《小王子》第11章


〃i have nothing more to do here;〃 he said to the king。 〃so i shall set out on my way again。〃 
〃do not go;〃 said the king; who was very proud of having a subject。 〃do not go。 i will make you a minister!〃 
〃minister of what?〃 
〃minster of…… of justice!〃 
〃but there is nobody here to judge!〃 
〃we do not know that;〃 the king said to him。 〃i have not yet made a plete tour of my kingdom。 i am very old。 there is no room here for a carriage。 and it tires me to walk。〃 
〃oh; but i have looked already!〃 said the little prince; turning around to give one more glance to the other side of the planet。 on that side; as on this; there was nobody at all。。。 
〃then you shall judge yourself;〃 the king answered。 〃that is the most difficult thing of all。 it is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others。 if you succeed in judging yourself rightly; then you are indeed a man of true wisdom。〃 
〃yes;〃 said the little prince; 〃but i can judge myself anywhere。 i do not need to live on this planet。 
〃hum! hum!〃 said the king。 〃i have good reason to believe that somewhere on my planet there is an old rat。 i hear him at night。 you can judge this old rat。 from time to time you will condemn him to death。 thus his life will depend on your justice。 but you will pardon him on each occasion; for he must be treated thriftily。 he is the only one we have。〃 
〃i;〃 replied the little prince; 〃do not like to condemn anyone to death。 and now i think i will go on my way。〃 
〃no;〃 said the king。 
but the little prince; having now pleted his preparations for departure; had no wish to grieve the old monarch。 
〃if your majesty wishes to be promptly obeyed;〃 he said; 〃he should be able to give me a reasonable order。 he should be able; for example; to order me to be gone by the end of one minute。 it seems to me that conditions are favorable。。。〃 
as the king made no answer; the little prince hesitated a moment。 then; with a sigh; he took his leave。 
〃i made you my ambassador;〃 the king called out; hastily。 
he had a magnificent air of authority。 
〃the grown…ups are very strange;〃 the little prince said to himself; as he continued on his journey。 
。。 
第十一篇
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第二个行星上住着一个爱虚荣的人。
“喔唷!一个崇拜我的人来拜访了!”这个爱虚荣的人一见到小王子,老远就叫喊起来。
在那些爱虚荣的人眼里,别人都成了他们的崇拜者。 
“你好!”小王子说道。“你的帽子很奇怪。” 
“这是为了向人致意用的。”爱虚荣的人回答道,“当人们向我欢呼的时候,我就用帽子向他们致意。可惜,没有一个人经过这里。” 
小王子不解其意。说道:“啊?是吗?” 
爱虚荣的人向小王子建议道:“你用一只手去拍另一只手。” 
小王子就拍起巴掌来。这位爱虚荣者就谦逊地举起帽子向小王子致意。 
小王子心想:“这比访问那位国王有趣。”于是他又拍起巴掌来。爱虚荣者又举起帽子来向他致意。 
小王子这样做了五分钟,之后对这种单调的把戏有点厌倦了,说道: 
“要想叫你的帽子掉下来,该怎么做呢?” 
可这回爱虚荣者听不进他的话,因为凡是爱虚荣的人只听得进赞美的话。 
他问小王子道:“你真的钦佩我吗?” 
“钦佩是什么意思?” 
“钦佩么,就是承认我是星球上最美的人,服饰最好的人,最富有的人,最聪明的人。” 
“可您是您的星球上唯一的人呀!” 
“让我高兴吧,请你还是来钦佩我吧!” 
小王子轻轻地耸了耸肩膀,说道:“我钦佩你,可是,这有什么能使你这样感兴趣的?” 
于是小王子就走开了。 
小王子在路上自言自语地说了一句:“这些大人,肯定是十分古怪。”
' chapter 11 ' … the little prince visits the conceited man 
the second planet was inhabited by a conceited man。 
〃ah! ah! i am about to receive a visit from an admirer!〃 he exclaimed from afar; when he first saw the little prince ing。 
for; to conceited men; all other men are admirers。 
〃good morning;〃 said the little prince。 〃that is a queer hat you are wearing。〃 
〃it is a hat for salutes;〃 the conceited man replied。 〃it is to raise in salute when people acclaim me。 unfortunately; nobody at all ever passes this way。〃 
〃yes?〃 said the little prince; who did not understand what the conceited man was talking about。 
〃clap your hands; one against the other;〃 the conceited man now directed him。 
the little prince clapped his hands。 the conceited man raised his hat in a modest salute。 
〃this is more entertaining than the visit to the king;〃 the little prince said to himself。 and he began again to clap his hands; one against the other。 the conceited man against raised his hat in salute。 
after five minutes of this exercise the little prince grew tired of the games monotony。 
〃and what should one do to make the hat e down?〃 he asked。 
but the conceited man did not hear him。 conceited people never hear anything but praise。 
〃do you really admire me very much?〃 he demanded of the little prince。 
〃what does that mean…… admire?〃 
〃to admire mean that you regard me as the handsomest; the best…dressed; the richest; and the most intelligent man on this planet。〃 
〃but you are the only man on your planet!〃 
〃do me this kindness。 admire me just the same。〃 
〃i admire you;〃 said the little prince; shrugging his shoulders slightly; 〃but what is there in that to interest you so much?〃 
and the little prince went away。 
〃the grown…ups are certainly very odd;〃 he said to himself; as he continued on his journey。 
。。
第十二篇

小王子所访问的下一个星球上住着一个酒鬼。访问时间非常短,可是它却使小王子非常忧伤。 
“你在干什么?”小王子问酒鬼,这个酒鬼默默地坐在那里,面前有一堆酒瓶子,有的装着酒,有的是空的。
“我喝酒。”他阴沉忧郁地回答道。 
“你为什么喝酒?”小王子问道。 
“为了忘却。”酒鬼回答。 
小王子已经有些可怜酒鬼。他问道:“忘却什么呢?” 
酒鬼垂下脑袋坦白道:“为了忘却我的羞愧。” 
“你羞愧什么呢?”小王子很想救助他。 
“我羞愧我喝酒。”酒鬼说完以后就再也不开口了。 
小王子迷惑不解地离开了。 
在旅途中,他自言自语地说道:“这些大人确实真叫怪。”
' chapter 12 ' … the little prince visits the tippler 
the next planet was inhabited by a tippler。 this was a very short visit; but it plunged the little prince into deep dejection。 
〃what are you doing there?〃
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