《A Young Apple Tree 一棵小苹果树》农夫得到了一株品质优良的果树苗，但因为担心结出的果实会被人偷走，他左思右想，把树苗种到了密不透风的树林里。结果可想而知，树苗很快死掉了。快来想一下，农夫哪里做的不对呢？

今天的故事使用了过去时态和虚拟语气，干货满满。如果对宝贝来说，掌握起来难度太大的话，也可以多读几遍，熟悉它们的用法。

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A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple he grew.

穷困的农夫有一个朋友，他因为种了神奇的苹果树而远近闻名。

One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it.

有一天，农夫的朋友送给他一棵小苹果树，让他带回家种下。

The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home he did not know where to plant it.

农夫收到这个礼物非常高兴。但当他回到家时，却不知道要把树苗栽在哪儿。

He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit.

他担心，如果把苹果树栽在路边，陌生人就会来偷树上的苹果。

If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples.

如果他把苹果树种在自己的田里，邻居们夜里就会来偷苹果。

If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.

如果他把树栽在自己的房子周围，他的孩子们就会摘苹果。

Finally he planted the tree in his woods where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.

最后，他把那棵树栽在了树林中，那里没人能看见。但是因为没有阳光和肥沃的泥土，树不久就死了。

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. “What's the difference?”

后来，朋友问农夫为什么把树栽在那样贫瘠的地方。“那有什么不一样？”

The farmer said angrily. “If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit.

农夫生气地说：“如果我把苹果树栽在路边，陌生人就会偷树上的苹果。

If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples.

如果我把树栽在自己的一块地里，邻居们夜里就会来偷苹果。

If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.”

如果我把树栽在自己的房子周围，我的孩子们就会摘苹果。”

“Yes,” said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree!”

“你说的没错，”他的朋友回答，“但那样至少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！”

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