第88章 来自天堂的一片叶子 A Leaf from Heaven (第1/6页)

《来自天堂的一片叶子》，1855 年

A Leaf from heaven, 1855

在清澈纯净的高空中，一位天使飞翔着，手中拿着从天堂花园里采来的一朵花。

high up in the clear, pure air flew an angel, with a flower plucked from the garden of heaven.

当他亲吻这朵花时，一片极小的叶子从花上掉落，掉进了树林中央的松软泥土里。

As he was kissing the flower a very little leaf fell from it and sunk down into the soft earth in the middle of a wood.

它立刻生根、发芽，在其他植物中间长出了新枝。

It immediately took root, sprouted, and sent out shoots among the other plants.

“多么可笑的一根新枝啊！” 有一株植物说。

“what a ridiculous little shoot!” said one.

“没人会认得它的；就连蓟草和荨麻也不会。”

“No one will recognize it; not even the thistle nor the stinging-nettle.”

“它肯定是某种园子里的植物。” 另一株植物说；于是它们都嘲笑并鄙视这株植物，把它当作是来自园子的东西。

“It must be a kind of garden plant,” said another; and so they sneered and despised the plant as a thing from a garden.

“你从哪儿来的？” 那些叶子上都长满刺的高大蓟草问道。

“where are you ing?” said the tall thistles whose leaves were all armed with thorns.

“你这样冒出来真是愚蠢至极；我们可不是来扶持你的。”

“It is stupid nonsense to allow yourself to shoot out in this way; we are not here to support you.”

冬天来了，这株植物被雪覆盖，但雪在它上面闪闪发光，仿佛它上下都有阳光照耀。

winter came, and the plant was covered with snow, but the snow glittered over it as if it had sunshine beneath as well as above.

春天来了，这株植物开满了花：比森林里的任何其他植物都要美丽。

when spring came, the plant appeared in full bloom: a more beautiful object than any other plant in the forest.

这时，植物学教授出现了，他能把自己的知识用白纸