🔊 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.

但事情就這樣發生了:在沙地、岩石和雪地中走了很長一段路後,小王子終於來到了一條道路前。而所有的道路都通往人類的居所。

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abodes /əˈbəʊdz/

n. 住所,居所

🔊 "Good morning," he said.

"早安,"他說。

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

他站在一座花園前,園中盛開著玫瑰花。

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a-bloom /əˈbluːm/

adj. 盛開的,開滿花的

🔊 "Good morning," said the roses.

"早安,"玫瑰花們說道。

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

小王子凝視著它們。它們全都像他的那朵花。

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gazed /ɡeɪzd/

v. 凝視,注視

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

"你們是誰？"他震驚地問道。"我們是玫瑰花,"玫瑰花們回答。

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demanded /dɪˈmɑːndɪd/

v. 要求,質問

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thunderstruck /ˈθʌndəstrʌk/

adj. 驚呆的,震驚的

🔊 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!

他頓時被悲傷淹沒。他的花曾告訴他,她是全宇宙中獨一無二的花。而這裡,在一個花園裡,就有五千朵和她一模一樣的花！

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overcome /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/

v. 被（感情）壓倒,使受不了

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universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/

n. 宇宙

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alike /əˈlaɪk/

adj. 相似的,相同的

🔊 "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..."

"如果她看到這個……她一定會非常生氣,"他自言自語道,"她會劇烈地咳嗽,並且會假裝自己快要死了,以免被人嘲笑。而我就不得不假裝在照顧她,讓她恢復生機——因為如果我不這麼做,不也放低姿態的話,她真的會讓自己死去……"

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annoyed /əˈnɔɪd/

adj. 惱怒的,煩躁的

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dreadfully /ˈdredfəli/

adv. 非常地,極度地

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pretend /prɪˈtend/

v. 假裝,佯裝

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obliged /əˈblaɪdʒd/

adj. 被迫的,有義務的

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nursing /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/

v. 護理,照料

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humble /ˈhʌmbəl/

v. 使謙卑,降低...的地位

🔊 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..."

然後他繼續沉思:"我原以為自己很富有,擁有一朵全世界獨一無二的花；結果我所有的只是一朵普通的玫瑰。一朵普通的玫瑰,還有三座只到我膝蓋的火山——其中一座可能永遠熄滅了……這並不能讓我成為一位非常了不起的王子……"

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reflections /rɪˈflekʃənz/

n. 沉思,反省

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unique /juˈniːk/

adj. 獨一無二的,獨特的

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common /ˈkɒmən/

adj. 普通的,常見的

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volcanoes /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊz/

n. 火山

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extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

adj. 滅絕的,絕種的；（火山）死的,不再活動的

🔊 And he lay down in the grass and cried.

於是他躺在草地上哭了起來。

Chapter XX (第二十章)