🔊 It was now the eighth day since I had had my accident in the desert, and I had listened to the story of the merchant as I was drinking the last drop of my water supply.

现在是我在沙漠中发生事故的第八天,当我喝下最后一滴水时,我听了商人的故事。

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merchant /ˈmɜːrtʃənt/

n. 商人➕

🔊 "Ah," I said to the little prince, "these memories of yours are very charming; but I have not yet succeeded in repairing my plane; I have nothing more to drink; and I, too, should be very happy if I could walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water!"

"啊,"我对小王子说,"你的这些回忆非常迷人；但我还没修好我的飞机；我没有什么可喝的了；而且,如果我能悠闲地走向一口清泉,我也会非常高兴！"

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charming /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/

adj. 迷人的➕

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leisure /ˈliːʒər/

n. 闲暇➕

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spring /sprɪŋ/

n. 泉水➕

🔊 "My friend the fox—" the little prince said to me.

"我的朋友狐狸——"小王子对我说。

🔊 "My dear little man, this is no longer a matter that has anything to do with the fox!" "Why not?"

"我亲爱的小人儿,这不再是与狐狸有关的事情了！" "为什么不是？"

🔊 "Because I am about to die of thirst. . ."

"因为我快要渴死了……"

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thirst /θɜːrst/

n. 口渴➕

🔊 He did not follow my reasoning, and he answered me: "It is a good thing to have had a friend, even if one is about to die. I, for instance, am very glad to have had a fox as a friend . . ."

他没有理解我的推理,他回答我说:"即使一个人快要死了,有过一个朋友也是件好事。例如,我很高兴有过一只狐狸作为朋友……"

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reasoning /ˈriːzənɪŋ/

n. 推理➕

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instance /ˈɪnstəns/

n. 例子➕

🔊 "He has no way of guessing the danger," I said to myself. "He has never been either hungry or thirsty. A little sunshine is all he needs . . ."

"他无法猜测危险,"我对自己说。"他从未挨过饿或渴过。他只需要一点阳光……"

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danger /ˈdeɪndʒər/

n. 危险➕

🔊 But he looked at me steadily, and replied to my thought: "I am thirsty, too. Let us look for a well. . ."

但他坚定地看着我,回应我的想法:"我也渴了。让我们找一口井……"

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steadily /ˈstedəli/

adv. 稳定地➕

🔊 I made a gesture of weariness. It is absurd to look for a well, at random, in the immensity of the desert. But nevertheless we started walking.

我做了一个疲倦的手势。在浩瀚的沙漠中随机寻找一口井是荒谬的。但尽管如此,我们还是开始走了。

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weariness /ˈwɪərinəs/

n. 疲倦➕

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absurd /əbˈsɜːrd/

adj. 荒谬的➕

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random /ˈrændəm/

adj. 随机的➕

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immensity /ɪˈmensəti/

n. 巨大➕

🔊 When we had trudged along for several hours, in silence, the darkness fell, and the stars began to come out. Thirst had made me a little feverish, and I looked at them as if I were in a dream. The little prince's last words came reeling back into my memory: "Then you are thirsty, too?" I demanded.

当我们默默跋涉了几个小时后,夜幕降临,星星开始出现。口渴让我有点发烧,我看着它们仿佛在梦中。小王子的最后一句话在我记忆中回响:"那么你也渴了？"我问道。

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trudged /trʌdʒd/

v. 跋涉（过去式）➕

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silence /ˈsaɪləns/

n. 沉默➕

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feverish /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/

adj. 发烧的➕

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reeling /ˈriːlɪŋ/

v. 旋转（现在分词）➕

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memory /ˈmeməri/

n. 记忆➕

🔊 But he did not reply to my question. He merely said to me: "Water may also be good for the heart. . ."

但他没有回答我的问题。他只是对我说:"水也可能对心有益……"

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merely /ˈmɪərli/

adv. 仅仅➕

🔊 I did not understand this answer, but I said nothing. I knew very well that it was impossible to cross-examine him.

我不理解这个答案,但我什么也没说。我很清楚不可能盘问他。

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cross-examine /ˌkrɔːs ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

v. 盘问➕

🔊 He was tired. He sat down. I sat down beside him. And, after a little silence, he spoke again: "The stars are beautiful, because of a flower that cannot be seen."

他累了。他坐下了。我坐在他旁边。沉默了一会儿后,他又说:"星星很美,因为有一朵看不见的花。"

🔊 I replied, "Yes, that is so." And, without saying anything more, I looked across the ridges of sand that were stretched out before us in the moonlight.

我回答,"是的,正是如此。"然后,没有再说什么,我望着月光下伸展在我们面前的沙丘。

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ridges /ˈrɪdʒɪz/

n. 脊（复数）➕

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moonlight /ˈmuːnlaɪt/

n. 月光➕

🔊 "The desert is beautiful," the little prince added.

"沙漠很美,"小王子补充道。

🔊 And that was true. I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams . . .

那是真的。我一直爱着沙漠。一个人坐在沙漠的沙丘上,什么也看不见,什么也听不见。然而,在寂静中,有什么在跳动,在闪烁……

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dune /duːn/

n. 沙丘➕

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throbs /θrɑːbz/

v. 跳动（第三人称单数）➕

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gleams /ɡliːmz/

v. 闪烁（第三人称单数）➕

🔊 "What makes the desert beautiful," said the little prince, "is that somewhere it hides a well. . ."

"让沙漠美丽的,"小王子说,"是它在某处藏着一口井……"

🔊 I was astonished by a sudden understanding of that mysterious radiation of the sands. When I was a little boy I lived in an old house, and legend told us that a treasure was buried there. To be sure, no one had ever known how to find it; perhaps no one had ever even looked for it. But it cast an enchantment over that house. My home was hiding a secret in the depths of its heart. . .

我对沙的神秘光辉突然有了理解,感到惊讶。当我还是个小男孩时,我住在一所老房子里,传说告诉我们那里埋藏着宝藏。当然,没有人知道如何找到它；或许甚至没有人寻找过它。但它给那所房子施了魔法。我的家在内心深处藏着一个秘密……

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astonished /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/

adj. 惊讶的➕

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sudden /ˈsʌdn/

adj. 突然的➕

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understanding /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/

n. 理解➕

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mysterious /mɪˈstɪriəs/

adj. 神秘的➕

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radiation /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn/

n. 辐射➕

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legend /ˈledʒənd/

n. 传说➕

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treasure /ˈtreʒər/

n. 宝藏➕

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buried /ˈberid/

v. 埋葬（过去分词）➕

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enchantment /ɪnˈtʃæntmənt/

n. 魅力➕

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depths /depθs/

n. 深度（复数）➕

🔊 "Yes," I said to the little prince. "The house, the stars, the desert—what gives them their beauty is something that is invisible!"

"是的,"我对小王子说。"房子、星星、沙漠——赋予它们美丽的是某种看不见的东西！"

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invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəbl/

adj. 无形的➕

🔊 "I am glad," he said, "that you agree with my fox."

"我很高兴,"他说,"你同意我的狐狸。"

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agree /əˈɡriː/

v. 同意➕

🔊 As the little prince dropped off to sleep, I took him in my arms and set out walking once more. I felt deeply moved, and stirred. It seemed to me that I was carrying a very fragile treasure. It seemed to me, even, that there was nothing more fragile on all Earth. In the moonlight I looked at his pale forehead, his closed eyes, his locks of hair that trembled in the wind, and I said to myself: "What I see here is nothing but a shell. What is most important is invisible . . ."

当小王子入睡时,我把他抱在怀里,再次开始行走。我深受感动,心潮澎湃。在我看来,我抱着一个非常脆弱的宝藏。我甚至觉得,在整个地球上没有什么比这更脆弱的了。在月光下,我看着他那苍白的额头、闭着的眼睛、在风中颤抖的头发,我对自己说:"我在这里看到的只是一个外壳。最重要的是看不见的……"

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fragile /ˈfrædʒaɪl/

adj. 易碎的；脆弱的；纤巧的➕

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trembled /ˈtrembld/

v. （因恐惧、寒冷、虚弱等）颤抖,哆嗦➕

🔊 As his lips opened slightly with the suspicion of a half-smile, I said to myself, again: "What moves me so deeply, about this little prince who is sleeping here, is his loyalty to a flower—the image of a rose that shines through his whole being like the flame of a lamp, even when he is asleep . . ." And I felt him to be more fragile still. I felt the need of protecting him, as if he himself were a flame that might be extinguished by a little puff of wind . . .

当他的嘴唇微微张开,带着一丝似笑非笑的表情时,我又对自己说:"让我如此深深感动的,是这位睡在这里的小王子对一朵花的忠诚——玫瑰的形象像灯焰一样照亮他的整个存在,即使在他睡着时……"我感到他更加脆弱了。我感到需要保护他,仿佛他本身就是一阵微风就可能熄灭的火焰……

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loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti/

n. 忠诚；忠心➕

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extinguished /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/

v. 熄灭（火、光）；使消亡➕

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puff /pʌf/

n. 一阵,一股（空气、烟等）；（抽）一口➕

🔊 And, as I walked on so, I found the well, at daybreak.

就这样,我继续走着,在黎明时分找到了那口井。

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daybreak /ˈdeɪbreɪk/

n. 黎明；破晓➕

twenty-four (二十四)