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hem I am too old to swing on branches, said the boy. “ 我沒有枝條了,”大樹說,“你沒法兒在上面蕩秋千了 —— ” “ 我太老了,不能再蕩秋千了?!焙⒆诱f。 My trunk is gone, said the tree. You cannot climb I am too tired to climb, said the boy. “ 我也沒有樹干,”大樹說,“不能讓你爬上去玩了 —— ” “ 我很疲倦,爬也爬不動了?!焙⒆诱f。 I am sorry, sighed the tree. I wish that I could give you something… but I have nothing left. I am just an old stump. I am sorry… “ 真是抱歉,”大樹嘆了口氣,“我希望還能給你點(diǎn)兒什么東西 …… 但是我什么都沒有了。我現(xiàn)在只是個老樹墩,真是抱歉 ……” I don’t need very much now, said the boy, just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired. “ 我現(xiàn)在需要的實(shí)在不多,”孩子說,“只想找個安靜的地方坐坐,好好休息。我太累了?!? Well, said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, Well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting. “ 那好吧。 ”大樹說,它盡量把身子挺高,“ 你看,我這個老樹墩,正好叫你坐在上面休息。 Come boy, sit down. Sit down and rest. And the boy did. And the tree was happy. 來吧,孩子,坐下吧,坐在我身上休息吧。”于是孩子坐下了。 大樹很快樂 。 The En