圣诞节就要到了，给儿子买了一本关于圣诞的绘本送给他，想借此给予儿子一次了解圣诞的机会，并充分调动他的读书兴趣。
下面是原文及译文：
On a small farm there lived a farmer。 ---------------在一个小农场上住着一个农民。
He had only a few amimals. ---------------他只有几个朋友。
He could count them on the fingers of one hand. ---------------他能用一只手的手指数它们。
So the farmer named his anirmals One,Two,Three,Four and Five. ---------------于是农夫给他的动物取名为一、二、三、四和五。
By the end of the barn stood a small tree. ---------------牲口棚的尽头有一棵小树。
The farmer named it Tree. ---------------农夫给它取名为树。
"Hello,Tree,"he would say when he passed it.“---------------你好，树，” 当他经过时他会说。
The farmer took good care of One,Two,Three,Four and Five. ---------------这位农民仔细照顾一、二、三、四和五。
Every day he fed them and cleaned their stalls. ---------------他每天喂他们吃饭，打扫他们的窝。
In the evening,when his farm work was done... ---------------晚上，当他的农活做完时……
...he went to his house.---------------...他回他家了
Then he sat in his favorit chair,---------------然后他坐在他最喜欢的椅子上，
drank a cup of hot peppermint tea and ate a slice of bread with honey on it.---------------喝了一杯热薄荷茶，吃了一片上面有蜂蜜的面包。
One night as he sat there...---------------一天晚上，他坐在那里……
The farmer felt very cozy and a bit tired.---------------农夫感到很舒服，有点累。
“Heavens!”he said,yawning.---------------“天哪！“他打着哈欠说。
“It’s almost Christmas and it hasn’t snowed yet.” With that he fell asleep.---------------“快到圣诞节了，还没下雪。”说完，他睡着了。
Soon he dreamed of falling snowflakes.---------------不久他就梦见了飘落的雪花。
They gently covered him with a white blanket.---------------它们像一条白毯子一样轻轻地盖住了他。
The snowflakes gently covered One with a white blanket.---------------雪花像一条白毯子一样轻轻地盖住了一。
The snowflakes gently covered Two with a white blanket.---------------雪花像一条白毯子一样轻轻地盖住了二。
The snowflakes gently covered Three with a white blanket.---------------雪花像一条白毯子一样轻轻地盖住了三。
The snowflakes gently covered Four with a white blanket.---------------雪花像一条白毯子一样轻轻地盖住了四。
The snowflakes gently covered Five with a white blanket.---------------雪花像一条白毯子一样轻轻地盖住了五。
The farmer woke up from his dream,---------------农夫从梦中醒来。
Looked out of his window and saw snow.---------------从他的窗户向外望去，看见了雪。
It was not dream snow.It was real snow.---------------那不是梦中的雪，是真正的雪。
It had snowed while he had napped.---------------他打盹的时候下雪了。
Now the snow clouds had moved away.---------------现在雪云已经飘走了。
The moon and stars sparkled in the wintry right sky.---------------月亮和星星在冬天的右边天空中闪闪发光。
One,Two,Three,Four and Five were safe and fast asleep.---------------一、二、三、四和五睡得很安稳。
“Oh my!Oh my!”cried the farmer.”I almost forgot.”---------------“哦，我的天！哦，我的天哪！农夫喊道：“我差点忘了。”
Quickly he put on his warm coat,his warm boots,---------------他迅速地穿上暖和的外套，暖暖的靴子，
His warm hat and his warm gloves.---------------他的暖帽子和暖手套。
He grabbed a box,slung a sack over his shoulder and drshed outside.---------------他抓起一个盒子，把一个麻袋扛在肩上，摔到外面。
Running past One,Two,Three,Four and Five,---------------跑步经过了一、二、三、四、五the farmer shouted,"I almost forgot! I almost forgot!" warking up the animals.---------------农夫喊道：“我差点忘了！我差点忘了！”吵醒了动物。
They looked and wondered what the farmer was up to now.---------------他们看了看，想知道农夫现在在干什么。
They watched as he unpacked the box and emptied the sack.---------------他们看着他打开箱子，清空袋子。
One,Two,Three,Four,and Five watched as he decorated Tree.---------------一、二、三、四和五看着他装饰树。
Then he shouted,Merry Christmas to all!---------------然后他喊道：“大家圣诞快乐！”
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