1、Unit 2 Parents and childrenHome is the place where we are treated the best and weComplain the most.a stump trunk A tree with many branchestake a nap 打個盹/小睡under the shade 在樹蔭下chop 砍 chop off 砍下shelter遮蔽處show up 露面lean on靠在上 男孩和蘋果樹A Boy and His Tree A long time ago,there was a huge apple tree.從前，有一棵巨

2、大的蘋果樹。A little boy love to come and play around it everyday. 一個小男孩每天都喜歡在樹下玩耍。He climbed to the top of the tree,ate the apples,took a nap under the shadeHe loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. 他爬樹，吃蘋果，在樹蔭下小睡他愛和樹玩，樹也愛和他玩。Time went by,the little boy had grown up and he no longer played a

3、round the tree everyday. 時間過的很快，小男孩長大了，他不再每天都來樹下玩耍了。One day,the boy came back to the tree . “Come and play with me ,”The tree asked the boy . 一天，男孩回來了。“來和我玩吧！” 樹說。“I am no longer a kid, I dont play around trees anymore.”The boy replied, “I want toys.I need money to buy them.” “我不再是孩子了，我再也不會在樹下玩了。”男孩

4、回答道，“我想要玩具，我需要錢去買玩具。”“Sorry,but I dont have moneyBut you can pick all my apples and sell them.So,you will have money.”The boy was so excited .He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. “對不起，我沒有錢 但是，你可以把我的蘋果摘下來，拿去賣錢，這樣你就有錢了。”男孩興奮的把所有的蘋果都摘下來，高興的離開了。For a long time,the boy didnt come back.T

5、he tree was sad. 男孩摘了蘋果后很久都沒有回來。樹很傷心。One day,the boy returned and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me ,”The tree said. 一天，男孩回來了，樹很激動。“來和我玩吧。”樹說。“I dont have time to play.I have to work for my family.We need a house for shelter.Can you help me?” “我沒時間玩，我得工作，養(yǎng)家糊口。我們需要一棟房子，你能幫助我嗎？”“sorry, I

6、 dont have a house .But you can chop off my branches to build your house.” “對不起，我沒有房子，但是你可以砍下我的樹枝，拿去蓋你的房子。”So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. 男孩把所有的樹枝都砍下來，高興的離開了。The tree was glad to see him happy.看到男孩那么高興，樹非常欣慰。But again the boy didnt come back for a long time. The tree w

7、as again lonely and sad. One hot summer day,the boy returned and the tree was delighted.“Come and play with me !”The tree said. 但是，男孩從此很久都沒回來。樹又恢復(fù)了孤獨和悲傷。一個炎熱的夏日，男孩終于回來了，樹很欣慰。“來和我玩吧！”樹說。“I am sad and getting old.I want to go sailing to relax myself.Can you give me a boat?” “我過的不快樂，我也一天天變老了，我想去航海放松一下。

8、你能給我一條船嗎？”“Use my trunk to build your boat.You can sail far away and be happy.” “用我的樹干造你的船吧，你就能快樂地航行到遙遠(yuǎn)的地方了。”So the boy cut down the tree trunk to make a boat .男孩把樹干砍下來，做成了一條船。He went sailing and didnt show up again for a long time. 他去航海了，很長時間都沒露面。Finally, the boy returned after being away for so ma

9、ny years.“Sorry,my boy.but I dont have anything for you anymore.No more apples for you“The tree said.“I dont have teeth to bite.”The boy replied. 最后，過了很多年，男孩終于回來了。 “對不起，孩子，我再也沒有什么東西可以給你了”樹說。“我已經(jīng)沒有牙咬蘋果了。”男孩回答道。“No more trunk for you to climb on.”“I am too old for that now.”The boy said. 我也沒有樹干讓你爬了。”樹

10、說。“我已經(jīng)老得爬不動了。”男孩說。“I really cant give you anythingThe only thing left is my dying roots.”The tree said with tears. “I dont need much now,just a place to rest.I am tired after all these years . ”The boy replied . “我真的不能再給你任何東西了，除了我正在死去的樹根。”樹含著淚說。“我現(xiàn)在不需要什么了，只想找個地方休息。過了這么些年，我累了。”男孩回答道。“Good! My stump i

11、s the best place to lean on and rest. Come,come sit down with me and rest.” “太好了！老樹根正是休息是最好的倚靠，來吧，來坐在我身邊，休息一下吧。”The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears 男孩坐下了，樹很高興，含著淚微笑著 This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parents. When we were young,we loved to play with Mum and Dad. W

12、hen we grow up,we leave them. Then we only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what,parents will alway be there and give everything they can to make us happy. 只有我們需要一些東西或者遇到一些麻煩時，才會回來。不論怎樣，父母總是支持我們，竭力給我們每一樣能讓我們高興的東西。 這是每個人的故事，樹就是我們的父母。當(dāng)我們年輕的時候，我們愿意和爸爸媽媽玩。當(dāng)我們長大成人，我們就離開了父母。You may think the boy is cruel to the tree， but thats how all of us are treating our parent.Time is too slow for those who wait,too fast for those who fear,too long for those