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今天，我們要講的小故事是《自私的巨人》，一起來聽吧！
The Selfish Giant
每天一個英語小故事磨耳朵
家長輔導
The Selfish Giant 自私的巨人
Every afternoon, the children used to go and play in the Giant (巨人)’sgarden (花園) as they were coming from school.
每天下午，孩子們總會在放學回來後去巨人的花園裡玩耍。
It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass.
這是一個可愛的大花園，長滿了柔嫩的青草。
Here and there over the grass bloomed beautiful flowers, just like stars.
草叢間到處盛開著美麗的鮮花，如繁星點點。
And there were twelve peach (桃子) trees in the garden.
花園裡還有十二棵桃樹。
In the spring-time, the trees broke out into delicate (嬌嫩的) blossoms of pink and pearl, and in the autumn bore rich fruit.
每到春天，樹上開出了粉紅色和珍珠色的嬌嫩花朵，到了秋天就會結出豐碩的果實。
The birds rested on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children couldn't help but stopped playing games and listened.
鳥兒棲息在樹上，唱得如此甜美，以致於孩子們都禁不住要停止遊戲來聆聽。
“How happy we are here!” they cried to each other.
“我們在這兒多麼快樂啊！”他們互相歡叫。
One day the Giant came back.
有一天巨人回來了。
He had been to visit his friend the Cornish Ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years.
他曾去拜訪他的朋友康沃爾怪物，並和他一起住了七年。
After the seven years were over, the Giant had said all that he wanted to say.
七年結束後，巨人說完了所有他想說的話。
For his conversation would come to an end, he determined to return to his own castle.
因為他的交談總會結束，他決定回到自己的城堡。
When he arrived, he saw the children playing in the garden.
當他到家的時候，他看見孩子們正在花園裡玩耍。
“What are you doing here?” he cried in a very gruff voice, and the children ran away.
“你們在這兒做什麼？”他用非常粗暴的聲音喊道，孩子們都跑走了。
“My own garden is my own garden.” said the Giant, “Anyone can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.”
“我自己的花園就是我自己的。”巨人說道，“隨便什麼人都明白，除了我以外，我不允許任何人在裡面玩。”
So he built a high wall all around the garden, and put up a notice-board.
於是他在花園的四周砌起了高高的圍牆，並支起一塊告示牌。
What a selfish (自私的) giant he is!
他是個多麼自私的巨人啊！
And the garden suddenly became silent.
於是花園瞬間變得寂靜了。
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