双语 ● The Boy and the Tree 男孩和苹果树
The Boy and the Tree 男孩和苹果树
◎ Sarfaraz Amani
A long time ago, there was a huge tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
很久以前，有一棵巨大的树。一个小男孩每天都喜欢来到树旁玩耍。他爱这棵树，树也喜欢和他一起玩。
Time went by... The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree.
年华似水……小男孩长大了，他不再到树旁玩耍了。
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 a shelter. Can you help me?” “Sorry, but I don’t have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy, but the boy didn’t appear since then.
一天，男孩回来了，树非常兴奋。“来和我玩吧。”树说。“我没有时间玩。我得为我的家庭工作。我们需要一个房子来遮风挡雨，你能帮我吗？”“很抱歉，我没有房子。但是，你可以砍下我的树枝来建房。”于是，男孩砍下所有的树枝，高高兴兴地离开了。看到他高兴，树也很高兴。但是，自从那时起，男孩就再也没出现过。
The tree was lonely and sad. 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 the boat. You can sail and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and did not show up for a long time.
树非常悲伤，也很孤独。突然，在一个炎热的夏日，男孩回到了树旁，树很高兴。“来和我玩吧！”树说。“我很伤心，我开始老了。我想去航海放松自己。你能不能给我一条船？” “用我的树干去造一条船，你就能航海了，你会高兴的。”于是，男孩砍倒树干造了一条船。他航海去了，很长一段时间都没有再露面。
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy, but I don’t have anything for you anymore. The only thing left is my dying roots.” The tree said with tears. “I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come here, please sit down with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.
许多年后，男孩终于回来了。“很抱歉，我的孩子，我再也没有任何东西可以给你了。我唯一剩下的就是垂死的树根。” 树含着泪说。“现在，我不需要什么了，只想找一个地方休息。这些年来我太累了。”男孩答道。 “太好了！老树根就是倚着休息最好的地方。过来，和我一起坐下休息吧。” 男孩坐下了，树高兴地留下了眼泪。
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 grow up, we leave them, and only come 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.
这是发生在每一个人身上的故事。树就是我们的父母。我们小的时候，喜欢和爸爸妈妈玩……当我们长大了，便离开他们，只有在我们需要父母，或是遇到麻烦的时候，才会回去找他们。尽管如此，父母却总是有求必应，为了我们的幸福，无私地奉献着自己的一切。你可能觉得那个男孩对树很残忍，但我们何尝不是这样呢？
