12這本書是世界上最經(jīng)典的繪本作品之一，出版30年來，一直是繪本世界的典范。這是一個(gè)由一棵有求必應(yīng)的蘋果樹和一個(gè)貪求不厭的孩子，共同組成的溫馨又略帶哀傷的動(dòng)人故事~Oncetherewasatree..

.3andshelovedalittleboy.4Andeverydaytheboywould

come5andhewouldgatherherleaves6andmakethemintocrownsandplaykingofthe

forest.7Hewouldclimbupher

trunk8andswingfromher

branches9andeat

apples.10Andtheywouldplay

hide-and-go-seek.11Andwhenhewastired,hewouldsleepinher

shade.12Andtheboylovedthetree..

.very

much.13Andthetreewas

happy.14Buttimewent

by.15Andtheboygrew

older.16Andthetreewasoften

alone.17Thenonedaytheboycametothe

treeandthetreesaid,"Come,Boy,comeand

climbupmytrunkandswingfrommy

branchesandeatapplesandplayinmyshadeandbe

happy."18"Iamtoobigtoclimbandplay,"saidtheboy."Iwanttobuythingsandhave

fun.Iwantsome

money.Canyougivemesome

money?"19"I`msorry,"saidthetree,"butIhavenomoney.Ihaveonlyleavesand

apples.Takemyapples,Boy,andselltheminthecity.Thenyouwillhavemoneyandyouwillbe

happy."20Andsotheboyclimbedup

thetreeand

gatheredherapplesandcarriedthem

away.Andthetreewas

happy.21Buttheboystayed

awayforalongtime..

.andthetreewas

sad.22Andthenonedaytheboycame

backandthetreeshookwithjoyandshesaid,"Come,Boy,climbupmy

trunkandswingfrommybranchesandbe

happy."23"Iamtoobusytoclimbtrees,"saidtheboy."Iwantahousetokeepmewarm,"hesaid."IwantawifeandIwant

children,andsoIneeda

house.Canyougivemea

house?"24"Ihavenohouse,"saidthe

tree."Theforestismy

house,butyoumaycutoffmybranchesandbuildahouse.Thenyouwillbe

happy."25Andsotheboycut

offher

branchesandcarriedthem

awaytobuildhishouse.26Andthetreewas

happy.27Buttheboystayed

awayforalong

time.Andwhenhecameback,thetreewassohappyshecouldhardly

speak."Come,Boy,"she

whispered,"comeand

play.“28"Iamtoooldandsadtoplay,"saidthe

boy."Iwantaboatthatwilltakemefar

awayfrom

here.Canyougivemea

boat?“29"Cutdownmy

trunkandmakeaboat,"saidthetree."Thenyoucansail

away…andbe

happy."30Andsotheboycutdownher

trunk31andmadeaboatandsailed

away.32Andthetreewashappy...butnot

really.33Andafteralong

timetheboycameback

again,"Iamsorry,

Boy,"saidthetree,"butIhavenothinglefttogive

you-Myapplesare

gone."34"Myteetharetooweakforapples,"saidtheboy."Mybranchesaregone,"saidthetree."Youcannotswingonthem-""Iamtoooldto

swingonbranches,"saidthe

boy.35"Mytrunkisgone,"saidthetree."Youcannot

climb-""Iamtootiredtoclimb,"saidtheboy."Iamsorry,"sighedthe

tree."IwishthatI

couldgiveyou

something…butIhavenothingleft.Iamjustanoldstump.Iam

sorry…"36"Idon`tneedverymuch

now,"saidthe

boy,"justaquietplacetositandrest.Iamverytired."37"Well,"saidthetree,straighteningherselfupasmuchasshe

could,"Well,anoldstumpisgoodforsittingandresting.Come,Boy,sitdown.Sitdownandrest."Andtheboy

did.38Andthetreewas

happy.3940Oncetherewasatree..

.從前有一棵大樹，andshelovedalittle

boy.它喜歡上一個(gè)小男孩兒。Andeverydaytheboywould

come男孩兒每天會(huì)跑到樹下，andhewouldgatherher

leaves收集樹葉andmakethemintocrownsand

playkingofthe

forest.把樹葉做成王冠，想像自己就是森林之王。Hewouldclimbuphertrunk他也常常爬上樹干，andswingfromher

branches在樹枝上蕩秋千，andeat

apples.吃大樹結(jié)的蘋果。Andtheywouldplayhide-and-go-seek.同大樹捉迷藏。Andwhenhewastired,hewouldsleepinher

shade.累了的時(shí)候，就在樹陰里睡覺。Andtheboylovedthetree..

.小男孩兒愛這棵樹……very

much.非常非常愛它。Andthetreewas

happy.大樹非常快樂。Buttimewent

by.但是時(shí)光流逝。Andtheboygrew

older.孩子逐漸長大。Andthetreewasoften

alone.大樹常常感到孤寂。Thenonedaytheboycametothe

treeandthetreesaid,"Come,Boy,comeand

climbupmytrunkandswingfrom

mybranchesandeatapplesandplayinmy

shadeandbe

happy."有一天男孩來看大樹，大樹說：“來吧，孩子，爬到我身上來，在樹枝上蕩秋千，吃幾個(gè)蘋果，再到陰涼里玩一會(huì)兒。你會(huì)很開心的！”"Iamtoobigtoclimbandplay,"saidthe

boy."Iwanttobuythingsandhave

fun.Iwantsome

money.Canyougivemesome

money?"“我已經(jīng)大了，不愛爬樹玩兒了”孩子說，“我想買些好玩兒的東西。我需要些錢，你能給我一點(diǎn)兒錢嗎？”41"I`msorry,"saidthetree,"butIhave

nomoney.Ihaveonlyleavesandapples.Takemyapples,Boy,andselltheminthecity.Thenyouwillhavemoneyandyouwillbe

happy."“很抱歉，”大樹說，“我沒有錢，我只有樹葉和蘋果。

把我的蘋果拿去吧，孩子，把它們拿到城里賣掉，你就會(huì)有錢，就會(huì)開心了?！盇ndsotheboyclimbedup

thetreeand

gatheredher

applesandcarriedthem

away.Andthetreewas

happy.于是孩子爬上大樹，摘下樹上的蘋果，把它們拿走了。大樹很快樂。Buttheboystayed

awayforalongtime..

.andthetreewas

sad.但是孩子沒有再來看望大樹過了很久很久……大樹很難過。Andthenone

daytheboycame

backandthetreeshookwith

joyandshesaid,"Come,Boy,climbupmy

trunkandswingfrommybranchesandbe

happy."后來有一天，男孩又來了，大樹高興地?fù)u晃著肢體，對男孩說：“來吧，孩子，爬到我的樹干上，在樹枝上蕩秋千，你會(huì)很開心的！”"Iamtoobusytoclimbtrees,"said

theboy."Iwantahousetokeepmewarm,"

hesaid."IwantawifeandIwantchildren,andsoIneeda

house.Canyougivemea

house?"“我有很多事要做，沒有時(shí)間爬樹了?！蹦泻⒄f，“我需要一幢房子保暖?！彼又f，“我要娶個(gè)妻子，還要生好多孩子，所以我需要一幢房子。你能給我一幢房子嗎？”"Ihavenohouse,"saidthe

tree."Theforestismy

house,butyoumaycutoffmy

branchesandbuilda

house.Thenyouwillbe

happy."“我沒有房子，”大樹說，

“森林就是我的房子。但是你可以把我的樹枝砍下來，拿去蓋房。你就會(huì)開心了?！盇ndsotheboycut

offher

branchesandcarriedthem

awaytobuildhis

house.于是男孩砍掉了大樹的樹枝，把它們拿走，去建了自己的房子。Andthetreewas

happy.大樹很開心。Buttheboystayed

awayforalong

time.Andwhenhecame

back,thetreewassohappyshecouldhardly

speak."Come,Boy,"she

whispered,"comeand

play."但是孩子沒有再來看望大樹，過了很久42很久……有一天他回來了。大樹非常高興，高興的幾乎說不出話來。

“來吧，孩子，”她輕聲說道，

“過來玩耍?！?Iamtoooldandsadtoplay,"said

theboy."Iwantaboatthat

willtakemefarawayfrom

here.Canyougivemea

boat?"“我又老又悲傷，已經(jīng)不想玩了。”男孩說?！拔蚁胍粭l小船帶我去遠(yuǎn)方，離開這個(gè)地方。你能給我一條小船嗎？”"Cutdownmy

trunkandmakeaboat,"saidthe

tree."Thenyoucansail

away…andbe

happy."“把我的樹干砍掉，用它做船吧，”大樹說，“這樣你就可以航行到遠(yuǎn)處去……你就會(huì)開心了?！盇ndsotheboycutdownher

trunk于是孩子把樹干砍掉了，andmadeaboatandsailed

away.做了一條小船，駛走了。Andthetreewashappy..

.butnot

really.大樹很快樂，但是心坎里卻有些……Andafteralong

timetheboycameback

again,"Iamsorry,

Boy,"saidthetree,"butIhave

nothinglefttogive

you-Myapplesare

gone."又過了很久，這個(gè)孩子又來了，“非常抱歉，孩子，”大樹說，“我沒有什么可以給你的了。我沒有蘋果了。”"Myteetharetooweakforapples,"saidthe

boy."Mybranchesare

gone,"saidthetree."Youcannotswingonthem-""Iamtoooldto

swingonbranches,"saidthe

boy.“我的牙齒已經(jīng)老化，吃不動(dòng)蘋果了，”孩子說。

“我沒有枝條了，”大樹說，“你沒法在上面蕩秋千了——”“我太老了，不能在上面再蕩秋千了，”

孩子說。"Mytrunkisgone,"saidthe

tree.