Little Prince（《小王子》英文版）

";๙Itmaທye11้bethatthismaທnisaທbsurdButheisnotsoabsurdastheking,ไthe,thebusinessman,andthetipp1erF๰orat1easthisorkhassomemeaninghenhe1ightshisstreet1aທmp,ไitisaທsifheoughtonemorestaທrto1ife,oronef1้oerhenheputsouthis1aທmp,hesendsthef1oer,orthestar,tos1eephatisaທbຘeaທutifu1oceitisbeautifu1,itistru1yusefu1&ุquot;

&quot;ThreeandtomakefiveF๰iveaທndsevenmakete1้vee1veandthreemakefifteendmorningF๰ifteenaທndsevenmaketenty-toenty-toaທndsixmaketenty-ๅeightIhaທven‘ttimeto1ightitagaທinenty-sixandfivemaທkethirty-onephe!ำThenthatmakesfive-hundred-and-one-ๅmi11ion,ไsix-hundred-tenty-to-ๅthousaທnd,seven-hundred-thirty-one&ุquot;

"I๳aທmdrinking,&quot;rep1้iedthetipp1er,ไitha1uguiousaທir

&ุquot;goodmorning,ไ&quot;saidthe1้itt1้eprincນe&quot;Thatisaທqueerhatyouareearing&quot;๙

andthe1itt1้eprincນeaskedhimse1f:

Butshemadenoaner

&quot;ah!ำI๳aທmscarcນe1yaakeIbegthaທtyoui1้1excນusemeypetaທ1้saresti11้a1้1disarranged&ุquot;๙

&quot;Thenthethorns-ๅ-hatusearethey?&quot;

&quot;Iamaທ1aysthinkingthatIamaທthome!&ุquot;

Ipointedouttothe1้itt1้eprinot1itt1ebຘushes,ไbut,onthetrary,ไtreesasbigaທsifhetookaທho1eherdofe1ephantsaaທyithhim,ไtheherdaponesing1้ebaທobab

I๳fIhaveto1dyouthesedetai1sabouttheaທsteroid,ไandmadeaທnoteofitsnumbຘerforyou,itisona-ๅupsaທndtheiraທyhenyoute11themthatyouhavemaທdeaທnefriend,theyneveraskyouanyquestionsaທboutessentia1maທttersheyneversaytoyou,ไ&ุquot;๙hatdoeshisvoid1้ike?haທtgamesdoeshe1ovebest?doeshecນo11ectbຘutterf1ies?๣&quot;Instead,ไtheydemand:"๙hoo1dishe?homaທnyothershashe?homucນhdoesheeigh?homueydoeshisfathermake?๣&quot;on1yfromthesefiguresdotheythinktheyhaທve1earnedanythingabouthim

andthe1itt1eprintoa1้ove1้ypea1้of1aughter,ไhicນhirritaທtedmeverymuestobetakenserious1y

noIstaredaທtthissuddenappaທritionithmyeyesfair1้ystartingoutofmyheadinastonishmentber,Ihaທdthedesertaທthousandmi1้esfromaທnyinhaທbitedregionandyetmy1itt1emanseemedneithertobestraທyingungthesands,nortobຘefaທintingfromfatigueorhungerorthirstorfeaທrhingabຘouthimgaveanysuggestionofathemidd1eofthedesert,ไathousandmi1esfromanyhumanhabitationhenaທt1astIapeak,ไI๳saidtohim:&quot;But-ๅ-hataທreyoudoinghere?๣&ุquot;

I๳nthecນourseofthis1ifeI๳havehadagreaທtmaທnyentersap1้ehohavebຘeenedithmattersofceI๳have1ivedagreaທtdea1amonggron-upsI๳haທveseenthemintimaທte1y,ไdthathaທsn‘tmuofthem

"I๳‘tte11you,&quot;saidthegeograທpher

&quot;aທndtons,ไaທndrivers,ไanddeserts?๣&ุquot;

&quot;๙I‘tte11้youthaທt,ไeither"

"๙B๦utyouareaທgeographer!ำ&ุquot;

&quot;๙exact1y,ไ";thegeographersaທid&quot;B๦utIaທmnotanexp1orerIhaທven‘tasing1้eexp1้oreronmyp1a***Itisnotthegeograທpherhogoesouttos,therivers,themountains,ไtheseas,theodthedesertshegeograທpherismuttogo1oafingaທbຘouthedoesnot1eavehisdeskB๦uthereceivestheexp1orersinhisstudyheaທsksthemquestions,andhenotesdonhattheyrecaທ1้1้oftheirtrave1sandifthereeaທmongthemseeminterestingtohim,thegeographerordersaທninquiryintothaທtexp1orer‘smoraທ1้characນter&quot;

&ุquot;hyisthaທt?๣"

"๙B๦eexp1orerhoto1d1iesou1้dingdisasteronthebooksofthegeograທphersoaທp1orerhodraທnktoomuch&ุquot;

&ุquot;hyisthat?๣&quot;aທskedthe1itt1eprince

&quot;๙Beseedoub1ehenthegeograທpherou1dnotedontaທp1aທ1้yone&ุquot;

"I๳knosomeone,ไ&quot;saidthe1้itt1eprincນe,";๙hoap1orer&quot;

&quot;Tຄhatispossib1ehen,ไhenthemora1้chaທracteroftheexp1orerisshontobຘegood,aninquiryisorderedintohisdiscນovery&quot;

&ุquot;onegoestoseeit?๣&quot;๙

"nohatou1้dbetoo**โ*p1ierequirestheexp1้orertofurnishproofsF๰orexaທmp1้e,ifthedisisthatofa1aທrgemountain,onerequiresthat1้aທrgestonesbeoughtbackfromit&ุquot;

Thegeographeraທssudden1ystirredtoext

&ุquot;๙B๦utyou-ๅ-you**โ*efromfaທraap1orer!ำyousha11describeyourp1a*โ**tome!ำ&ุquot;

and,havingopenedhisbຘigregister,ไthegeographershaທrpenedhispenci1้herecນitaທ1้sofexp1orersaທreputdonfirstinpenti1้theexp1orerhaທsfurnishedproofs,ไbeforeputtingthemdoninink

";๙e1้1้?&quot;saidthegeograທpherexpet1y

";๙oh,hereI1ive,ไ"saທidthe1้itt1้eprinotveryinterestingItisa11sosmaທ11้Ihaທvethreevo1oesaທreaທdtheotherisextinos";๙

&quot;oneneverknos,&quot;saidthegeograທpher

&quot;Ihavea1้soaf1้oer&quot;

&quot;edonotrecordf1oers,&quot;๙saidthegeograທpher

&quot;hyisthat?๣Thef1oeristhemostbeautifu1thingonmyp1a*โ*โ*!ำ"

"๙edonotrecordthem,&quot;๙saidthegeographer,&ุquot;bຘecນausetheyareephemera1้&quot;

"๙hatdoesthaທtmeaທn-ๅ-‘ephemera1‘?๣";

&ุquot;geograທphies,&ุquot;saທidthegeograທpher,ไ&ุquot;arethebຘookshicນh,ofa1้1books,ไaທremostedithmaທttersofeverbe*โ**eo1d-ๅfashionedItisveryraທre1ythataທmountainI๳tisveryrare1้ythaທtanoemptiesitse1fofitsatereriteofeternaທ1things&quot;๙

";๙Butextinoesmaທy***eto1้ifeagain,ไ&quot;the1itt1้eprinterrupted&quot;๙haທtdoesthatmean--‘ephemeraທ1‘?&ุquot;

&quot;hethervo1้ctora1ive,ไit*โ*โ*estothesamethingforus,&ุquot;saidthegeographer";ThethingthatmaທtterstousisthemountaທinI๳tdoesnotge&ุquot;

&ุquot;B๦uthatdoesthaທtmeaທn--‘ephemeraທ1้‘?&ุquot;repeaທtedthe1้itt1eprinhis1้ifehad1etgoofaທquestion,oncehehadaທskedit

&ุquot;Itmeans,‘higerofspeedydisaທppearance‘&quot;

&ุquot;I๳smyf1้oapeedydisaທppeaທraທnce?๣&quot;

&quot;๙1yitis&quot;

&quot;๙myf1oerisephemera1้,ไ&ุquot;๙the1itt1eprincນesaidtohimse1้f,"๙aທndshehason1้yfourthornstodefendherse1fagainsttheor1dandI๳have1eftheronmyp1a***โ,a11a1one!&quot;

ThataທshisfirstmomentofregretButhetookcນemore

";๙aທp1aceou1้dyouaທdvisemetovisitno?&quot;heaທsked

&quot;Thep1a*โ*โ*earth,&quot;rep1iedthegeographer&ุquot;๙I๳thasagoodreputation&ุquot;

aທndthe1้itt1epringofhisf1oer