浙江省绍兴市树人中学张祖平供稿

芒果树

浙江省绍兴市树人中学张祖平供稿

The Mango Tree

Once upon a time,there lived a big mango tree.A little boy loved to come and play around it every day.He climbed to the tree top,ate the mangoes,and took anap1under theshade2...He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.Time went by,the little boy grew,and he no longer played around the tree.

很久以前，有一棵芒果树。一个小男孩喜欢每天过来在树旁玩耍。小男孩爬到树顶吃芒果，在树荫下打盹……他喜欢这棵芒果树，芒果树也喜欢和小男孩玩。时光飞逝，小男孩长大了，他不再到芒果树旁玩耍。

One day,the boy came back to the tree with a sad look on his face.

一天，男孩回到树旁，面带忧伤。

“Come and play with me,”the tree asked the boy.

“过来和我玩吧。”芒果树对男孩说。

“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.”

“我不再是小孩子了，也不会再到树旁玩耍了。”男孩回答，“我想要玩具，我需要钱买玩具。”

“Sorry,I don’t have money...but you can pick all my mangoes and sell them so you will have money.”

“对不起……我没有钱……但是你可以摘下我所有的芒果卖掉，这样你就有钱了。”

So the boy picked all the mangoes on the tree and left happily.The boy didn’t come back. The tree was sad.

于是，男孩摘掉了所有的芒果，高兴地离开了。此后，男孩没有回来。芒果树很悲伤。

One day,the boy grown into a man and returned.The tree was so excited.

男孩长成了一个男人，有一天，他回来了，芒果树很激动。

“Come and play with me,”the tree said.

“过来和我玩吧。”芒果树说。

“I don’t have time to play.I have to work for my family.We need a house for shelter3.Canyou help me?”

“我没有时间玩。我要干活养家。我们需要一个房子来安身。你能帮助我吗？”

“Sorry,I don’t have a house,but you can chop off my branches to build your house.”So the man cut all the branches off the tree and left happily.The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn’t come back afterward.The tree was again lonely and sad.

“对不起，我没有房子，不过你可以砍下我的树枝来造房子。”于是男人砍掉了它所有的树枝，高兴地离开了。芒果树看到他开心很高兴，但是此后他没有回来。芒果树又陷入了寂寞和悲伤之中。

One hot summer day,the man returned and the tree was delighted.

在一个炎热的夏天，男人回来了，芒果树很高兴。

“Come and play with me!”the tree said.

“来和我玩吧。”芒果树说。

“I am sad and getting old.I want to go sailing to relax myself.Can you give me a boat?”

“我很伤心，人老了，想去划帆船放松放松。你能给我一艘船吗？”

“Use my trunk to build your boat.You can sail far away and be happy.”

“用我的树干做一艘船吧。你可以扬帆出航去远方，你会开心的。”

So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat.He went sailing and didn’t come back for a long time.Finally,the man returned after he had been gone for so many years.

男人砍下了芒果树的树干做了一艘船。他到外面去航行，很长一段时间没有回来。最后，很多年后，男人回来了。

“Sorry,my boy,but I don’t have anything for you anymore.No more mangoes to give you.”the tree said.

“对不起，孩子。我不能再给你任何东西了，芒果也没有了。”芒果树说。

“I don’t have teeth to bite,”the man replied.

“我没牙齿了，咬不动芒果了。”男人回答。

“No more trunk for you to climb on.”

“我也没有树干让你爬了。”

“I am too old for that now,”the man said.

“我老了，爬不动了。”男人说。

“I really can’t give you anything...the only thing left is my dying roots,”the tree said with sadness.

“我真的给不了你任何东西了……唯一留下的是我快死掉的树根。”芒果树悲伤地说。

“I don’t need much now,just a place to rest.I am tired after all these years,”the man replied.

“我现在不需要太多了，只想有一个地方可以休息。这些年来，我很累。”男人回答。

“Good!Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest.Come to sit down with me and rest.”

“那好啊！老树根是依靠和休息的最好的地方。在我身边坐下来休息吧。”

The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled.

男人坐了下来，芒果树高兴地笑了。