《小王子》第17章


〃good evening;〃 said the little prince courteously。 
〃good evening;〃 said the snake。 
〃what planet is this on which i have e down?〃 asked the little prince。 
〃this is the earth; this is africa;〃 the snake answered。 
〃ah! then there are no people on the earth?〃 
〃this is the desert。 there are no people in the desert。 the earth is large;〃 said the snake。 
the little prince sat down on a stone; and raised his eyes toward the sky。 
〃i wonder;〃 he said; 〃whether the stars are set alight in heaven so that one day each one of us may find his own again。。。 look at my planet。 it is right there above us。 but how far away it is!〃 
〃it is beautiful;〃 the snake said。 〃what has brought you here?〃 
〃i have been having some trouble with a flower;〃 said the little prince。 
〃ah!〃 said the snake。 
and they were both silent。 
〃where are the men?〃 the little prince at last took up the conversation again。 〃it is a little lonely in the desert。。。〃 
〃it is also lonely among men;〃 the snake said。 
the little prince gazed at him for a long time。 
〃you are a funny animal;〃 he said at last。 〃you are no thicker than a finger。。。〃 
〃but i am more powerful than the finger of a king;〃 said the snake。 
the little prince smiled。 
〃you are not very powerful。 you havent even any feet。 you cannot even travel。。。〃 
〃i can carry you farther than any ship could take you;〃 said the snake。 
he twined himself around the little princes ankle; like a golden bracelet。 
〃whomever i touch; i send back to the earth from whence he came;〃 the snake spoke again。 〃but you are innocent and true; and you e from a star。。。〃 
the little prince made no reply。 
〃you move me to pity…… you are so weak on this earth made of granite;〃 the snake said。 〃i can help you; some day; if you grow too homesick for your own planet。 i can……〃 
〃oh! i understand you very well;〃 said the little prince。 〃but why do you always speak in riddles?〃 
〃i solve them all;〃 said the snake。 
and they were both silent。 
第十八篇

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小王子穿过沙漠。他只见过一朵花,一个有着三枚花瓣的花朵,一朵很不起眼的小花…… 
“你好。”小王子说。 
“你好。”花说。 
“人在什么地方?”小王子有礼貌地问道。 
有一天,花曾看见一支骆驼商队走过: 
“人吗?我想大约有六七个人,几年前,我瞅见过他们。可是,从来不知道到什么地方去找他们。风吹着他们到处跑。他们没有根,这对他们来说是很不方便的。” 
“再见了。”小王子说。 
“再见。”花说。
' chapter 18 ' … the little prince goes looking for men and meets a flower 
the little prince crossed the desert and met with only one flower。 it was a flower with three petals; a flower of no account at all。 
〃good morning;〃 said the little prince。 
〃good morning;〃 said the flower。 
〃where are the men?〃 the little prince asked; politely。 
the flower had once seen a caravan passing。 
〃men?〃 she echoed。 〃i think there are six or seven of them in existence。 i saw them; several years ago。 but one never knows where to find them。 the wind blows them away。 they have no roots; and that makes their life very difficult。〃 
〃goodbye;〃 said the little prince。 
〃goodbye;〃 said the flower。 
。d 。
第十九篇
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小王子爬上一座高山。过去他所见过的山就是那三座只有他膝盖那么高的火山,并且他把那座熄灭了的火山就当作凳子。小王子自言自语地说道:“从这么高的山上,我一眼可以看到整个星球,以及所有的人。”可是,他所看到的只是一些非常锋利的悬崖峭壁。 
“你好。”小王子试探地问道。 
“你好……你好……你好……”回音在回答道。 
“你们是什么人?”小王子问。 
“你们是什么人……你们是什么人……你们是什么人……”回音又回答道。 
“请你们做我的朋友吧,我很孤独。”他说。 
“我很孤独……我很孤独……我很孤独……”回音又回答着。 
小王子想道:“这颗行星真奇怪!它上面全是干巴巴的,而且又尖利又咸涩,人们一点想象力都没有。他们只是重复别人对他们说的话……在我的家乡,我有一朵花。她总是自己先说话……”
' chapter 19 ' … the little prince climbs a mountain range 
after that; the little prince climbed a high mountain。 the only mountains he had ever known were the three volcanoes; which came up to his knees。 and he used the extinct volcano as a footstool。 〃from a mountain as high as this one;〃 he said to himself; 〃i shall be able to see the whole planet at one glance; and all the people。。。〃 
but he saw nothing; save peaks of rock that were sharpened like needles。 
〃good morning;〃 he said courteously。 
〃good morning……good morning……good morning;〃 answered the echo。 
〃who are you?〃 said the little prince。 
〃who are you……who are you……who are you?〃 answered the echo。 
〃be my friends。 i am all alone;〃 he said。 
〃i am all alone……all alone……all alone;〃 answered the echo。 
〃what a queer planet!〃 he thought。 〃it is altogether dry; and altogether pointed; and altogether harsh and forbidding。 and the people have no imagination。 they repeat whatever one says to them。。。 on my planet i had a flower; she always was the first to speak。。。〃 
。d 。
第二十篇
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在沙漠、岩石、雪地上行走了很长的时间以后,小王子终于发现了一条大路。所有的大路都是通往人住的地方的。 
“你们好。”小王子说。
这是一个玫瑰盛开的花园。
“你好。”玫瑰花说道。 
小王子瞅着这些花,它们全都和他的那朵花一样。 
“你们是什么花?”小王子惊奇地问。 
“我们是玫瑰花。”花儿们说道。 
“啊!”小王子说。 
他感到自己非常不幸。他的那朵花曾对他说她是整个宇宙中独一无二的一种花。可是,仅在这一座花园里就有五千朵完全一样的这种花朵! 
小王子自言自语地说:“如果她看到这些,她是一定会很恼火……她会咳嗽得更厉害,并且为避免让人耻笑,她会佯装死去。那么,我还得装着去护理她,因为如果不这样的话,她为了使我难堪,她可能会真的死去……”
接着他又说道:“我还以为我有一朵独一无二的花呢,我有的仅是一朵普通的花。这朵花,再加上三座只有我膝盖那么高的火山,而且其中一座还可能是永远熄灭了的,这一切不会使我成为一个了不起的王子……”于是,他躺在草丛中哭泣起来。
' chapter 20 ' … the little prince discovers a garden of roses 
but it happened that after walking for a long time through sand; and rocks; and snow; the little prince at last came upon a road。 and all
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