▸ 从前cóng qián，有yǒu一对yī duì好朋友hǎo péng yǒu叫jiào凯kǎi和hé格尔达gé ěr dá。

Once upon a time, there was a pair of good friends named Kai and Gerda.

▸ 一天yī tiān，魔鬼mó guǐ造zào的de魔镜mó jìng碎片suì piàn掉进diào jìn凯kǎi的de眼睛yǎn jing和hé心里xīn lǐ。

One day, fragments of a magic mirror made by the devil fell into Kai's eyes and heart.

▸ 这zhè让ràng他tā变biàn得de冷酷lěng kù无情wú qíng。

This made him cold and heartless.

▸ 后来hòu lái，冰雪bīng xuě女王nǚ wáng带走dài zǒu了le凯kǎi，把bǎ他tā困kùn在zài冰bīng做zuò的de宫殿gōng diàn里lǐ。

Later, the Snow Queen took Kai away and trapped him in a palace made of ice.

▸ 格尔达gé ěr dá决定jué dìng去qù找zhǎo凯kǎi。

Gerda decided to go find Kai.

▸ 她tā乘chéng小船xiǎo chuán漂流piāo liú，遇到yù dào会huì魔法mó fǎ的de老奶奶lǎo nǎi nai。

She drifted on a small boat and met an old grandmother who could do magic.

▸ 在zài森林sēn lín里lǐ冻dòng得de发抖fā dǒu时shí，又yòu被bèi强盗qiáng dào抓住zhuā zhù。

While shivering in the forest, she was captured by robbers.

▸ 幸好xìng hǎo强盗qiáng dào的de小xiǎo女儿nǚ ér心软xīn ruǎn，放fàng了le她tā，还hái送sòng她tā一只yī zhī驯鹿xùn lù带路dài lù。

Luckily, the robber's little daughter took pity, freed her, and gave her a reindeer to guide the way.

▸ 驯鹿xùn lù带着dài zhe格尔达gé ěr dá跑到pǎo dào冰雪bīng xuě女王nǚ wáng的de宫殿gōng diàn。

The reindeer led Gerda to the Snow Queen's palace.

▸ 她tā看见kàn jiàn凯kǎi坐zuò在zài冰地bīng dì上shàng，正zhèng用yòng冻僵dòng jiāng的de手shǒu拼pīn一块yī kuài冰bīng做zuò的de拼图pīn tú。

She saw Kai sitting on the ice, trying to piece together an ice puzzle with frozen hands.

▸ 原来yuán lái女王nǚ wáng说shuō：“只要zhǐ yào拼pīn出chū‘永恒yǒng héng’这个zhè ge词cí，你nǐ就jiù自由zì yóu了le！”

The queen had said, 'If you can spell out 'eternity,' you will be free!'

▸ 可kě凯kǎi的de心xīn像xiàng冰块bīng kuài一样yī yàng，怎么zěn me也yě拼pīn不bù出来chū lái。

But Kai's heart was like ice and couldn’t piece it together.

▸ 格尔达gé ěr dá冲chōng过去guò qù紧紧jǐn jǐn抱住bào zhù凯kǎi，眼泪yǎn lèi一颗颗yī kē kē掉diào在zài他tā胸口xiōng kǒu。

Gerda rushed over and hugged Kai tightly, tears falling one by one onto his chest.

▸ 温暖wēn nuǎn的de眼泪yǎn lèi融化róng huà了le魔镜mó jìng碎片suì piàn，凯kǎi终于zhōng yú认出rèn chū她tā，哭kū着zhe说shuō：“格尔达gé ěr dá！我wǒ怎么zěn me在zài这里zhè lǐ？”

Her warm tears melted the mirror shards; Kai finally recognized her, crying, 'Gerda! How did I get here?'

▸ 这时zhè shí，拼图pīn tú突然tū rán自己zì jǐ组成zǔ chéng了le“永恒yǒng héng”—冰雪bīng xuě女王nǚ wáng的de魔法mó fǎ消失xiāo shī了le！

Suddenly, the puzzle formed 'eternity,' and the Snow Queen’s magic vanished!

▸ 两个liǎng ge小xiǎo伙伴huǒ bàn手拉手shǒu lā shǒu跑pǎo回家huí jiā，发现fā xiàn门口mén kǒu的de玫瑰花méi gui huā开kāi得de比bǐ任何rèn hé时候shí hou都dōu鲜艳xiān yàn。

The two friends ran home hand in hand, finding the roses at the door more vibrant than ever.

▸ 寓意yù yì：真心zhēn xīn的de友情yǒu qíng能néng融化róng huà最zuì寒冷hán lěng的de冰bīng。

Moral: True friendship can melt the coldest ice.

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