《橡树》双语音频

The Oak Tree

《橡树》

One hot day,

two hikers are walking in the dry, brown hills.

They have been walking all day,

and they are tired and hungry.

在一个炎热的日子里，

两个徒步旅行者走在干燥的褐色山丘上。

他们已经走了一整天，

现在又累又饿。

They see a tree in the distance.

“I am so hungry!” says one hiker.

“Do you think that’s an apple tree?

I want a big, crunchy, red apple!”

他们远远看到了一棵树。

“我好饿！”一个徒步旅行者说道。

“你觉得那是一棵苹果树吗？

我想要一个又大又脆、又红的苹果！”

“Nah, that’s not an apple tree," says the other.

"It's a pear tree!

Pears are my favorite.

I want a sweet, juicy, yellow pear!"

“不，那不是苹果树，”另一个人说。

“那是一棵梨树！

梨是我最喜欢的。

我想要一个又甜又多汁、又黄的梨！”

But when they arrive at the tree,

there are no apples.

Or pears either!

In fact, there is no fruit at all.

但当他们走到树下时，

没有看到任何苹果。

也没有梨！

事实上，树上根本没有果实。

“Aw, boo!" says one hiker.

"It’s a useless oak tree!"

Just then, the sky turns grey and it starts to rain.

The two hikers run under the oak tree to stay dry.

“啊，真糟糕！”一个徒步旅行者说道。

“这是一棵没用的橡树！”

就在那时，天空变灰了，开始下雨了。

两个徒步旅行者跑到橡树下躲雨。

It rains and rains,

but the oak tree is like a big umbrella.

The hikers don't get wet.

They wait under the oak tree for the rain to stop.

雨下个不停，

但橡树就像一把大伞。

徒步旅行者一点都没湿。

他们在橡树下等待雨停。

Day turns into night.

“I’m cold," says one hiker.

"We should make a fire.

Help me collect some wood!”

Luckily, there are many old branches under the oak tree.

The two hikers collect the branches

and make a nice campfire out of them.

They sit beside the fire to warm themselves.

白天变成了黑夜。

“我冷了，”一个徒步旅行者说道。

“我们应该生火取暖。

帮我收集些木头！”

幸运的是，橡树下有许多老树枝。

两个徒步旅行者收集树枝，

用它们搭建了一个漂亮的篝火。

他们坐在火堆旁取暖。

“I’m tired,” says one hiker.

"We should sleep here tonight.

Help me make a bed!"

The hikers make a bed out of soft, green oak leaves.

They snuggle into the leaves and fall asleep.

“我累了，”一个徒步旅行者说道。

“我们今晚应该在这里睡觉。

帮我铺床！”

徒步旅行者用柔软的绿橡树叶铺了一个床。

他们蜷缩在叶子上，入睡了。

The rain falls and the wind blows,

but the hikers are comfortable, warm and dry —

— under the "useless" oak tree.

Moral:

Sometimes the best gifts aren’t what we originally hoped for.

雨一直下，风一直吹，

但徒步旅行者感觉舒适、温暖而干燥——

就在这棵“没用”的橡树下。

寓意：有时候，最好的礼物并不是我们最初期望的。