🔊 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.

但经过长时间在沙子、岩石和雪中行走后,小王子终于遇到了一条路。所有的路都通向人类的住所。

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abodes /əˈboʊdz/

n. 住所,住处

🔊 "Good morning," he said.

"早上好,"他说。

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

他站在一个花园前,花园里开满了玫瑰。

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a-bloom /əˈbluːm/

adj. 盛开着的

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roses /ˈroʊzɪz/

n. 玫瑰花

🔊 "Good morning," said the roses.

"早上好,"玫瑰们说。

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

小王子凝视着它们。它们都像他的花。

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gazed /ɡeɪzd/

v. 凝视,注视

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

"你们是谁？"他震惊地问道。"我们是玫瑰,"玫瑰们说。

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demanded /dɪˈmændɪd/

v. 要求,询问

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thunderstruck /ˈθʌndərstrʌk/

adj. 大吃一惊的,惊呆的

🔊 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!

他沉浸在悲伤中。他的花曾告诉他,她是整个宇宙中唯一的一朵。而这里却有五千朵,全都一模一样,在一个花园里！

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overcome /ˌoʊvərˈkʌm/

v. (感情等) 被压倒,被征服

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universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs/

n. 宇宙

🔊 "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..."

"如果她看到这个,她会非常生气,"他自言自语道,"她会咳得非常厉害,还会假装快要死了,以避免被嘲笑。而我将不得不假装在照顾她恢复生命——因为如果我不这样做,不让自己也卑微一些,她真的会让自己死去的……"

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annoyed /əˈnɔɪd/

adj. 恼怒的,烦闷的

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dreadfully /ˈdredfəli/

adv. 非常地,可怕地

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pretend /prɪˈtend/

v. 假装

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obliged /əˈblaɪdʒd/

adj. 被迫的,有义务的

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nursing /ˈnɜːrsɪŋ/

v. 护理,照料

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humble /ˈhʌmbəl/

v. 使谦卑,使低声下气

🔊 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..."

然后他继续反思:"我以为我很富有,拥有一朵全世界独一无二的花；而我拥有的只是一朵普通的玫瑰。一朵普通的玫瑰,以及三座只到我膝盖的火山——其中一座可能永远熄灭了……这并不能让我成为一个伟大的王子……"

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reflections /rɪˈflekʃənz/

n. 沉思,思考

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unique /juːˈniːk/

adj. 独一无二的,独特的

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common /ˈkɑːmən/

adj. 普通的,常见的

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volcanoes /vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊz/

n. 火山

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extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

adj. 灭绝的,熄灭的

🔊 And he lay down in the grass and cried.

然后他躺在草地上哭了起来。

Chapter XX (第二十章)