为你读英语美文 · 第494期 

The Giving Tree 《爱心树》

作者：Shel Silverstein

朗读者：DD（旁白，苹果树），Henry（小男孩） 

Once there was a tree . . .

从前有一棵大树，

and she loved a little boy.

它喜欢上一个小男孩儿。

And every day the boy would come

男孩儿每天会跑到树下，

and he would gather her leaves

收集树叶

and make them into crowns and play king of the forest.

把树叶做成王冠，想像自己就是森林之王。

He would climb up her trunk

他也常常爬上树干，

and swing from her branches

在树枝上荡秋千，

and eat apples.

吃大树结的苹果。

And they would play hide-and-go-seek.

同大树捉迷藏。

And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade.

累了的时候，就在树阴里睡觉。

And the boy loved the tree . . .

小男孩儿爱这棵树……

very much.

非常非常爱它。

And the tree was happy.

大树非常快乐。

But time went by.

但是时光流逝。

And the boy grew older.

孩子逐渐长大。

And the tree was often alone.

大树常常感到孤寂。

Then one day the boy came to the tree

有一天男孩来看大树，

and the tree said, "Come, Boy, come and climb

大树说：“来吧，孩子，

up my trunk and swing from my branches

爬到我身上来，在树枝上荡秋千，

and eat apples and play in my shade

吃几个苹果，再到阴凉里玩一会儿。

and be happy."

你会很开心的！”

"I am too big to climb and play," said the boy.

“我已经大了，不爱爬树玩儿了，” 孩子说，

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