1-6年级英语美文诵读
The Apple Tree
苹果树
A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and played around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow... He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
很久以前，有一棵又高又大的苹果树。一个小男孩，天天喜欢到树下来玩要，他爬上树顶，摘苹果吃，在树荫下打純…他爱苹果树，苹果树也爱和他一起玩耍。
Time went by... the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. "Come and play with me," the tree asked the boy. "I am no longer a kid. I don't play around trees anymore." 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 so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.
随着时间的流逝，小男孩长大了，不再天天来玩耍。一天他又来到树下，看起来很悲伤。“来和我玩吧！”树央求男孩。“我不再是小孩了，我不会再到树下玩耍了。”男孩答道。“我想要玩具，我需要钱来买。”苹果树说：“很遗憾，我没有钱，不过，你可以把我所有的果子摘下来卖掉，你就有钱买玩具了。”男孩十分激动，他摘下树上所有的苹果，高高兴兴地走了。男孩摘了苹果后好久都没有来。苹果树很伤心。
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me," the tree said. "I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter Can you help me?" "Sorry, but I don't have a house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house." So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
一天，男孩终于来了，树非常激动。“来和我玩吧！”树说。“我没有时间，我要替家里干活呢，我们需要一幢房子来遮风挡雨，你能帮忙吗？”“很遗憾，我没有房子，”苹果树说，“不过你可以欲下我的树枝拿去建房子。”于是男孩砍下所有的树枝，高高兴兴地运走了。看到男孩高兴树也很开心。但是，自那时起男孩没再出现，树又孤独伤心起来。
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. "Come and play with me!" the tree said,"I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?" " Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy." So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. The tree was happy, but it was not true.
一个炎热的夏天，男孩回来了，树高兴地说：“来和我玩吧！”男孩却说：“我很伤心，我一天天老了，我要扬帆出海，轻松一下，你能给我一艘船吗？”“用我的树干去造船吧！你可以航行很远而且会开心。”于是男孩政下了她的树干，造了条船，航海去了，很长时间这个男孩没有露面。树似乎很开心…但不是真的。
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. "Sorry, my boy. But I don't have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you... " the tree said.
许多年后男孩终于回来了，苹果树说：“对不起，孩子，我再也没有东西可以给你了。没有苹果可以给你…”
I don't have teeth to bite, the boy replied.
男孩说：“我的牙都掉了，吃不了苹果了。”
No more trunk for you to climb on.
苹果树又说：“我再没有树干让你爬了。”
I am too old for that now, the boy said.
男孩说：“现在我老了，爬不上去了。”
I really can't give you anything... the only thing left is my dying roots, the tree said with tears.
“我再也没有什么能给你的了…只剩下快要枯死的老根，”树流着泪说。
I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years, the boy replied.
男孩说：“这么多年过去了，现在我真的感到累了，我什么也不想要，只想找一个休息的处所。”
Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, come sit down with me and rest. The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears...
“好啊！老根是最适合靠着休息的，来吧，坐下来和我一起休息吧！”男孩坐下来，苹果树高兴地流下了眼泪…
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 grown up, we left them, and only came to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could to make you happy. You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree but that's how all of us are treating our parents.
这是一个发生在每一个人身上的故事。这棵树就是我们的父母。小时候，我们喜欢和爸爸妈妈玩…长大后，我们就离开了他们，只在需要什么东西或者遇到麻烦的时候，才回到他们身边。无论如何，父母总是有求必应，为了我们的幸福，无私奉献自己所拥有的一切。你也许觉得那个男孩对树很残忍，然而那确是我们所有人对待父母的方式。
