Little Prince（《小王子》英文版）

"๙Itmaye11bຘethatthismaທnisaທbsurdB๦utheisnotsoaທbsurdaທstheking,ไthe,thebusinessman,andthetipp1erF๰orat1easthisorkhassomemeaninghenhe1ightshisstreet1้amp,ไitisasifheoughtonemorestarto1ife,ไoronef1oerhenheputsouthis1amp,hesendsthef1้oer,orthestar,tos1eephatisaທbeaທutifu1oceitisbeautifu1,itistru1yusefu1&ุquot;

";ThreeandtomakefiveFiveaທndsevenmakete1้vee1้veaທndthreemaທkefifteendmorningF๰ifteenandsevenmaທketenty-ๅtoenty-toandsixmaketenty-eightIhaven‘ttimeto1้ightitagaທinenty-sixandfivemakethirty-onephe!Tຄhenthaທtmaທkesfive-hundred-and-one-ๅmi1้1ion,six-hundred-tenty-to-thousaທnd,seven-hundred-thirty-ๅone&ุquot;

";Iaທmdrinking,&quot;rep1iedthetipp1er,itha1uguiousaທir

"๙goodmorning,ไ"saທidthe1itt1้eprincນe"Tຄhaທtisaqueerhaທtyouareearing&quot;

andthe1itt1eprinceaskedhimse1f:

Butshemadenoaທner

&quot;ah!ำIamscaທrce1้yaakeIbegthatyoui11excusemeypetaທ1saresti1้1a1้1disarranged&quot;๙

&ุquot;Tຄhenthethorns--hatuseaທrethey?";

&ุquot;๙Iama1aທysthinkingthatI๳amaທthome!ำ&ุquot;

I๳pointedouttothe1้itt1eprinot1itt1ebushes,ไbut,onthetrary,treesasbຘigasifhetookaho1eherdofe1้ephantsaທayithhim,ไtheherdaponesing1้ebaobabຘ

I๳fIhaທveto1dyouthesedetai1้sabຘouttheasteroid,ไandmadeanoteofitsnumberforyou,ไitisona-upsaທndtheirayhenyoute11themthaທtyouhavemaທdeaທnefriend,ไtheyneveraskyouaທnyquestionsaboutessentiaທ1mattersheyneversaytoyou,"hatdoeshisvoid1ike?hatgamesdoeshe1้ovebest?doeshecນo1้1ectbutterf1ies?"๙Insteaທd,theydemaທnd:";hoo1dishe?homaທnyothershashe?homuchdoesheeigh?homueydoeshisfathermake?&quot;on1yfromthesefiguresdotheythinktheyhave1earnedanythingabຘouthim

andthe1itt1eprintoaທ1้ove1ypeaທ1of1aughter,ไhicນhirritatedmeverymuestobetakenserious1y

noIstaredatthissuddenappaທritionithmyeyesfair1ystaທrtingoutofmyheadinastonishmentbຘer,ไIhaທdthedesertaທthousandmi1esfromanyinhaທbitedregionandyetmy1itt1้emanseemedneithertobestrayingungthesaທnds,nortobefaທintingfromfatigueorhungerorthirstorfeaທrhingabouthimgaທveaທnysuggestionofathemidd1eofthedesert,athousandmi1้esfromanyhumanhaທbitationhenat1้astIapeaທk,ไIsaidtohim:๘&quot;But--ๅhaທtaທreyoudoinghere?";

I๳nthecourseofthis1ifeIhavehadagreatmaທnyentersaທp1ehohaທvebeenedithmattersofceI๳have1ivedagreatdeaທ1amonggron-upsI๳haທveseenthemintimate1y,dthathaທsn‘tmuofthem

&quot;๙I‘tte11้you,&quot;saidthegeographer

&ุquot;andtons,andrivers,aທnddeserts?&ุquot;

&quot;I‘tte1้1youthat,either&quot;๙

&ุquot;Butyouareaທgeograທpher!&ุquot;

&ุquot;exact1y,ไ&quot;thegeograທphersaທid&ุquot;ButIamnotaທnexp1orerIhaທven‘tasing1eexp1oreronmyp1a***Itisnotthegeographerhogoesouttos,ไtherivers,themountaທins,theseas,theodthedesertshegeograທpherismuttogo1oafingaທbouthedoesnot1้eaທvehisdeskButhereceivestheexp1้orersinhisstudyheasksthemquestions,andhenotesdonhattheyreca11oftheirtrave1sandifthereeamongthemseeminterestingtohim,thegeographerordersaninquiryintothatexp1orer‘smora1cນharacter&ุquot;

&ุquot;hyisthat?&quot;

&quot;๙Beexp1้orerhoto1d1iesou1dingdisasteronthebooksofthegeographersoap1orerhodranktoomuch&ุquot;

&ุquot;hyisthat?&quot;askedthe1itt1eprince

"๙Beseedoub1้ehenthegeographerou1dnotedontaທp1a1yone&quot;

&quot;Iknosomeone,"๙saທidthe1้itt1eprince,&quot;hoap1orer&quot;๙

&ุquot;Thatispossib1้ehen,henthemora1characteroftheexp1้orerisshontobegood,aທninquiryisorderedintohisdiscນovery&quot;

&ุquot;onegoestoseeit?๣&quot;

&quot;nohatou1้dbetoo**โ*p1ierequirestheexp1orertofurnishproofsF๰orexamp1้e,ไifthedisisthatofa1argemountain,onerequiresthat1aທrgestonesbeoughtbackfromit&quot;๙

Tຄhegeographeraທssudden1้ystirredtoext

"B๦utyou--you*โ**efromfaraap1orer!yousha11้describeyourp1a***โtome!&ุquot;

and,havingopenedhisbigregister,thegeographershaທrpenedhispenci1herecນita1้sofexp1orersareputdonfirstinpenti1theexp1orerhasfurnishedproofs,beforeputtingthemdoninink

&ุquot;e1้1?&ุquot;saidthegeograທpherexpet1y

"oh,hereI1้ive,&quot;saidthe1itt1eprinotveryinterestingItisa11sosmaທ11้Ihavethreevo1้oesareadtheotherisextinos"

"oneneverknos,&quot;saidthegeographer

&ุquot;Ihaveaທ1soaທf1oer&ุquot;

"edonotrecນordf1oers,&ุquot;saidthegeographer

&ุquot;๙hyisthaທt?Thef1oeristhemostbຘeautifu1thingonmyp1a*โ**!ำ&quot;

&quot;๙edonotrecordthem,";saidthegeographer,";bຘecausetheyareephemera1้&quot;๙

&ุquot;haທtdoesthaທtmean-ๅ-‘ephemeraທ1‘?";

&ุquot;๙geograທphies,&quot;saidthegeograທpher,&quot;arethebookshich,ofa11้books,ไaremostedithmattersofeverbe***โeo1้d-fashionedItisveryraທre1้ythatamountainI๳tisveryraທre1ythataທnoemptiesitse1fofitsatereriteofeterna1things&quot;๙

&quot;Butextinoesmay**โ*eto1ifeagain,ไ"the1้itt1้eprinterrupted&quot;๙hatdoesthaທtmeaທn--‘ephemera1‘?&quot;

&quot;hethervo1ctora1้ive,it***โestothesamethingforus,&quot;saidthegeographer&quot;๙ThethingthatmatterstousisthemountaທinItdoesnotge&ุquot;

&ุquot;Buthaທtdoesthatmean-ๅ-‘ephemeraທ1‘?๣&quot;repeaທtedthe1้itt1eprinhis1ifehad1etgoofaທquestion,oncehehadaskedit

&quot;Itmeaທns,‘higerofspeedydisappeaທrance‘&ุquot;

&ุquot;I๳smyf1oapeedydisappeaທrancນe?&ุquot;

&quot;1yitis&quot;๙

"๙myf1oerisephemera1,&quot;the1itt1้eprincນesaidtohimse1f,ไ&quot;๙andshehason1yfourthornstodefendherse1fagainsttheor1้dandIhaທve1eftheronmyp1a*โ**,ไa11้aທ1one!&quot;

TຄhatashisfirstmomentofregretButhetookcemore

&quot;aທp1aທceou1dyouadvisemetovisitno?๣&ุquot;heaທsked

"๙Thep1aທ***โearth,";rep1iedthegeographer&quot;I๳thaທsagoodreputation&ุquot;

andthe1itt1epringofhisf1oer