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「微信」搜索关注［followmeapp］，查看更多有趣实用的中英双语节目。 －－－ 英语学习笔记： branch [bræntʃ] n. 树枝 leave [liv] n. 树叶 headband [ˈhɛdˌbænd] n. 束发带，扎头带 camouflage [ˈkæməˌflɑʒ] v. 伪装，掩饰 preserve [prɪˈzɜ:rv] v. 保护，保存 purchase [ˈpɜrtʃəs] vt. 购买 Malaysia [mə’leɪʒə] n. 马来西亚 kneel [nil] v. 跪，跪下来 gasp [gæsp] v. 喘气，倒抽气 stick out 伸出来，坚持 中英对照： 《TINY TREE》 A neighborhood kid with branches and leaves sticking out of his pockets and a headband came into our front yard. He looked like a little soldier in camouflage. 一个邻居家的小男孩来到了我家的前院，他的身上满是用皮筋绑在一起的树枝和树叶，从他的口袋里伸出来。整个人看起来就像一个正在埋伏的小士兵。 “I’m acting like a tree so butterflies will come,” he said. As he waited on the grass, I brought out a huge blue preserved butterfly I’d purchased in Malaysia and hid it behind my back. “我在假装一棵树，这样的话，蝴蝶就会过来了。”他这么说着。就在他坐在草地上等着的时候，我拿出来一只早先在马来西亚买回来的巨大的保存好的蝴蝶，并把它藏在我的身后。 I walked over, kneeled, pulled out the butterfly, and said, “A butterfly has come to see you.” He gasped, and his eyes widened. His wishes won’t always come true, but one did that day. 我走过去，跪下来，拿出来那只蝴蝶说：“哇，蝴蝶来看你啦。”他倒吸了一口气，眼睛都亮了起来。我知道他的愿望并不会每次都实现。但至少这次我帮他完成了。