（汉译英）
一棵小苹果树
A Young Apple Tree
一个贫穷的农夫有一个朋友，这个朋友因为种了神奇的苹果树而远近闻名。
A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for wonderful apple trees.
有一天，农夫的这个朋友送给他一棵小苹果树。
One day, the farmer's friend gave him a young apple tree.
农夫对这个礼物非常高兴。但当他回到家时，却不知道将它栽在什么地方。
The farmer was pleasant with the gift. When he came back home, he didn't know where to plant the tree.
他担心如果把苹果树栽在路边，陌生人会偷树上的苹果，如果种在自己的一块地里，邻居们夜里会过来偷苹果。如果载在自己的房子边，他的孩子们会摘苹果。
He worried that if he plant the tree near the road, strangers would steal the apples. If he planted the tree in his field, his neighbours would steal the apples at night. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would pick apples.
最后，他把那棵树栽在了林子里，那里没人能看见。但是没有阳光，树不久就死了。
In the end, he planted the tree in the woods where nobody could see it. But without sunlight, the tree died soon.
后来，朋友问农夫为什么把树栽在那么贫瘠的地方。“那有什么不一样？”农夫生气的说，“我把苹果树载在路边，陌生人就会偷树上的苹果。我把树载在自己的地里，邻居夜里就会来偷苹果。我把树载在自己的房边，我自己的孩子们就会摘苹果。”
Later, the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. " What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily. "If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the apples. If I had planted the in my field, my neighbours would steal the apples at night. If I had planted the tree near my house, my children would pick the apples."
“是的”，他的朋友说，“但至少可能有人来分享这些果实。现在你不仅剥夺了每个人的果实，也毁了一棵好苹果树！”
"Yes," said his friend, "but at least someone would share the fruit. now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also destroyed a good apple tree!"
★rob
v. 抢劫，掠夺；（非正式）敲诈；（非正式）盗窃；使……丧失，非法剥夺；（英足）夺（对手）的球
rob sb. of sth. 抢走某人某物，使某人失去某物
He just wanted your money, he didn't want to rob you of your lives.
他只想要你们的钱，并不想夺走你们的生命。
Lacking in peaceful mind will rob you of your joy.
没有平和的心态就没有快乐的心情。
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