鹅妈妈童谣 45 I Had A Little Nut Tree

 

I Had a Little Nut Tree

I had a little nut tree,

Nothing would it bear,

But a silver nutmeg,

And a golden pear.

The King of Spain's daughter

Came to visit me,

And all for the sake¹

Of my little nut tree.

1 sake   

n.缘故，理由

参考例句：

• He loves poetry for beauty's sake.他因为爱美而喜欢诗歌。
• We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones.我们不能因小失大。