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今天，我們要講的小故事是《老橡樹的最後一個夢》，一起來聽吧！
每天一個英語小故事磨耳朵
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Last Dream for an Old Oak Tree 老橡樹的最後一個夢
Once upon a time, there was a large (大的) oak tree in the forest.
從前，森林裡有一棵大橡樹。
This oak tree was very old.
這棵橡樹已經很老了。
One day during the hot summer, a mayfly (蚍蜉) flew by and alighted on aleaf (葉子)of the oak tree.
在一個炎熱的夏日，一隻蜉蝣飛過並落到一片橡樹葉子上。
"Mayfly,you must be so sad."
“蜉蝣，你一定很傷心。”
"Why?"
“為什麼呢？”
"You get to live only one day." The oak tree felt sorry for the mayfly.
"你只能活一天。"橡樹對蜉蝣感到很惋惜。
Mayfly asked, "Don't you live for one day?"
蜉蝣問，"難道你不是隻活一天嗎？"
"No,I live much longer than you do."
“不是的，我比你活得要久得多。”
The mayfly nodded and asked: "Really? Then, are you happy now?"
蜉蝣點點頭問：“真的嗎？那麼，你現在幸福嗎？”
"Yes,I am very happy." replied the oak tree.
“是的，我很幸福。”橡樹回答說。
Then the mayfly smiled and said:"I am very happy, too. Although I get to live only one day, it doesn't matter."
然後，蜉蝣笑著說:“我也很幸福。雖然我只能活一天，但沒有關係。”
“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.
“你雖然比我活得長得多，但我們都很幸福，不是嗎？”橡樹和蜉蝣不斷的互相交談。
Eventually (最後), the mayfly leaned on the oak tree and fell asleep.
最後，蜉蝣靠在橡樹身上睡著了。
"Mayfly!"The oak tree called the mayfly, but the mayfly did not respond (回答). It had died.
"蜉蝣！"橡樹叫蜉蝣，但蜉蝣沒有回應。它已經死了。
"Mayfly,have a happy dream." The oak tree blessed the mayfly for the last time.
“蜉蝣，做個好夢。”橡樹最後一次祝福蜉蝣。
Many weeks then passed. Spring, summer and fall went by, and winter came.
過了許多個星期，春天，夏天，秋天過去了，冬天來了。
Finally,the long-awaited day of Christmas came.
終於，期待已久的聖誕節到來了。
The oak tree wanted to rest now.
現在橡樹想好好休息一下了。
The oak tree had a dream on Christmas day.
在聖誕節那天橡樹做了一個夢。
In it, pretty flowers were abundant and butterflies were flying in a green forest.
夢裡，美麗的鮮花盛開了，蝴蝶在綠色的森林裡飛舞著。
In this dream, the oak tree met the mayfly.
在這個夢裡，橡樹還看到了蜉蝣。
The mayfly said: "Come play here. It is such a happy place."
蜉蝣說："來這裡玩吧。這是一個非常快樂的地方。"
The oak tree was very pleased indeed to see the mayfly.
橡樹很高興去見蜉蝣了。
While the oak tree was sleeping, its roots were cut.
橡樹漸漸沉睡了過去時，它的根也被砍了。
It was time for the oak tree to die.
橡樹的壽命也到頭了。
The oak tree went to a happy world .
橡樹去了一個幸福世界。