双语阅读：父母就像无私的苹果树

以下是小编整理的哲理类英语美文欣赏：父母就像无私的苹果树， 希望对你有所启发。

The Apple Tree

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A littleboy loved to come and play around it every day. Heclimbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a napunder the shadow… He loved the tree and the treeloved to play with him.

Time went by…The little boy had grown up and he nolonger played around the tree.

One day, the boy came back to the tree and lookedsad. "Come and play with me," the tree asked the boy.

"I am no longer a kid, I don't play around trees anymore." The boy replied, "I want toys. I needmoney to buy them." "Sorry, but I don't have money…but you can pick all my apples and sellthem. So, you will have money." The boy was so excited. He picked all the apples on the treeand left happily. The boy didn’t come back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.

One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me." The treesaid. "I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Canyou help me?" "Sorry, but I don't have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build yourhouse." So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.

The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn't appear since then. The tree was againlonely and sad. One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. "Come andplay with me!" the tree said.

"I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?" "Usemy trunk to build the boat. You can sail and be happy." So the boy cut the tree trunk to makea boat. He went sailing and did not show up for a long time.

Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. "Sorry, my boy. But I don't haveanything for you anymore. No more apples for you." the tree said. " I don't have teeth to bite."The boy replied. " No more trunk for you to climb on." "I am too old for that now." the boysaid. "I really want to give you something…the only thing left is my dying roots." The tree saidwith tears. "I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years." Theboy replied. "Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come here, please sitdown with me and have a rest." The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears…

This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play withMom and Dad… When we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them when we needsomething or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and giveeverything they could to make you happy. You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree butthat's how all of us are treating our parents.