to enjoy the party.
我好想享受家庭聚会啊。
▶want to+动词原形:想要做某事
They do not keep out the cold.
她身上的衣物抵挡不了严寒。
▶They 指代the old dress 和her shawl,因此用复数形式。
▶keep out:(使)留在外面,(使)不进入
The little girl's dress and shawl are ________.
□ new
□ old
Snow falls again on the street.
The little girl pulls the shawl over her head.
The ground is frozen.
The little girl's feet are bare.
She has no shoes and no socks.
She lifts her feet up.
fall 落下,降落
pull 拉上来
head 头
ground 地面
frozen (地面)结冰的
bare 光的,赤裸的
sock 袜子
lift 抬起
bare feet
lift
She has no shoes and no socks.
她没穿鞋,也没穿袜子。
▶shoes, socks: 鞋、袜都是成双的,因此用复数表示。
She lifts her feet up.
她把脚抬起来。
▶lift up:提起,抬起
T □ F □
The little girl wears shoes and socks.
The little girl rubs her hands together.
But she isn't warm at all.
She is so cold, hungry and lonely!
"Oh, what can I do? No one cares for me! Mom, Grandma, I miss you," she cries.
rub 揉搓
hand 手
hungry 饥饿的
lonely 孤单的,孤独的
care for 照顾,关心
grandma 奶奶
miss 想念
hand
hands
The little girl rubs her hands together.
小女孩揉搓着双手。
▶hands: 以-d结尾,加s变成复数后,-ds合读成[z]。
But she isn't warm at all.
但是,她一点儿也不觉得暖和。
▶not...at all:一点也不
Mom, Grandma, I miss you
妈妈,奶奶,我想你们
▶you 指代mom 和grandma 两人。
How does the little girl feel?
□ Warm and happy.
□ Cold and lonely. The Little Match Girl