今日，我们要讲的小故事是《老橡树的最后一个梦》，一起来听吧！

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Last Dream for an Old Oak Tree 最后一个老橡树的梦

Once upon a time, there was a large (大的) oak tree in the forest.

从前，森林里有一棵大橡树。

This oak tree was very old.

这棵橡树已经很老了。

One day during the hot summer, a mayfly (蚍蜉) flew by and alighted on aleaf (叶片)of the oak tree.

在一个炎热的夏日，一只蜉蝣掠过，落在一片橡树叶上。

"Mayfly,you must be so sad."

"Why?"

为什么？

"You get to live only one day." The oak tree felt sorry for the mayfly.

"你只能活一天。"橡树对蜉蝣感到非常遗憾。

Mayfly asked, "Don't you live for one day?"

蜉蝣问，"难道你不是只活一天吗？"

"No,I live much longer than you do."

没有，我活得比你长。

The mayfly nodded and asked: "Really? Then, are you happy now?"

蜉蝣点头问：真的吗？所以，你现在快乐吗？

"Yes,I am very happy." replied the oak tree.

橡树回答说：是的，我很高兴。

Then the mayfly smiled and said:"I am very happy, too. Although I get to live only one day, it doesn't matter."

后来，蜉蝣笑着说：我也很开心。虽然我只能活一天，但没关系。

“You get to live much longer than I do, but we are both happy, aren't we?" The oak tree and the mayfly kept on talking to each other.

橡树然你活得比我长，但我们都很幸福，不是吗？橡树和蜉蝣不断地互相交谈。

Eventually (最终), the mayfly leaned on the oak tree and fell asleep.

最后，蜉蝣靠在橡树上睡着了。

"Mayfly!"The oak tree called the mayfly, but the mayfly did not respond (回答). It had died.

"蜉蝣！"橡树叫蜉蝣，但蜉蝣没有回应。它已经死了。

"Mayfly,have a happy dream." The oak tree blessed the mayfly for the last time.

蜉蝣，做个好梦。橡树最后一次祝福蜉蝣。

Many weeks then passed. Spring, summer and fall went by, and winter came.

许多星期过去了，春天，夏天，秋天过去了，冬天来了。

Finally,the long-awaited day of Christmas came.

最后，期待已久的圣诞节来了。

The oak tree wanted to rest now.

现在橡树想好好休息一下。

The oak tree had a dream on Christmas day.

橡树在圣诞节做了一个梦。

In it, pretty flowers were abundant and butterflies were flying in a green forest.

梦中，美丽的花朵盛开，蝴蝶在绿色的森林里飞舞。

In this dream, the oak tree met the mayfly.

在这个梦里，橡树也看到了蜉蝣。

The mayfly said: "Come play here. It is such a happy place."

蜉蝣说："来这儿玩吧。这是一个非常快乐的地方。"

The oak tree was very pleased indeed to see the mayfly.

橡树很乐意去见蜉蝣。

While the oak tree was sleeping, its roots were cut.

橡树在过去逐渐沉睡，它的根也被砍掉了。

It was time for the oak tree to die.

橡树的寿命也结束了。

The oak tree went to a happy world .

橡树去了一个幸福的世界。