🔊 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 roads lead to the abodes of men.

Lakini baada ya kutembea kwa muda mrefu kupitia mchanga, mawe, na theluji, mfalme mdogo mwishowe akafika kwenye barabara. Na barabara zote huelekea makao ya wanadamu.

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abodes /əˈbəʊdz/

n. Makao au mahali pa kuishi.

🔊 "Good morning," he said.

"Habari za asubuhi," alisema.

🔊 He was standing before a garden, all a-bloom with roses.

Alikuwa amesimama mbele ya bustani, iliyojaa maua ya waridi.

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a-bloom /əˈbluːm/

adj. Imejaa maua; imechanua.

🔊 "Good morning," said the roses.

"Habari za asubuhi," waridi walisema.

🔊 The little prince gazed at them. They all looked like his flower.

mfalme mdogo aliwaangalia kwa makini. Wote walionekana kama ua lake.

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gazed /ɡeɪzd/

v. Kutazama kwa makini na kwa muda mrefu.

🔊 "Who are you?" he demanded, thunderstruck. "We are roses," the roses said.

"Ninyi ni nani?" aliuliza, akiwa ameshikwa na mshangao mkubwa. "Sisi ni waridi," waridi walijibu.

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demanded /dɪˈmɑːndɪd/

v. Kuuliza kwa nguvu au kwa mamlaka.

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thunderstruck /ˈθʌndəstrʌk/

adj. Kushangaa sana; kushtushwa kabisa.

🔊 And he was overcome with sadness. His flower had told him that she was the only one of her kind in all the universe. And here were five thousand of them, all alike, in one single garden!

Naye akazidiwa na huzuni. Ua lake lilikuwa limemwambia kwamba ndilo pekee la aina yake katika ulimwengu wote. Na hapa kulikuwa na elfu tano kama hivyo, zote zinafanana, katika bustani moja tu!

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overcome /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/

v. Kushindwa na hisia nzito (kama huzuni, woga); kuzidiwa.

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universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/

n. Ulimwengu wote, ikiwa na nyota, sayari, na galaksi zote.

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alike /əˈlaɪk/

adj. Sawa; zinafanana.

🔊 "She would be very much annoyed," he said to himself, "if she should see that... She would cough most dreadfully, and she would pretend that she was dying, to avoid being laughed at. And I should be obliged to pretend that I was nursing her back to life—for if I did not do that, to humble myself also, she would really allow herself to die..."

"Angelisikitika sana," alijiona mwenyewe, "kama angaliona hilo... Angalikohoa kwa kutisha zaidi, na angelijifanya kuwa anakufa, ili asichekwe. Na ningelazimika kujifanya kuwa namhudumia ili apone—kwa sababu kama sisingefanya hivyo, kujinyenyekeza pia, angelijiruhusu kufa kweli..."

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annoyed /əˈnɔɪd/

adj. Kukasirishwa kidogo; kuchukizwa.

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dreadfully /ˈdredfəli/

adv. Kwa namna ya kutisha; sana kabisa.

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pretend /prɪˈtend/

v. Kujifanya; kuigiza.

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obliged /əˈblaɪdʒd/

adj. Kulazimishwa kufanya jambo kwa sababu ya sheria, ahadi, au hisia za wajibu.

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nursing /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/

v. Kutunza na kuhudumia mtu mgonjwa.

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humble /ˈhʌmbəl/

v. Kujinyenyekesha; kupunguza kiburi cha mtu.

🔊 Then he went on with his reflections: "I thought that I was rich, with a flower that was unique in all the world; and all I had was a common rose. A common rose, and three volcanoes that come up to my knees—and one of them perhaps extinct forever... That doesn't make me a very great prince..."

Kisha akaendelea na mawazo yake: "Nilidhani kuwa mimi ni tajiri, nikiwa na ua la kipekee duniani kote; na kila nilichokuwa nalo ni waridi wa kawaida. Waridi wa kawaida, na volkeno tatu zinazofikia magoti yangu—na moja wapo labda imezimika milele... Hiyo haifanyi mimi kuwa mfalme mkuu sana..."

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reflections /rɪˈflekʃənz/

n. Fikira za kina au makala juu ya jambo fulani.

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unique /juːˈniːk/

adj. Ya kipekee; isiyo na mfano mwingine.

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common /ˈkɒmən/

adj. Ya kawaida; inayopatikana kila mahali.

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volcanoes /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊz/

n. Milima inayotoa moshi, lava, na mabaki ya miamba motoni.

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extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

adj. Imeisha kabisa; haifanyi kazi tena (kuhusu volkeno) au imekwisha (kuhusu spishi).

🔊 And he lay down in the grass and cried.

Naye akajilaza kwenye nyasi na kulia.

Chapter XX (Sura ya Ishirini)