Once upon a time there was a little chimney sweep named Tom who lived in a city in northern England. He could not read or write and he never washed or said his prayers. He had never been taught to do these things. Mr. Grimes， his master， made him work hard， fed him little， and beat him.

　　從前有一個清掃煙囪的小男孩，他的名字叫湯姆，住在英格蘭北部的一個城市里。他不識字。也不會寫字，從來不知沖洗，也不會做禱告，因為從來沒有人教他做這些事情。他的主人格蘭姆斯先生，只叫他拼命干活。給他吃得很少。而且還要打他。

　　One summer day， they were called to clean the chimneys at Harthover――a grand place owned by the rich Sir John. On the way， a mysterious woman with a red petticoat walked with them for a while.

　　夏季的一天，他們受雇到哈特霍弗去清掃煙囪，那里是富有的約翰爵士的一大片產業。在路上有個穿紅裙的神秘女人跟著他們走了一陣子。

　　Harthover House was as big as a whole street of ordinary houses. It had many large and crooked chimneys that were connected to each other. While inside one of them， Tom got lost and came down the wrong chimney into a bedroom.

　　哈特合弗府邸很大。有著平常老百姓住家的整條街道那么大，上面有許多大而彎曲的煙囪彼此相連在一起。湯姆鉆進去之后就迷了路，他走錯了一個煙囪竟下到了一間臥室。

　　Under the snow white coverlet， upon the snow-white pillow， lay the most beautiful little girl that Tom had ever seen. Her cheeks were almost as white as the pillow， and her hair was like threads of gold spread all about over the bed. She might have been as old as Tom， or maybe a year or two older： but Tom did not think of that. He thought only of her delicate skin and golden hair， and wondered whether she were a real live person， or one of the wax dolls he had seen in the shops. But when he saw her breathe， he made up his mind that she was alive， and stood staring at her， as if she had been an angel out of heaven.

　　在雪白的被單下，雪白的枕頭上，躺著一個湯姆有生以來從未見過的最漂亮的小女孩。她的雙額幾乎同枕頭一樣白，頭發像金線般鋪灑在床上。她可能和湯姆一樣年紀，或許大一兩歲，但是湯姆并不注意這些，只想著她那細嫩的皮膚和一頭金發，心想不知她是個真人、還是在店鋪里見過的蠟娃娃。但當見到她在呼吸時，他這才肯定她是個活人。湯姆站在那里目不轉睛地看著她，就住她是從天而降的天使。

　　She awoke to see the black， ragged figure of little Tom. She screamed and a nurse came in. Tom escaped out a window and down a tree. He ran through the park around the house， climbed over a wall， and slowed to a walk. He went for miles through the moors and climbed a mountain. He was hot， tired， and thirsty， but down below was a wonderful sight.

　　她醒來之后看到全身污黑、衣衫襤樓的小湯姆便驚叫起來，于是一個保姆進到房里。湯姆跳窗逃走，攀樹而下，穿過圍繞在房子四周的庭園，翻過一道墻，然后才放慢了腳步。他走了好幾英里路，穿過荒野，爬過一座山，他覺得又熱又累，口干舌燥，但是腳下卻是一幅美景。

　　A deep， deep green and rocky valley， very narrow， and filled with woods： but through the woods， hundreds of feet below him， he could see a clear stream glance. Oh， if he could but get down to that stream！ Then， by the stream， he saw the roof of a little cottage， and a little garden， set out in squares and beds. And there was a tiny little red thing moving in the garden， no bigger than a fly. As Tom looked down， he saw that it was a woman in a red petticoat！ The name of the place was Vendale. The woman in the cottage was teaching some children the alphabet. She gave Tom a cup of milk and a piece of bread and told him to rest. Being feverish， he could not sleep. He went down to the brook， took off his clothes， and tumbled into the cool， clear water.

　　那是一個非常狹長的綠色深谷，到處是巖石，谷中綠樹成林；透過那片樹林，可以看到離他腳下幾百英尺的地方有一條清澈的小溪。啊，要是他能下到那條小溪該有多好！接著，他又看到在小溪旁邊有一所小茅屋的房頂，一座小花園，里面是一方格一方格的花圃，還有個像蒼蠅大小的紅色小東西在花園里活動。再往下看，湯姆看清那原來是個穿紅裙的女人。這個地方叫文代爾。茅屋里的女人正在教小孩子認字母。她給湯姆一杯牛奶和一片面包，并要他去休息一會兒。由于高度興奮，他睡不著，于是往下走來到了小溪邊。他脫掉衣服就地一滾就進入了清涼的水中。

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