愛心樹（TheGivingTree）謝爾希爾弗斯坦

英文原文：

TheGivingTree,

ByShelSilverstein.

Oncetherewasatree...andshelovedalittleboy.

Andeverydaytheboywouldcomeandhewouldgatherherleaves

andmakethemintocrownsandplaykingoftheforest.

Hewouldclimbuphertrunkandswingfromherbranchesandeatapples.

Andtheywouldplayhide-and-go-seek.

Andwhenhewastired,hewouldsleepinhershade.

Andtheboylovedthetree...verymuch.

Andthetreewashappy.

Buttimewentby.

Theboygrewolder,andthetreewasoftenalone.

Thenonedaytheboycametothetree

Andthetreesaid,"Come,Boy,comeandclimb

upmytrunkandswingfrommybranches

andeatmyapplesandplayinmyshadeandbehappy."

"Iamtoobigtoclimbandplay,"saidtheboy.

"Iwanttobuythingsandhavefun.

Iwantsomemoney.Canyougivemesomemoney?"

"I’msorry,"saidthetree,"butIhavenomoney.

Ihaveonlyleavesandapples.

Takemyapples,Boy,andselltheminthecity.

Thenyouwillhavemoneyandyouwillbehappy."

Andsotheboyclimbedupthetreeandgatheredherapples

andcarriedthemaway.

Andthetreewashappy.

Buttheboystayedawayforalongtime..andthetreewassad.

Andthenonedaytheboycameback

andthetreeshookwithjoyandshesaid,

"Comeboy,climbupmytrunkandswingfrommybranchesandbehappy."

"Iamtoobusytoclimbtrees,"saidtheboy.

"Iwantahousetokeepmewarm,"hesaid.

"IwantawifeandIwantchildren,andsoIneedahouse.Canyougivemeahouse?"

"Ihavenohouse,"saidthetree.

"Theforestismyhouse,butyoumaycutmybranchesandbuildahouse.

Thenyouwillbehappy."

Andsotheboycutoffherbranchesandcarriedthemawaytobuildhishouse.

Andthetreewashappy.Buttheboystayedawayforalongtime.

Andwhenhecameback,thetreewassohappyshecouldhardlyspeak.

"Comeboy,"shewhispered,"comeandplay."

"Iamtoooldandsadtoplay,"saidtheboy.

"Iwantaboatthatwilltakemefarawayfromhere.Canyougivemeaboat?"

"Cutdownmytrunkandmakeaboat,"saidthetree."Thenyoucansailawayandbehappy."

Andsotheboycutdownhertrunkandmadeaboatandsailedaway.

Andthetreewashappy...butnotreally.

Andafteralongtimetheboycamebackagain,

"IamsorryBoy,"saidthetree,

"butIhavenothinglefttogiveyou-myapplesaregone."

"Myteetharetooweakforapples,"saidtheboy.

"Mybranchesaregone,"saidthetree."Youcannotswingonthem-"

"Iamtoooldtoswingonbranches,"saidtheboy.

"Mytrunkisgone,"saidthetree."Youcannotclimb-"

"Iamtootiredtoclimb,"saidtheboy.

"Iamsorry,"sighedthetree.

"IwishthatIcouldgiveyousomething…

butIhavenothingleft.Iamjustanoldstump.Iamsorry…"

"Idon’tneedverymuchnow,"saidtheboy,"justaquietplacetositandrest.Iamverytired."

"Well,"saidthetree,straighteningherselfupasmuchasshecould,

"Well,anoldstumpisgoodforsittingandresting.

Comeboy,sitdown.Sitdownandrest."

Andtheboydid.

Andthetreewashappy.

譯文：從前有一棵大樹，它喜歡上一個男孩兒。男孩兒每天會跑到樹下，給自己做王冠，想像自己就是森林之王。他也常常爬上樹干，在樹枝上蕩秋千，吃樹上結(jié)的蘋果，同大樹捉迷藏。累了的時候，就在樹陰里睡覺。

小男孩兒愛這棵樹，非常非常愛它，大樹很快樂。

但是時光流逝，孩子逐漸長大，大樹常常感到孤寂。

有一天孩子來看大樹，大樹說：“來吧，孩子，爬到我身上來，在樹枝上蕩秋千，吃幾個蘋果，再到陰涼里玩一會兒。你會很快活的！”

“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，你能給我一點兒錢嗎？”

“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，你就會有錢，就會快活了?！?/p>

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。

很久很久，孩子沒有再來看望大樹。大樹很難過。

后來有一天，孩子又來了。大樹高興地?fù)u晃著肢體，對孩子說：“來吧，孩子，爬到我的樹干上，在樹枝上蕩秋千，你會很快活的！”

“我有很多事要做，沒有時間爬樹了。“孩子說，“我需要一幢房子保暖?！彼又f，“我要娶個妻子，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？”

“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。你就會快活了?！庇谑悄莻€男孩兒把大樹的樹枝都砍下來，把它們拿走，蓋了一幢房子。

大樹很快樂。

孩子又有很長時間沒有來看望大樹了。

當(dāng)他終于又回來的時候，大樹非常高興，高興得幾乎說不出話來?！皝戆桑⒆樱彼曇羿硢〉卣f，“來和我玩玩吧！”

“我年紀(jì)已經(jīng)大了，心情也不好，不愿意玩兒了?！焙⒆诱f，“我需要一條船，駕著它到遠(yuǎn)方去，離開這個地方。你能給我一條船嗎？”

“把我的樹干砍斷，用它做船吧?！贝髽湔f，“這樣你就可以航行到遠(yuǎn)處去，你就會快活了。”于是孩子把樹干砍斷，做了一條船，駛走了。

大樹很快樂，但是心坎里卻有些……

又過了很久，那孩子又來了?！胺浅１福⒆?，”大樹說，“我沒有什么可以給你的了。我沒有蘋果了。”

“我的牙齒已經(jīng)老化，吃不動蘋果了?！焙⒆诱f。

“我沒有枝條了，”大樹說，“你沒法兒在上面蕩秋千了——”

“我太老了，不能再蕩秋千了。”孩子說。

“我也沒有樹干，”大樹說，“不