The Little Fir Tree
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
A Young Tree The young, pencil-thin fir tree stood admiring his neighbors.
一个年轻的树 年轻而有铅笔的花花树 一直赞美他的邻居
The tall oak made him want to be taller and grander.
高高的橡树使他想更高更宏伟.
The other evergreen trees seemed to laugh at him for being so small.
另一棵常绿树似乎笑他这么小
He watched, year after year, as bigger trees were taken away each winter.
他年复一年地看着 大树被每年冬天夺走
He was sure that wherever they were going must be a magical place.
他确信无论他们去哪里 一定是一个神奇的地方。
It seemed that each tree taken away was special.
似乎每棵被取走的树都是特别的
The little fir tree’s greatest hope was that he could be special, too.
这棵小花树最大的希望是,
He just knew there was more to life than birds’ bothersome flitting through his branches, the sun’s overly bright rays shining on the meadow, and the moon’s waxing and waning each month.
他只知道生命中比鸟儿烦躁地从他的树枝中飞来,太阳的光线在草地上闪去,而月亮的蜡光和月光也逐月消失。
Every year, when the snow came and the oak tree had no leaves, the fir tree watched as happy people chose special trees.
每年,当雪来而橡树又没有叶子时,活生生的树看着快乐的人们选择了特殊的树.
A bird told the fir tree a wonderful tale of seeing evergreens in warm homes, dressed in finery.
一只鸟告诉花花树 一个美妙的故事,在温暖的家里看到常绿的花朵,穿着细腻的花纹.
The people would laugh and sing around the tree.
人民会笑起并唱出树上.
The fir tree thought this was the grandest image.
木头树认为这是最宏伟的形象.
He imagined it every day as more and more seasons passed, and he grew taller still.
他每天都想着,随着越来越多的季节的流逝,他还是高了起来.
A Winter Adventure The fir tree was sure this would be the year he was chosen.
冬季冒险 那棵树肯定就是他被选中的那年
His branches trembled as he waited.
他的树枝在等待时会颤抖
The snow came, and then the happy people came.
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Group by group they chose evergreens from the forest.
他们从森林中选择了绿地
As he trembled, the snow fell from his branches.
当他颤抖时,雪从他的树枝上掉下.
As the sun nearly faded away, a group of laughing people gathered at his trunk.
随着太阳的消逝,一群人笑着聚集在他的后车厢上.
He tried not to tremble too much.
他尽量不要太害怕。
He didn’t want to drop snow on them.
他不想让他们下雪。
He wanted them to think he was the grandest tree in the forest.
他想让他们认为他是森林里最伟大的一棵树
At last, they took out an axe and chopped him down.
最后,他们拿出了一把斧子砍倒他。
The happy people had taken the fir tree from his roots.
快乐的人们从他树根上夺走了一棵花生树。
The fir tree’s trembling didn’t stop as they strapped him to a shiny, red car that moved like the wind.
他们把他绑在一辆闪亮而红的汽车上,
A short while later, the fir tree was carried into a warm home.
不久后,花生树被抬入温暖的家.
They stood him upright in some kind of stand.
他们把他立在某种立场上
The happy people tightened screws around his trunk.
快乐的人们紧紧地缠绕着他的后车厢
They talked about his fine needles falling all over the floor.
他们说他的好针头掉到地上
Hearing this, the fir tree vowed to stop trembling.
听到这个,那棵树发誓停止颤抖。
He didn’t want to shake off his needles because the happy people might not want him anymore.
他不想摆脱他的针头,
Later that night, the people took boxes down from closets.
当晚晚些时候,人们从衣柜取出箱子.
First, they placed shiny bulbs in every color of the rainbow in a string around him.
首先,他们把闪亮的灯泡 放在彩虹的每一个颜色 在他的周围的绳子。
The bulbs winked and twinkled at the fir tree.
灯泡闪闪发光地闪闪发光地在树上
This made him glow inside and out.
这使他内外发光.
Next, the children placed ornaments of wood upon his boughs, while the adults placed those of glass.
接下来,孩子们将木头的饰品放在他的犁上,而成年人则将玻璃装饰.
Strings of popcorn, cranberries, and sprigs of holly followed.
爆米花、红莓和荷莉的花枝紧随其后
The fir tree couldn’t help but tremble just a bit.
这棵松柏树不能不颤抖一下。
He had never been so proud.
他从没这么骄傲过
His deepest center warmed as candy canes and gingerbread men were hung from his branches.
他最深的中央暖和了 就像被吊死在树枝上一样
A bright, silver star at his top added the final touch.
他顶部有一颗明亮的银色恒星 加上了最后的触觉
The family—he could tell they were a family now—gathered around him.
他的家人——他可以说他们现在是一家人——被包围。
They told stories and sang songs well into the night.
他们讲述了故事,并歌唱了很深的夜晚。
Soon, the adults said good night to the children.
很快,成年人对孩子们说晚安.
Then they brought out paper of shimmering reds, golds, and greens.
然后他们拿出了闪烁的红花,金花和绿花的纸.
The fir tree watched as they brought out toys and clothes and wrapped each in paper before tying on a bow.
木头看着他们拿出玩具和衣服, 并用纸包裹,然后绑在弓上。
They placed the wrapped packages under his boughs.
他们把包裹 放在他的犁下。
The fir tree would protect them through the night.
火树会保护她们过夜
He thought and thought about all that had happened.
他思考和思考了所发生的一切。
The fir tree went over each detail since he had left his forest home.
自从他离开森林后,那棵树就翻遍了每个细节。
He could not wait to tell the birds, the other trees, and all of the forest what had happened on this night.
他迫不及待地想告诉鸟儿们,其他树木,以及所有森林... ...今晚发生的事情。
Soon, he drifted off to sleep.
很快,他漂去睡觉。
The next morning, everyone in the house woke up early.
第二天早上,家里的每个人都早起.
The children reached for the packages.
孩子们来拿包裹了
He felt so good and warm inside when they were gathered around his branches.
当他们聚集在他的树枝周围时,他感觉很温暖
The fir tree trembled with excitement.
火花树被激起颤抖
He was not scared this time.
这次他不怕
The adults talked and laughed as the children marveled over their gifts.
成年人交谈并取笑孩子们,
They kept mentioning Santa Claus.
他们一直提到圣诞老人。
This Santa sounded so grand to the fir tree that he wished he had met Santa during the night.
这名圣诞老人对一棵花花树听起来如此宏伟,希望他能在晚上见到圣诞老人.
Soon the children tore open their gifts and scattered colorful paper about the room.
很快,孩子们撕开他们的礼物,并散布出有关房间的多彩相纸.
They ran happily around the house playing with their new toys.
他们带着新玩具在屋子里快乐地跑
The adults drank hot chocolate on the couch near the fir tree.
大人在花花树附近的沙发上喝热巧克力.
They stayed close to the fir tree throughout the day and into the night.
他们白天和晚上都住在离这棵树很近的地方。
A Lonely Feeling The fir tree awoke the next morning as the family gathered coats, mittens, and hats.
孤独的感觉 次日早晨,当一家人收起外衣、手套和帽子时,那棵树就醒了。
He wondered if they would take him along, too.
他想知道他们会不会带他一起走
After a short time, they were gone.
不久后,他们离开了.
The fir tree spent most of the day in the lonely quiet.
寒冷的一棵树在孤独的寂静中度过了一整天
Then, when the family came home, he was so excited.
后来,当家人回家时,他非常兴奋.
They rushed past him to play games around the kitchen table.
他们匆匆经过他,在厨房桌子上玩游戏。
Hours later, the fir tree heard them say good night.
几小时后 有棵树听到他们说晚安
He spent many days watching the family hurry past him to do this and that.
他花了好几天看着家人匆匆经过他身边,去做这个和那个.
The fir tree began to wonder if they remembered he was there at all.
树开始怀疑他们是否记得他在那里
Twelve days passed with the fir tree feeling lonely and ignored.
12天过去了,那棵树感到孤独和被忽视。
On the twelfth morning, the happy family took off his glimmering lights, glass ornaments, and the wooden ones, too.
十二日一早,欢喜家取出他闪光的灯光,玻璃饰品,木制也取出.
They took him outside.
他们把他带到外面去。
He felt a gust of cold air, and he trembled.
他感到一阵冷空气, 他颤抖。
They leaned him against a fence and left him there.
他们把他靠在栅栏上,把他扔在那里。
It was dark and cold outside.
外面又黑又凉
He was lonely.
他很孤独
He hummed quietly to himself and talked to the moon.
他悄悄地向自己鸣叫并和月亮交谈.
He remembered the tunes that the family had sung on the night Santa came.
他回忆起圣诞老人来那晚家人所唱的曲子.
Over many months, the fir tree felt the air around him grow warmer.
数月来,一棵松树 感觉到周围空气变暖
He longed to be decked in twinkling lights and shining ornaments again.
他渴望在闪闪发光的灯光下被打出甲板,并再次被闪耀出装饰.
He wanted to see his forest home and talk to the birds.
他想看看他的森林家 和鸟说话。
He wanted to tell the oaks about what he had seen.
他想告诉橡树人他见过什么
He wanted to tell the other evergreens about being chosen by a family, and about the two most glorious days of his life.
他想告诉其他的常青族 被一个家庭所选择, 和他生命中最辉煌的两天。
Spring Is Here One day, the fir tree felt his needles and branches tickled by a spring rain.
春天来了 有一天,一棵被春雨所痒痒的花花树感觉到了自己的针和枝.
The fir tree almost laughed with delight.
火树几乎笑得很开心
Above him, the Sun shone brightly and the air smelled of earth.
在他上面,太阳闪耀出亮亮的光芒,空气也闻到地上的气味.
Birds chirped in nearby trees.
鸟鸣于附近的树上.
One of the happy people furrowed the dirt near him to plant a garden.
一个快乐的人在靠近他的地方挖地皮去种一个花园.
It was a woman from the family.
是家里的一个女人
She hummed a song he had never heard.
她哼了首他从没听过的歌
It was the sweetest sound.
这是最甜蜜的声音。
The fir tree spent several weeks listening to the woman work.
这棵树花了几周时间 聆听这个女人的工作。
She had planted seeds, and they were starting to grow.
她种了种子,它们开始生长
“Now life is beginning again,” said the tree, rejoicing in the sunshine and fresh air.
树在阳光和新鲜空气中欢欣鼓舞,
All around him, green things were growing, but he could feel his own life coming to an end.
在他周围,绿色的东西正在增长, 但他可以感觉到自己的生活即将结束。
Before it was over, he would tell the plants and animals about the hopes and dreams of a little fir tree.
在它结束之前,他会告诉植物和动物 关于希望和梦想 小花树。