The Anxious Leaf

about adj. 在附近的；四处走动的；在起作用的

twig n. 小枝；嫩枝；末梢

nestle vi. 舒适地坐定；偎依；半隐半现地处于

whirl vi. 旋转，回旋；急走；头晕眼花

Once upon a time a little leaf was heard to sight and cry,as leaves often do when a gentle wind is about.And the twig the said,"What is the matter,little leaf?" And the leaf said, The wind just told me that one day that whould put me off and throw me down to die on th ground.

从前，当微风靠近时，就想其他所有的树叶一样，有一片小小的树叶在叹息和哭泣。小树枝说：小树叶你怎么了，叶子说"风告诉我，他总有一天会把我拉下来，然后把我扔到地上，并死在哪里。”

The twig told it to the branch  on which it grew,and the branch told it to the tree.And when the tree heard it,it rustled all over ,and send back word to the leaf,"Do not afraid.Hold on tightly,and you shall not go till you want to".

小树枝把它告诉了它生长的大树枝，大树枝把它告诉了树，当树听到他沙沙作响，并传话给树叶，不要害怕，紧紧抓住，知道你想走了，他才会离开。

And so that leaf stopped sighing ,but went on nestling and singing ,Every time the tree shook itself  and stirred up all its leaves,the banches shook themslves,and the little twing shook itself ,and the little leaf dance up and down merrilly,as if nothing could ever put it off.And so it grew all summer long,till October.

于是叶子停止了叹息，继续依偎着，唱着歌。每一次树摇起来，把他的叶子都搅起来，树枝就颤动起来，小树枝也摇起来，那小叶子高兴的上下跳舞，好想什么也不能把他扯下来似的，所以整个夏天都在生长，一直到十月。

And when the bright days of autumn came the little leaf saw all the leaves around becoming very beautiful .Some were yellow and some scarlet,and some striped with both colors.Then it asked the tree that it meant .Amd the tree said. All these leaves are getting ready to fly away ,and they have put on these beautiful colors because of joy.

当明媚的秋天来临时，小叶子看到周围的树叶变得非常美丽，有些是黄色，有些是猩红色，还有一些两种颜色的都有。然后他问树这意味什么，树说,所以这些树叶都准备要飞走了，因为喜悦，他们已经桌上这些美丽的颜色了、

Then the little leaf began to want to go,too,and grew very beautiful in think of  it,and when it was very gay in color it saw the banches of the tree had no bright color in them ,and so the leaf said,O branches .Why are you lead-color and we golden.

这是，小叶子也开始想走了，想着想着，他变得非常美丽，当他颜色鲜艳时，他看到树枝上没有鲜艳的颜色，于是叶子说，没什么你是铅色的，我是金色的，

We must keep on our work-clothes,for our life is not done - but your clothes are for holiday because your tasks are over. said the branches.

我们必须穿上工作服，因为我们生命还没有结束，但你的衣服是用来度假的，因为你的任务已经结束了。

just then a little puff of wind came,and the leaf let go,without thinking of it,and the wind took it up and truned it over and over,and whirled it like a spark of fire in the air,and then it dropped gently down under the edge of the fence,among hundreds of leaves ,and fell into a dream,and it never woke up to tell what it dreamed about.

一阵风吹了过来,小叶子想都没想就放手离开了，风把它吹上去旋转着，他就像空气中的火花那样旋转着，然后他慢慢的它轻轻的落在篱笆上面，周围有成百上千的树叶，然后他睡着了，再也没有醒来告诉别人自己梦见了什么。

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