The English Fable Story Series continues, and the story I bring to you today is the well-known "The Little Match Girl", do you remember her story?Let's review it today.
The story itself:
The Little Match Girl is a well-known fairy tale about a poor little girl who sells matches on a cold winter night. The little girl shivered with cold, she lit a match to keep warm, and fantasized about a warm home and delicious food. However, the matches burned for a short time, and she lit one match after another, each one bringing her a hint of warmth and joy. Finally, when all the matches were burned out, the little girl also passed away.
Chinese-English comparison:
once upon a time, there was a poor little girl who sold matches.(Once upon a time, there was a poor little girl who sold matches.) )
she was shivering in the cold winter night and lit a match to keep herself warm.(She shivered in the cold winter night and lit a match to keep warm.) )
as the match burned, she imagined a warm home and delicious food.(When the matches burned, she fantasized about a warm home and delicious food.) )
however, the match only lasted for a short time, so she lit another one after another.(However, the matches burned for a short time, and she lit match after match.) )
each match brought her a little warmth and happiness.(Each match brought her a touch of warmth and joy.) )
finally, when all the matches were burned out, the little girl passed away.Finally, when all the matches were burned out, the little girl also passed away. )
Summary of knowledge points:
By reading this fable, we can learn some important words and phrases, as well as some usages. Here are some things to know:
1.Words: poor, matches, shiver, cold, night, light, warmth, delicious, imagine, burn, short time, another, pass away.
2.Phrases: sell matches, keep oneself warm, burn out.
3.Usage: There are some different forms of verbs used in this story like lit (past tense) and burned (past participle). In addition, some adjectives are used to describe the state and environment of the little girl, such as poor, cold, and night. By learning these usages, we can better understand and apply verbs and adjectives in English.