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(shù)，它喜歡上一個(gè)男孩兒。男孩兒每天會(huì)跑到樹(shù)下，給自己做王冠，想像自己就是森林之王。他也常常爬上樹(shù)干，在樹(shù)枝上蕩秋千，吃樹(shù)上結(jié)的蘋果，同大樹(shù)捉迷藏。累了的時(shí)候，就在樹(shù)陰里睡覺(jué)。

小男孩兒愛(ài)這棵樹(shù)，非常非常愛(ài)它，大樹(shù)很快樂(lè)。

但是時(shí)光流逝，孩子逐漸長(zhǎng)大，大樹(shù)常常感到孤寂。

有一天孩子來(lái)看大樹(shù)，大樹(shù)說(shuō)：“來(lái)吧，孩子，爬到我身上來(lái)，在樹(shù)枝上蕩秋千，吃幾個(gè)蘋果，再到陰涼里玩一會(huì)兒。你會(huì)很快活的！”

“我已經(jīng)大了，不愛(ài)爬樹(shù)玩兒了，”孩子說(shuō)，“我想買些好玩兒的東西。我需要些錢，你能給我一點(diǎn)兒錢嗎？”

“很抱歉，”大樹(shù)說(shuō)，“我沒(méi)有錢，我只有樹(shù)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(huì)有錢，就會(huì)快活了?！?/p>

于是孩子爬上大樹(shù)，摘下樹(shù)上的蘋果，把它們拿走了。

大樹(shù)很快樂(lè)。

很久很久，孩子沒(méi)有再來(lái)看望大樹(shù)。大樹(shù)很難過(guò)。

后來(lái)有一天，孩子又來(lái)了。大樹(shù)高興地?fù)u晃著肢體，對(duì)孩子說(shuō)：“來(lái)吧，孩子，爬到我的樹(shù)干上，在樹(shù)枝上蕩秋千，你會(huì)很快活的！”

“我有很多事要做，沒(méi)有時(shí)間爬樹(shù)了。“孩子說(shuō)，“我需要一幢房子保暖。”他接著說(shuō)，“我要娶個(gè)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(méi)有房子，”大樹(shù)說(shuō)，“森林就是我的房子。但是你可以把我的樹(shù)枝砍下來(lái)，拿去蓋房。你就會(huì)快活了?！庇谑悄莻€(gè)男孩兒把大樹(shù)的樹(shù)枝都砍下來(lái)，把它們拿走，蓋了一幢房子。

大樹(shù)很快樂(lè)。

孩子又有很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間沒(méi)有來(lái)看望大樹(shù)了。

當(dāng)他終于又回來(lái)的時(shí)候，大樹(shù)非常高興，高興得幾乎說(shuō)不出話來(lái)。“來(lái)吧，孩子，”它聲音喑啞地說(shuō)，“來(lái)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。”孩子說(shuō)，“我需要一條船，駕著它到遠(yuǎn)方去，離開(kāi)這個(gè)地方。你能給我一條船嗎？”

“把我的樹(shù)干砍斷，用它做船吧。”大樹(shù)說(shuō)，“這樣你就可以航行到遠(yuǎn)處去，你就會(huì)快活了。”于是孩子把樹(shù)干砍斷，做了一條船，駛走了。

大樹(shù)很快樂(lè)，但是心坎里卻有些……

又過(guò)了很久，那孩子又來(lái)了。“非常抱歉，孩子，”大樹(shù)說(shuō)，“我沒(méi)有什么可以給你的了。我沒(méi)有蘋果了。”

“我的牙齒已經(jīng)老化，吃不動(dòng)蘋果了?！焙⒆诱f(shuō)。

“我沒(méi)有枝條了，”大樹(shù)說(shuō)，“你沒(méi)法兒在上面蕩秋千了——”

“我太老了，不能再蕩秋千了?！焙⒆诱f(shuō)。

“我也沒(méi)有樹(shù)干，”大樹(shù)說(shuō)，“不