第十四章[第1页/共5页]

“我不明白。”小王子说。

Chapter 14

"I am unlucky," said the lamplighter. "Good morning."And he put out his lamp.

The little prince went on with his explanation:"Your planet is so small that three strides will take you all the way around it. To be always in the sunshine, you need only walk along rather slowly. When you want to rest, you will walk― and the day will last as long as you like.""That doesn't do me much good," said the lamplighter. "The one thing I love in life is to sleep.""Then you're unlucky," said the little prince.

对于一小我来讲，保持虔诚的同时又怠惰，这是能够的。

小王子一到了这个行星上，就很尊敬地向点灯的人还礼打号召：“早上好。你刚才为甚么把路灯灭了呢？”

"You know," he said, "I can tell you a way you can rest whenever you want to...""I always want to rest," said the lamplighter.

"But why have you just lighted it again""Those are the orders," replied the lamplighter.

"The orders are that I put out my lamp. Good evening."And he lighted his lamp again.

"There is nothing to understand," said the lamplighter. "Orders are orders. Good morning."And he put out his lamp.

“真风趣，你居住的处所，一分钟就是一天。”

因而他又燃烧了路灯。

他可惜地叹了口气，并且又对本身说道：“这小我是统统人当中独一能够和我交朋友的，但是他的星球确切太小了，住不下两小我……”