介绍:
The Last Leaf
最后一片叶子
作者：冬冬 翻译：冬爸
The autumn wind was blowing. It was time once more for the leaves to rest.
秋风瑟瑟。又到了叶落归根的时候了。
But I was not ready to go yet. I had business left unfinished in this world. So when the next breeze of autumn air swept past. I held on tight, and became the last leaf on the old oak tree.
可是，我还没有离去的念头。在这个世界上，我还有一些未了的心愿。当秋风再次吹起的时候，我紧紧抓住树干，成了老橡树上最后一片叶子。
I sang for days and nights, so glad I was not yet leaving this world. One morning, I was still cheerfully singing when the old badger walked by, sighing. I called to him, “Mr. Badger, why are you sighing?”
昼去夜来，我不停地唱着，为自己依旧还在这个世界上感到欣慰。一天早晨，正当我兴高采烈地吟唱时，那只上了年纪的老獾从树下经过 一边走着，一边长吁短叹。我叫住了他，问道：“老獾先生，你干嘛唉声叹气呀？”
The badger answered, “My time has come. I must leave this world. Farewell, my little leaf, farewell.”
老獾回答说：“我的时辰到了。我该走了。永别了，小叶子！永别了！”
The old badger took one last look at me. In his eyes, I saw great grief.
老獾最后又看了我一眼。而我在他的目光里，看到了莫大的悲伤。
I was very sad to see the old badger go, but I was still not ready to part the oak tree. So I held on longer.
看着老獾离去的背影，我心里非常惆怅。可是，我依旧没有走的打算。我还要坚持下去。
One peaceful night, I heard footsteps under the tree. I looked down and saw an elephant. She was looking at the stars in the sky, tears rolling out of her bright blue eyes.
在一个十分宁静的夜晚，我听到树下传来了一阵脚步声。低头一瞧，看见了一头大象。她正静静地望着夜空，泪珠从她那明亮的蓝色眼睛里滚落下来。
"Why are you sad, Mrs. Elephant?" I asked.
"Oh, if you only knew, my darling,” she replied in a hoarse voice. “I've grown old and useless. So, you see, I must walk down to the tomb and die.”
“什么事让你这么伤心，象太太？” 我问道。
“哎，你哪里知道啊，亲爱的！” 她的嗓音有点沙哑。“我老了，没用了。所以，你看，我得找个属于自己的地方，该了断了。”
She stared at the stars and cried some more. Then she walked down the night path quietly.
I was so very sad, but, yet again, was not ready to leave.
她两眼直勾勾地望着星空，泪水不断地涌出。接着，沿着夜路，悄悄地走去。
我伤心极了，可是，还想继续留下去。
In the next few days, many creatures died. But every time, I told myself that I couldn't leave! So I stayed there stubbornly for another week until the tree said something to me.
在接下来的日子里，很多生物都陆续离去。可是，每一次，我都告诉自己，不能去！就这样，我依旧呆在树上，十分执着，一呆又是一个星期，直到有一天，老树在我耳边说了些什么。
It was a bright morning. The tree called me to his side, and said, “Little one, I can't keep you any more. I'm sorry, but everything dies in the end. It's how Mother Nature works. Even a tremendous tree like me will die eventually! My core will rot, and then, I will die! So fly with the breeze. May it take you to an ending you please!”
那是一个晴朗的早晨。橡树把我叫到身边，说道：“小家伙，不能再留你了。对不住了，可是，天下万物最终都会有那么一天。这是自然母亲的旨意啊。即便巨大如我，最后也难逃一劫！我的心会烂，我的身会死！去吧，随风去吧。让她带你去你想到的地方！”
I was deeply touched by the tree's words. So I plunged down without hesitating one bit.
大树的话让我深受感动。我毫无犹豫，一头扎了下去。
As I fell to the ground, I thought of my friends and family, and of how they loved me. But, we all shall come to our ends, and I found mine. Therefore, I left no sorrow in this beautiful world.
在我坠落的过程中，我想起了我的家人和朋友，想起了他们对我的热爱。可是，万物固有一死，我找到了自己的归宿。因此，在这个美丽的世界上，我已经没有了任何痛苦。
The snow came quickly, burying my tracks forever.
很快，下雪了，把我的痕迹全部掩埋。
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