适合大人读的童话书：《小王子》 第22章

The flower coughed. But it was not because she had a cold. "I have been silly," she said to him, at last. “I ask your forgiveness. Try to be happy...” 

花儿咳嗽了一阵。但并不是由于感冒。她终于对他说道：“我方才真蠢。请你原谅我。希望你能幸福。”

 

He was surprised by this absence of reproaches. He stood there all bewildered, the glass globe held arrested in midair.

花儿对他毫不抱怨，他感到很惊讶。他举着罩子，不知所措地伫立在那里。

 

He did not understand this quiet sweetness. "Of course I love you," the flower said to him.

他不明白她为什么会这样温柔恬静。“的确，我爱你。”花儿对他说道。

 

It is my fault that you have not known it all the while. That is of no importance.

但由于我的过错，你一点也没有理会。这丝毫不重要。

 

But you - you have been just as foolish as I. Try to be happy. Let the glass globe be. I don't want it any more.

不过，你也和我一样的蠢。希望你今后能幸福。把罩子放在一边吧，我用不着它了。

 

But the wind...? My cold is not so bad as all that...the cool night air will do me good.

要是风来了怎么办? 我的感冒并不那么重……夜晚的凉风对我倒有好处。

 

I am a flower. But the animals?

我是一朵花。要是有虫子野兽呢?

 

Well, I must endure the presence of two or three caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies. It seems that they are very beautiful.

我要是想认识蝴蝶，经不起两三只尺蠖是不行的。据说这是很美的。

 

And if not the butterflies-and the caterpillars - who will call upon me?

如果不是蝴蝶，毛虫——不然还有谁来看我呢?

You will be far away...as for the large animal - I am not at all afraid of any of them. I have my claws.

你就要到远处去了。至于说大动物，我并不怕，我有爪子。

 

And, naively, she showed her four thorns.

于是，她天真地显露出她那四根刺，

 

Then she added: "Don't linger like this. You have decided to go away. Now go!"

随后又说道：“别这么磨蹭了。真烦人！你既然决定离开这儿，那么，快走吧!”

 

For she did not want him to see her crying. She was such a proud flower...

她是怕小王子看见她在哭。她是一朵非常骄傲的花……