A long time ago, there was ahugeappletree.A little boy loved to come and play around it every day.He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples or played under the tree.He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by. The little boy hadgrownupand he no longer played around the tree.
One day, the boy came back to the tree and looked sad.“Come and play with me,”the tree asked the boy.
“I am no longer a kid. I do not play around trees any more”The boy replied,“I want toys.I need money to buy them.”
“Sorry, but I don't have money.But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.”The boy was soexcited.He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily.The boy didn't come backafter he picked the apples.The tree was sad.
One day, the boy returnedand the tree was so excited“Come and play with me”The tree said“I don't have time to play.I have towork for my family.We need a house. Can you help me?”
“Sorry, but I don't have a house. But you can cut offmy branches(枝干) to build your house”. So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.
The tree was gladto see him fullofjoy,but the boy didn'tappear. Sincethen the tree was again lonelyand sad.
【漢語翻譯】
蘋果樹(1)
很久以前有一棵巨大的(huge)蘋果樹(apple tree)。一個小男孩每天都喜歡來到樹旁玩耍。他爬(climb)到樹頂、吃蘋果，或者在樹下玩。他愛這棵樹，樹也愛和他一起玩。
隨著時間的流逝，小男孩長大了(grow up)。他不再到樹旁玩耍了。
一天，男孩回到樹旁，他看起來很悲傷。“來和我玩吧！”樹說。
“我不再是個小孩(kid)，我不會再到樹下玩耍了．”男孩答道，“我想要玩具(toy)，我需要(need)錢來買�！�
“很遺憾，我沒有錢。但是你可以摘(pick)我所有的蘋果拿去賣。這樣你就有錢了。”男孩很興奮(excited)。他摘掉樹上所有的蘋果，然后高興地離開了。摘過蘋果以后，男孩沒再回來(come back)。樹很傷心。
一天，男孩回來(return)了，樹非常興奮，“來和我玩吧”，樹說�！拔覜]有時間玩．我不得不(have to)為我的家庭工作。我們需要一個房子，你能幫我嗎？”
“很遺憾，我沒有房子。但是，你可以砍下(cut off)我的樹枝來建房�！币虼�，男孩砍下所有的樹枝，高高興興地離開了。
看到他充滿歡樂(full of joy)，樹也很高興(glad)。但是，自從(since)那時起，男孩沒再出現(xiàn)(appear)，樹很孤獨(lonely)很悲傷。
The Apple Tree (2)
One hotsummer day, the boy returned and the tree was very happy.“Come and play with me!”the tree said.
“I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailingto relax myself.Can you give me a boat?”
“Use my trunk(樹干)to build the boat. You can sail and be happy.”So the boy cut the tree trunk to makea boat. He went sailing and did not show upfor a long time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years.“Sorry, my boy.But I don’t have anythingfor you any more. No more apples for you.”the tree said.“I don’t have teethto eat.”The boy replied
“No more trunk for you to climb on.”“I am too old for that now.”the boy said.
“I really want to give you something??the only thing left is my dying roots(根).”The tree said.“I don't need much now, just a place to rest.I am tired after all these years.”The boy replied.“Good! Come here, please sit down with me and havearest,”The boy sat down and the tree smiled .
This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent.When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad.When we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we areintrouble.Whatever, parents will always be there and give everything they could tomakeyouhappy.You may think that the boy is cruelto the tree but that's how all of us are treating(對待) our parents.
【漢語翻譯】
蘋果樹(2)
在一個炎熱的(hot)夏日，男孩回到樹旁，樹很高興．“來和我玩吧！”樹說。
“我很傷心，我開始變老了。我想去航海(go sailing)放松(relax)自己．你能不能給我一條船？”
“用我的樹干去造一條船，你就能航海了，你會高興的。”于是，男孩砍下樹干去造(make)船。他航海去了，很長一段時間未露面(show up)。
許多年后男孩終于回來了．“很遺憾，我的孩子，我再也沒有任何東西(anything)可以給你了。沒有蘋果給你”樹說。“我沒有牙齒(teeth)吃了�！蹦泻⒋鸬�。
“沒有樹干供你爬。”“現(xiàn)在我老了，爬不上去了�！蹦泻⒄f．
“我真的想把一切都給你……我唯一剩下的東西是快要死去的(dying)樹墩。”樹說。男孩答道�！艾F(xiàn)在，我不需要什么東西，只需要一個地方(place)來休息(rest)．經(jīng)過了這些年我累了(tired)�！薄疤昧�！過來，和我一起坐下休息(have a rest)吧�！蹦泻⒆铝�，樹笑了。
這是發(fā)生在每一個人身上的故事(story)。那棵樹就像我們的父母(parent)．我們小的時候，喜歡和爸爸媽媽玩。長大后，便離開他們，只有在我們需要父母，或是遇到了困難(in trouble)的時候，才回去找他們．無論什么，父母卻總是有求必應(yīng)，為了讓你幸福(make you happy)，付出他們所有的一切(everything)。你也許覺得那個男孩對樹殘忍(cruel)，但我們何嘗不是這樣對待自己的父母昵？
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