Out in the woods stood a nice little Fir Tree. The place he had was a very good one: the sun shone on him: as to fresh air, there was enough of that, and round him grew many large-sized comrades, pines as well as firs. But the little Fir wanted so very much to be a grown-up tree.
树林里有一棵漂亮的小枞树。他拥有的地方是一个 非常好：阳光照在他身上：至于新鲜空气，已经足够了 就这样，他的周围长出了许多高大的同志，有松树，也有 首先。但小冷杉非常想成为一棵长大的树。
He did not think of the warm sun and of the fresh air; he did not care for the little cottage children that ran about and prattled when they were in the woods looking for wild-strawberries. The children often came with a whole pitcher full of berries, or a long row of them threaded on a straw, and sat down near the young tree and said, “Oh, how pretty he is! What a nice little fir!” But this was what the Tree could not bear to hear.
他没有想到温暖的阳光和新鲜的空气；他想到的是温暖的阳光和新鲜的空气。他不在乎 对于那些在他们玩耍时跑来跑去、叽叽喳喳的小屋里的小孩子们来说 我们在树林里寻找野草莓。孩子们经常来 有一整罐装满浆果，或者一长排浆果串在上面 一根稻草，坐在小树旁边说：“哦，他多漂亮啊！” 是！多漂亮的小杉树啊！”但这是树无法忍受的 听到。
At the end of a year he had shot up a good deal, and after another year he was another long bit taller; for with fir trees one can always tell by the shoots how many years old they are.
一年结束时，他赚了很多钱，又过了一年 他又长高了一点；因为对于冷杉树，人们总是可以分辨出来 看看它们有多少岁了。
“Oh! Were I but such a high tree as the others are,” sighed he. “Then I should be able to spread out my branches, and with the tops to look into the wide world! Then would the birds build nests among my branches: and when there was a breeze, I could bend with as much stateliness as the others!”
“哦！我要是像其他树一样高就好了，”他叹了口气。 “那我 应该能够展开我的树枝，并且可以从顶部观察 广阔的世界！然后鸟儿就会在我的树枝间筑巢： 当微风吹来时，我可以像风一样庄严地弯腰 其他人！”
Neither the sunbeams, nor the birds, nor the red clouds which morning and evening sailed above him, gave the little Tree any pleasure.
既不是阳光，也不是鸟儿，也不是早晨的红云 夜色掠过他的头顶，给小树带来了欢乐。
In winter, when the snow lay glittering on the ground, a hare would often come leaping along, and jump right over the little Tree. Oh, that made him so angry! But two winters were past, and in the third the Tree was so large that the hare was obliged to go round it. “To grow and grow, to get older and be tall,” thought the Tree--“that, after all, is the most delightful thing in the world!”
冬天，当雪落在地上闪闪发光时，一只野兔会 经常蹦蹦跳跳地过来，跳到小树上。哦，那个 让他这么生气！但两个冬天过去了，在第三个冬天，树 它太大了，兔子不得不绕着它转。 “成长并 成长，变老，长高，”树想——“毕竟，这是 世界上最幸福的事！”
In autumn the wood-cutters always came and felled some of the largest trees. This happened every year; and the young Fir Tree, that had now grown to a very comely size, trembled at the sight; for the magnificent great trees fell to the earth with noise and cracking, the branches were lopped off, and the trees looked long and bare; they were hardly to be recognised; and then they were laid in carts, and the horses dragged them out of the wood.
秋天，樵夫总是来砍伐一些最大的树。 树。这种事每年都会发生；和那棵年轻的枞树，现在已经 长得非常漂亮，一看就浑身发抖；为了宏伟的 大树倒在地上，发出响声和断裂声，树枝被折断了。 树木被砍倒了，看上去又长又光秃秃的。他们很难成为 认可；然后把它们放在车上，然后用马匹拖着 他们从树林里出来。
Where did they go to? What became of them?
他们去哪儿了？他们后来怎样了？
In spring, when the swallows and the storks came, the Tree asked them, “Don't you know where they have been taken? Have you not met them anywhere?”
春天，当燕子和鹳鸟来的时候，树问它们： “你不知道他们被带到哪里了吗？你没见过他们吗？” 任何地方？
The swallows did not know anything about it; but the Stork looked musing, nodded his head, and said, “Yes; I think I know; I met many ships as I was flying hither from Egypt; on the ships were magnificent masts, and I venture to assert that it was they that smelt so of fir. I may congratulate you, for they lifted themselves on high most majestically!”
燕子们对此一无所知。但鹳鸟看上去 想了想，点点头，说道：“是的，我想我知道，我见过很多人。” 当我从埃及飞到这里时，船只；船上很壮观 桅杆，我斗胆断言，正是它们闻起来有冷杉的味道。 我可以祝贺你，因为他们把自己提升到了最高的高度 威严！”
“Oh, were I but old enough to fly across the sea! But how does the sea look in reality? What is it like?”
“哦，如果我还够大，可以飞越大海就好了！但是大海怎么会这样？” 现实中看？是什么样的？
“That would take a long time to explain,” said the Stork, and with these words off he went.
“这需要很长时间才能解释清楚，”鹳鸟说。 话一说完他就走了。
“Rejoice in thy growth!” said the Sunbeams. “Rejoice in thy vigorous growth, and in the fresh life that moveth within thee!”
“为你的成长而高兴！”阳光说。 “为你的精力充沛感到高兴 成长，以及在你内心流动的新鲜生命！”
And the Wind kissed the Tree, and the Dew wept tears over him; but the Fir understood it not.
风亲吻了树，露珠为他流下了眼泪；但是 菲尔不明白。
When Christmas came, quite young trees were cut down: trees which often were not even as large or of the same age as this Fir Tree, who could never rest, but always wanted to be off. These young trees, and they were always the finest looking, retained their branches; they were laid on carts, and the horses drew them out of the wood.
当圣诞节来临时，相当年轻的树木被砍伐：这些树木经常被砍伐。 甚至都不及这棵枞树那么大或同龄，谁能 从来没有休息过，但总是想休息。这些小树，还有他们 总是最漂亮的，保留了他们的树枝；他们被安置了 把他们放在车上，然后用马把他们从树林里拉出来。
“Where are they going to?” asked the Fir. “They are not taller than I; there was one indeed that was considerably shorter; and why do they retain all their branches? Whither are they taken?”
“他们要去哪里？”冷杉问道。 “他们不比 我；确实有一个要短得多；他们为什么 保留所有分支？他们被带到哪里去了？”
“We know! We know!” chirped the Sparrows. “We have peeped in at the windows in the town below! We know whither they are taken! The greatest splendor and the greatest magnificence one can imagine await them. We peeped through the windows, and saw them planted in the middle of the warm room and ornamented with the most splendid things, with gilded apples, with gingerbread, with toys, and many hundred lights!”
“我们知道！我们知道！”麻雀叽叽喳喳地说。 “我们已经窥探到 下面小镇的窗户！我们知道他们被带到哪里！最伟大的 人们可以想象到的辉煌和最伟大的壮丽正在等待着他们。我们 透过窗户往里看，看到它们种在花园中央 温暖的房间，装饰着最华丽的东西，镀金的 苹果、姜饼、玩具，还有数百盏灯！”
“And then?” asked the Fir Tree, trembling in every bough. “And then? What happens then?”
“进而？”枞树问道，每根树枝都在颤抖。 “然后呢？ 那会发生什么呢？
“We did not see anything more: it was incomparably beautiful.”
“我们没有看到更多的东西：它是无与伦比的美丽。”
“I would fain know if I am destined for so glorious a career,” cried the Tree, rejoicing. “That is still better than to cross the sea! What a longing do I suffer! Were Christmas but come! I am now tall, and my branches spread like the others that were carried off last year! Oh! were I but already on the cart! Were I in the warm room with all the splendor and magnificence! Yes; then something better, something still grander, will surely follow, or wherefore should they thus ornament me? Something better, something still grander must follow--but what? Oh, how I long, how I suffer! I do not know myself what is the matter with me!”
“我很想知道我是否注定会拥有如此辉煌的职业生涯，”哭道 树，欣喜若狂。 “那还比跨海强啊！什么？” 我苦苦思念！圣诞节来了！我现在长高了，我的 树枝像去年被带走的其他树枝一样蔓延开来！哦！ 我已经在购物车上了！我是否和所有的人一起在温暖的房间里？ 辉煌与壮丽！是的；然后一些更好的东西，一些仍然的东西 更伟大的，一定会随之而来，否则他们为什么要这样装饰我呢？ 更好的、更宏伟的事情一定会随之而来——但是什么？哦，怎么样 我渴望，我多么痛苦！我自己都不知道我这是怎么了！”
“Rejoice in our presence!” said the Air and the Sunlight. “Rejoice in thy own fresh youth!”
“因我们的存在而感到高兴！”空气和阳光说。 “欣喜于 你自己的新鲜青春！”
But the Tree did not rejoice at all; he grew and grew, and was green both winter and summer. People that saw him said, “What a fine tree!” and towards Christmas he was one of the first that was cut down. The axe struck deep into the very pith; the Tree fell to the earth with a sigh; he felt a pang--it was like a swoon; he could not think of happiness, for he was sorrowful at being separated from his home, from the place where he had sprung up. He well knew that he should never see his dear old comrades, the little bushes and flowers around him, anymore; perhaps not even the birds! The departure was not at all agreeable.
但树一点也不高兴；他长大了，长大了，绿了 冬天和夏天。人们看见他都说：“好树啊！” 圣诞节前夕，他是第一批被砍倒的人之一。斧头 深入骨髓；树叹息一声倒在地上； 他感到一阵剧痛——就像昏厥一样；他无法想象幸福， 因为他因与家乡、这个地方分离而感到悲伤 他出生的地方。他很清楚他永远不应该见到他亲爱的 老战友，他周围的小灌木和小花，不再了；也许 连鸟也不行！这次离开一点也不愉快。
The Tree only came to himself when he was unloaded in a court-yard with the other trees, and heard a man say, “That one is splendid! We don't want the others.” Then two servants came in rich livery and carried the Fir Tree into a large and splendid drawing-room. Portraits were hanging on the walls, and near the white porcelain stove stood two large Chinese vases with lions on the covers. There, too, were large easy-chairs, silken sofas, large tables full of picture-books and full of toys, worth hundreds and hundreds of crowns--at least the children said so. And the Fir Tree was stuck upright in a cask that was filled with sand; but no one could see that it was a cask, for green cloth was hung all round it, and it stood on a large gaily-colored carpet. Oh! how the Tree quivered! What was to happen? The servants, as well as the young ladies, decorated it. On one branch there hung little nets cut out of colored paper, and each net was filled with sugarplums; and among the other boughs gilded apples and walnuts were suspended, looking as though they had grown there, and little blue and white tapers were placed among the leaves. Dolls that looked for all the world like men--the Tree had never beheld such before--were seen among the foliage, and at the very top a large star of gold tinsel was fixed. It was really splendid--beyond description splendid.
当树被卸到院子里时，树才醒悟过来。 其他树，听到一个人说：“那棵树太棒了！我们不 想要其他人。”然后两个穿着华丽制服的仆人抬着 枞树变成了一间宽敞而华丽的客厅。挂着肖像 墙壁上，白瓷炉附近立着两个大中国人 封面上有狮子的花瓶。那里也有大型安乐椅， 丝绸沙发，大桌子上摆满了图画书和玩具，值得 成百上千克朗——至少孩子们是这么说的。还有 枞树直立在装满沙子的木桶里。但没有 一看就知道是一个木桶，因为它的周围挂着绿布， 它立在一块色彩鲜艳的大地毯上。哦！树颤抖得多么厉害！ 将会发生什么？仆人们和小姐们都打扮得漂漂亮亮的 它。一根树枝上挂着用彩纸剪成的小网， 每张网都装满了糖梅；以及其他镀金的树枝 苹果和核桃悬在空中，看起来好像已经长出来了 在那里，叶子之间放置着蓝色和白色的小锥体。 全世界看起来都像人类的玩偶——树从未见过 以前曾在树叶中看到过这样的情况，在最顶部有一个 金色金属丝的大星已修复。真的很精彩——超越 描述精彩。
“This evening!” they all said. “How it will shine this evening!”
“今天晚上！”他们都说。 “今晚它会多么闪耀啊！”
“Oh!” thought the Tree. “If the evening were but come! If the tapers were but lighted! And then I wonder what will happen! Perhaps the other trees from the forest will come to look at me! Perhaps the sparrows will beat against the windowpanes! I wonder if I shall take root here, and winter and summer stand covered with ornaments!”
“哦！”树想。 “如果夜晚来临就好了！如果夜幕降临 只不过被点燃了！然后我想知道会发生什么！也许另一个 森林里的树木会来看我的！也许麻雀会 敲打窗玻璃！我想知道我是否会在这里扎根，并且 冬天和夏天都挂满了装饰品！”
He knew very much about the matter--but he was so impatient that for sheer longing he got a pain in his back, and this with trees is the same thing as a headache with us.
他对这件事非常了解——但他太不耐烦了，以至于 纯粹的渴望让他背部疼痛，这与树是一样的 让我们头疼的事情。
The candles were now lighted--what brightness! What splendor! The Tree trembled so in every bough that one of the tapers set fire to the foliage. It blazed up famously.
现在蜡烛已经点燃了——多么明亮啊！多么辉煌啊！的 树的每根树枝都颤抖得厉害，以至于其中一根蜡烛着火了 树叶。它一炮而红。
“Help! Help!” cried the young ladies, and they quickly put out the fire.
“救命！救命！”年轻的女士们喊道，她们很快就把火扑灭了。
Now the Tree did not even dare tremble. What a state he was in! He was so uneasy lest he should lose something of his splendor, that he was quite bewildered amidst the glare and brightness; when suddenly both folding-doors opened and a troop of children rushed in as if they would upset the Tree. The older persons followed quietly; the little ones stood quite still. But it was only for a moment; then they shouted that the whole place re-echoed with their rejoicing; they danced round the Tree, and one present after the other was pulled off.
现在树连颤抖都不敢了。他当时的状态是怎样的啊！他是 他如此不安，生怕失去他的辉煌，以至于他 在耀眼的光亮中感到十分困惑；当突然两个 折叠门打开，一群孩子冲了进来，好像要 让树心烦意乱。年长的人静静地跟在后面。小孩子们 一动不动地站着。但这只是一瞬间；然后他们喊道 整个地方都回荡着他们的欢乐。他们绕着 树，一件又一件的礼物被扯了下来。
“What are they about?” thought the Tree. “What is to happen now!” And the lights burned down to the very branches, and as they burned down they were put out one after the other, and then the children had permission to plunder the Tree. So they fell upon it with such violence that all its branches cracked; if it had not been fixed firmly in the ground, it would certainly have tumbled down.
“它们是关于什么的？”树想。 “现在怎么办啊！”并且 灯光烧到了树枝，当它们烧毁时 他们一个接一个地被赶了出去，然后孩子们 允许掠夺这棵树。于是他们就如此猛烈地袭击了它 它的所有树枝都折断了；如果它没有牢固地固定在 放在地上，肯定会塌下来。
The children danced about with their beautiful playthings; no one looked at the Tree except the old nurse, who peeped between the branches; but it was only to see if there was a fig or an apple left that had been forgotten.
孩子们拿着他们漂亮的玩具跳舞。没有人看 除了老保姆，她在树枝间偷看；但是 只是为了看看是否还剩下无花果或苹果 忘记了。
“A story! A story!” cried the children, drawing a little fat man towards the Tree. He seated himself under it and said, “Now we are in the shade, and the Tree can listen too. But I shall tell only one story. Now which will you have; that about Ivedy-Avedy, or about Humpy-Dumpy, who tumbled downstairs, and yet after all came to the throne and married the princess?”
“一个故事！一个故事！”孩子们叫道，把一个小胖子拉向 树。他在树荫下坐下说道：“现在我们在树荫下， 树也能听。但我只讲一个故事。现在哪个 你会吗？关于 Ivedy-Avedy，或者关于 Humpy-Dumpy，谁 摔下楼去，但最终还是登上了王位并嫁给了 公主？”
“Ivedy-Avedy,” cried some; “Humpy-Dumpy,” cried the others. There was such a bawling and screaming--the Fir Tree alone was silent, and he thought to himself, “Am I not to bawl with the rest? Am I to do nothing whatever?” for he was one of the company, and had done what he had to do.
“艾维迪——艾维迪，”一些人喊道。 “矮胖子，”其他人喊道。有 如此的嚎叫和尖叫——只有枞树沉默了，他 心想：“难道我不应该和其他人一起哭诉吗？难道我什么也不做吗？” 无论如何？因为他是公司的一员，并且做了他必须做的事 做。
And the man told about Humpy-Dumpy that tumbled down, who notwithstanding came to the throne, and at last married the princess. And the children clapped their hands, and cried. “Oh, go on! Do go on!” They wanted to hear about Ivedy-Avedy too, but the little man only told them about Humpy-Dumpy. The Fir Tree stood quite still and absorbed in thought; the birds in the wood had never related the like of this. “Humpy-Dumpy fell downstairs, and yet he married the princess! Yes, yes! That's the way of the world!” thought the Fir Tree, and believed it all, because the man who told the story was so good-looking. “Well, well! who knows, perhaps I may fall downstairs, too, and get a princess as wife!” And he looked forward with joy to the morrow, when he hoped to be decked out again with lights, playthings, fruits, and tinsel.
那个人讲述了摔倒的矮胖子的故事，他 尽管如此，还是登上了王位，并最终娶了公主。 孩子们拍着手，哭了。 “哦，继续！继续！” 他们也想听听艾维迪-艾维迪的事，但小个子男人只告诉了 他们关于矮胖子的事。枞树一动不动地站着，全神贯注 在思想中；树林里的鸟儿从来没有说过这样的事。 “矮胖子从楼上摔下来，却娶了公主！对对对！” 世界就是这样！”枞树想，并且相信这一切， 因为讲故事的人实在是太帅了。 “好啦好啦！谁 你知道吗，说不定我也能跌下楼去，娶个公主为妻呢！” 他满心欢喜地期待着明天，希望明天能盛装打扮。 带着灯光、玩具、水果和金属丝再次出去。
“I won't tremble to-morrow!” thought the Fir Tree. “I will enjoy to the full all my splendor! To-morrow I shall hear again the story of Humpy-Dumpy, and perhaps that of Ivedy-Avedy too.” And the whole night the Tree stood still and in deep thought.
“明天我不会发抖了！”枞树想。 “我会很享受 尽显我所有的辉煌！明天我将再次听到这个故事 Humpy-Dumpy，也许还有 Ivedy-Avedy。”还有整个晚上 树一动不动地站着，陷入沉思。
In the morning the servant and the housemaid came in.
早上，仆人和女仆进来了。
“Now then the splendor will begin again,” thought the Fir. But they dragged him out of the room, and up the stairs into the loft: and here, in a dark corner, where no daylight could enter, they left him. “What's the meaning of this?” thought the Tree. “What am I to do here? What shall I hear now, I wonder?” And he leaned against the wall lost in reverie. Time enough had he too for his reflections; for days and nights passed on, and nobody came up; and when at last somebody did come, it was only to put some great trunks in a corner, out of the way. There stood the Tree quite hidden; it seemed as if he had been entirely forgotten.
“现在，辉煌将再次开始，”冷杉想。但他们 把他拖出了房间，然后上楼梯进入阁楼：在这里， 在一个没有阳光照射进来的黑暗角落里，他们离开了他。 “什么是 这是什么意思？”树想。 “我在这里做什么？什么？ 我想知道现在我可以听吗？他靠在墙上迷失了方向 遐想。他也有足够的时间进行思考。日日夜夜 过去了，没有人上来；当最后有人来的时候， 只是把一些大箱子放在角落里，不碍事。那里 树完全隐藏起来；似乎他已经完全被 忘记了。
“'Tis now winter out-of-doors!” thought the Tree. “The earth is hard and covered with snow; men cannot plant me now, and therefore I have been put up here under shelter till the spring-time comes! How thoughtful that is! How kind man is, after all! If it only were not so dark here, and so terribly lonely! Not even a hare! And out in the woods it was so pleasant, when the snow was on the ground, and the hare leaped by; yes--even when he jumped over me; but I did not like it then! It is really terribly lonely here!”
“现在户外已经是冬天了！”树想。 “地球是坚硬的， 被雪覆盖；人们现在无法种植我，因此我一直 躲在这里直到春天到来！多么周到啊 那就是！毕竟，男人是多么善良啊！如果这里不那么黑就好了 而且非常孤独！连野兔都没有！那是在树林里 当雪落在地上，野兔跳过去时，真是令人愉快； 是的——即使他从我身上跳过去；但我当时不喜欢它！它是 这里真是太孤独了！”
“Squeak! Squeak!” said a little Mouse, at the same moment, peeping out of his hole. And then another little one came. They snuffed about the Fir Tree, and rustled among the branches.
“吱吱！吱吱！”一只小老鼠同时向外窥视，说道 他的洞。然后又来了一个小家伙。他们扼杀了 枞树，在树枝间沙沙作响。
“It is dreadfully cold,” said the Mouse. “But for that, it would be delightful here, old Fir, wouldn't it?”
“天气冷得可怕，”老鼠说。 “但为此，这将是 这里真令人愉快，老冷杉，不是吗？
“I am by no means old,” said the Fir Tree. “There's many a one considerably older than I am.”
“我一点也不老，”枞树说。 “有很多一个 比我大很多。”
“Where do you come from,” asked the Mice; “and what can you do?” They were so extremely curious. “Tell us about the most beautiful spot on the earth. Have you never been there? Were you never in the larder, where cheeses lie on the shelves, and hams hang from above; where one dances about on tallow candles: that place where one enters lean, and comes out again fat and portly?”
“你们从哪里来？”老鼠问。 “那你能做什么呢？”他们 我们非常好奇。 “请告诉我们世界上最美丽的地方 地球。你从来没有去过那里吗？难道你从来没有去过食品储藏室吗？ 奶酪放在架子上，火腿挂在上面；一个人跳舞的地方 大约在牛脂蜡烛上：一个人进入精益并出来的地方 又胖又胖了？”
“I know no such place,” said the Tree. “But I know the wood, where the sun shines and where the little birds sing.” And then he told all about his youth; and the little Mice had never heard the like before; and they listened and said,
“我不知道有这样的地方，”树说。 “但我了解这片树林，那里 阳光普照，小鸟歌唱。”然后他讲述了一切 他的青春；小老鼠们以前从来没有听过这样的事。而他们 听了说，
“Well, to be sure! How much you have seen! How happy you must have been!”
“好吧，当然！你已经看到了多少！你一定很高兴 曾经！
“I!” said the Fir Tree, thinking over what he had himself related. “Yes, in reality those were happy times.” And then he told about Christmas-eve, when he was decked out with cakes and candles.
“我！”枞树一边说道，一边思考着他自己所说的事情。 “是的，事实上那是一段快乐的时光。”然后他讲述了 圣诞节前夕，他用蛋糕和蜡烛装饰起来。
“Oh,” said the little Mice, “how fortunate you have been, old Fir Tree!”
“噢，”小老鼠说，“老枞树，你真幸运！”
“I am by no means old,” said he. “I came from the wood this winter; I am in my prime, and am only rather short for my age.”
“我一点也不老，”他说。 “今年冬天我来自树林；我 正值壮年，与我的年龄相比，只是矮了一些而已。”
“What delightful stories you know,” said the Mice: and the next night they came with four other little Mice, who were to hear what the Tree recounted: and the more he related, the more he remembered himself; and it appeared as if those times had really been happy times. “But they may still come--they may still come! Humpy-Dumpy fell downstairs, and yet he got a princess!” and he thought at the moment of a nice little Birch Tree growing out in the woods: to the Fir, that would be a real charming princess.
老鼠说：“你知道多么有趣的故事啊！”第二天晚上 他们和另外四只小老鼠一起来，他们要听树说什么 叙述得越多，他就越记得自己。和 看来那些时光真的是幸福的时光。 “但他们可能 还会来——他们可能还会来！ Humpy-Dumpy 从楼上掉了下来，但是 他有一个公主！”此刻他想到了一个可爱的小桦树 树林里长出的树：对冷杉来说，那真是迷人 公主。
“Who is Humpy-Dumpy?” asked the Mice. So then the Fir Tree told the whole fairy tale, for he could remember every single word of it; and the little Mice jumped for joy up to the very top of the Tree. Next night two more Mice came, and on Sunday two Rats even; but they said the stories were not interesting, which vexed the little Mice; and they, too, now began to think them not so very amusing either.
“矮胖子是谁？”老鼠们问。于是枞树告诉了 整个童话故事，因为他能记住其中的每一个字；和 小老鼠高兴地跳到树顶。第二天晚上 又来了两只老鼠，周日甚至还来了两只老鼠；但他们说 故事乏味，这让小老鼠们很烦恼。而他们， 现在也开始觉得它们也不那么有趣了。
“Do you know only one story?” asked the Rats.
“你只知道一个故事吗？”老鼠们问。
“Only that one,” answered the Tree. “I heard it on my happiest evening; but I did not then know how happy I was.”
“只有那个，”树回答。 “我在最快乐的夜晚听到了这首歌； 但我当时并不知道我有多高兴。”
“It is a very stupid story! Don't you know one about bacon and tallow candles? Can't you tell any larder stories?”
“这是一个非常愚蠢的故事！你不知道关于培根和牛脂的故事吗？” 蜡烛？你就不能讲一些食品储藏室的故事吗？”
“No,” said the Tree.
“不，”树说。
“Then good-bye,” said the Rats; and they went home.
“那么再见，”老鼠们说。他们回家了。
At last the little Mice stayed away also; and the Tree sighed: “After all, it was very pleasant when the sleek little Mice sat round me, and listened to what I told them. Now that too is over. But I will take good care to enjoy myself when I am brought out again.”
最后，小老鼠也离开了。树叹了口气：“之后 总之，当那些光滑的小老鼠坐在我周围时，真是令人愉快， 听我告诉他们的话。现在一切都结束了。但我会好好的 当我再次被带出来时，请尽情享受。”
But when was that to be? Why, one morning there came a quantity of people and set to work in the loft. The trunks were moved, the tree was pulled out and thrown--rather hard, it is true--down on the floor, but a man drew him towards the stairs, where the daylight shone.
但那是什么时候呢？为什么，一天早上来了一批 人们并开始在阁楼工作。树干被移动了，树被移动了 被拉出来，扔到地板上——确实相当用力，但是 男人拉着他走向阳光照耀的楼梯。
“Now a merry life will begin again,” thought the Tree. He felt the fresh air, the first sunbeam--and now he was out in the courtyard. All passed so quickly, there was so much going on around him, the Tree quite forgot to look to himself. The court adjoined a garden, and all was in flower; the roses hung so fresh and odorous over the balustrade, the lindens were in blossom, the Swallows flew by, and said, “Quirre-vit! My husband is come!” but it was not the Fir Tree that they meant.
“现在快乐的生活又要开始了，”树想。他感受到了新鲜 空气，第一缕阳光——现在他来到了院子里。全部通过 很快，他周围发生了很多事情，树完全忘记了 看看他自己。庭院毗邻一座花园，花园里鲜花盛开。 栏杆上挂着玫瑰，香气扑鼻，菩提树 花开时，燕子飞过，说道：“Quirre-vit！我的丈夫 来了！但他们指的并不是枞树。
“Now, then, I shall really enjoy life,” said he exultingly, and spread out his branches; but, alas, they were all withered and yellow! It was in a corner that he lay, among weeds and nettles. The golden star of tinsel was still on the top of the Tree, and glittered in the sunshine.
“那么，现在，我将真正享受生活了。”他兴高采烈地说，并传播开来。 伸出他的枝条；但是，唉，它们都枯萎了，发黄了！原来是 他躺在一个角落里，杂草和荨麻中间。的金色之星 树顶上还挂着金属丝，在阳光下闪闪发光。
In the court-yard some of the merry children were playing who had danced at Christmas round the Fir Tree, and were so glad at the sight of him. One of the youngest ran and tore off the golden star.
院子里，一些快乐的孩子们正在玩耍，他们还跳着舞。 圣诞节时，他在枞树周围，看到他很高兴。 其中最年轻的一个跑过去，撕下了那颗金色的星星。
“Only look what is still on the ugly old Christmas tree!” said he, trampling on the branches, so that they all cracked beneath his feet.
“看看那棵丑陋的老圣诞树上还剩下什么！”他说， 践踏树枝，让树枝在他的脚下都碎裂了。
And the Tree beheld all the beauty of the flowers, and the freshness in the garden; he beheld himself, and wished he had remained in his dark corner in the loft; he thought of his first youth in the wood, of the merry Christmas-eve, and of the little Mice who had listened with so much pleasure to the story of Humpy-Dumpy.
树看到了花朵的所有美丽，以及其中的新鲜。 花园；他看到了自己，并希望自己一直处于黑暗之中 阁楼的角落；他想起了他在树林里的第一个青春，想起了 圣诞夜快乐，还有那些听过如此美妙的声音的小老鼠们。 Humpy-Dumpy 的故事很有趣。
“'Tis over--'tis past!” said the poor Tree. “Had I but rejoiced when I had reason to do so! But now 'tis past, 'tis past!”
“结束了——结束了！”可怜的树说。 “当我 有理由这样做！但现在已经过去了，已经过去了！”
And the gardener's boy chopped the Tree into small pieces; there was a whole heap lying there. The wood flamed up splendidly under the large brewing copper, and it sighed so deeply! Each sigh was like a shot.
园丁的儿子把树砍成小块；有一个 整堆都躺在那里。木头在巨大的火焰下熊熊燃烧。 酿铜，叹息如此深！每一声叹息都如一声枪响。
The boys played about in the court, and the youngest wore the gold star on his breast which the Tree had had on the happiest evening of his life. However, that was over now--the Tree gone, the story at an end. All, all was over--every tale must end at last.
孩子们在球场上玩耍，最小的孩子戴着金星 在树的胸前，这是他一生中最快乐的夜晚。 生活。然而，现在一切都结束了——树消失了，故事结束了。 一切，一切都结束了——每个故事最终都必须结束。