适合大人读的童话书：《小王子》第50章

小说简介

《小王子》是作家安东尼·德·圣埃克苏佩里于1942写成的著名法国儿童文学短篇小说。本书的主人公是来自外星球的小王子。书中以一位飞行员作为故事叙述者，讲述了小王子从自己星球出发前往地球的过程中，所经历的各种历险。作者以小王子的孩子式的眼光，透视出成人的空虚、盲目和愚妄，用浅显天真的语言写出了人类的孤独寂寞、没有根基随风流浪的命运。同时，也表达出作者对金钱关系的批判，对真善美的讴歌。

 

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"Good morning," said the merchant.

“你好。”商人说道。

This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench thirst.

这是一位贩卖能够止渴的精制药丸的商人。

You need only swallow one pill a week, and you would feel no need of anything to drink.

每周吞服一丸就不会感觉口渴。

"Why are you selling those?" asked the little prince.

“你为什么卖这玩艺儿?”小王子说。

"Because they save a tremendous amount of time," said the merchant.

“这就节约了大量的时间。”商人说，

Computations have been made by experts. With these pills, you save fifty three minutes in every week.

专家们计算过，这样吃药丸的话，每周可以节约五十三分钟。

 

 

"And what do I do with those fifty-three minutes?"

“那么，用这五十三分钟做什么用?”

Anything you like...

随便怎么用都行…

"As for me," said the little prince to himself, "if I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water."

小王子自言自语地说：“我如果有五十三分钟可支配，我就悠哉游哉地向水泉走去…”