小王子和狐狸
What does that mean-- 'tame'?" Asked the prince.
“驯养是什么意思？”小王子问。
"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. It means to establish ties."
“这是常常被人遗忘的事情。”狐狸说道，“它的意思就是建立关系。”
"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..."
“对我而言，你只不过是个小男骇，就像其他千万个小男孩一样。我不需要你，你也同样用不着我。对你来说。我也只不过是只狐狸，就跟其他千万只狐狸一样。然而，如果你驯养我。我们将会彼此需要，对我而言，你将是宇宙唯一的了，我对你来说，也是世界上唯一的了。"
"...if you tame me, it will be as if the sun came to shine on my life. I shall know the sound of a step that will be different from all the others. Other steps send me hurrying back underneath the ground. Yours will call me, like music, out of my burrow."
"如果你驯养我，那我的生命就充满阳光，你的脚步声会变得跟其他人的不一样。其他人的脚步声会让我迅速躲到地底下，而你的脚步声则会像音乐一样，把我召唤出洞穴。
"And then look: you see the grain-fields down yonder? I do not eat bread. Wheat is of no use to me. The wheat fields have nothing to say to me. And that is sad. But you have hair that is the colour of gold. Think how wonderful that will be when you have tamed me! The grain, which is also golden, will bring me back the thought of you. And I shall love to listen to the wind in the wheat..."
"你看，看到那边的麦田了吗？我不吃面包，麦子对我来说一点意义也没有，麦田无法让我产生联想，这实在可悲。但是，你有一头金发，如果你驯养我，那该有多么美好啊！金黄色的麦子会让我想起你，我也会喜欢听风在麦穗间吹拂的声音。"
"One only understands the things that one tames," said the fox. "Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy things all ready made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friends any more. If you want a friend, tame me..."
“你只能了解你驯养的东西。”狐狸说，“人类不再有时间去了解事情了，他们总是到商店里买现在的东西。但是，却没有一家商店贩卖友谊，所以人类没有真正的朋友，如果你需要一个朋友，就驯养我吧！”
"You must be very patient," replied the fox. "First you will sit down at a little distance from me-- like that-- in the grass. I shall look at you out of the corner of my eye, and you will say nothing. Words are the source of misunderstandings. But you will sit a little closer to me, every day..."
“应当非常耐心。”狐狸回答道，“开始你就这样坐在草丛中，坐得离我稍微远些。我用眼角瞅着你，你什么也不要说。话语是误会的根源。但是，每天，你坐得靠我更近些……”
"It would have been better to come back at the same hour," said the fox. "If, for example, you come at four o'clock in the afternoon, then at three o'clock I shall begin to be happy. I shall feel happier and happier as the hour advances. At four o'clock, I shall already be worrying and jumping about. I shall show you how happy I am! But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour my heart is to be ready to greet you... One must observe the proper rites..."
最好还是在原来的那个时间来。”狐狸说道，“比如说，你下午四点钟来，那么从三点钟起，我就开始感到幸福。时间越临近，我就越感到幸福。到了四点钟的时候，我就会坐立不安；我就会发现幸福的代价。但是，如果你随便什么时候来，我就不知道在什么时候该准备好我的心情……应当有一定的仪式。”
"What is a rite?" asked the little prince.
“仪式是什么？”小王子问道。
"Those also are actions too often neglected," said the fox. "They are what make one day different from other days, one hour from other hours. There is a rite, for example, among my hunters. Every Thursday they dance with the village girls. So Thursday is a wonderful day for me! I can take a walk as far as the vineyards. But if the hunters danced at just any time, every day would be like every other day, and I should never have any vacation at all."
“这也是一种早已被人忘却了的事。”狐狸说，“它就是使某一天与其他日子不同，使某一时刻与其他时刻不同。比如说，我的那些猎人就有一种仪式。他们每星期四都和村子里的姑娘们跳舞。于是，星期四就是一个美好的日子！我可以一直散步到葡萄园去。如果猎人们什么时候都跳舞，天天又全都一样，那么我也就没有假日了。”
“It has done me good," said the fox, "because of the color of the wheat fields."
“因为麦子颜色的缘故，我还是得到了好处。” 狐狸说。
"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
“用心灵才能看清事物的本质；真正重要的东西，用肉眼是看不见的。”
"It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important."
“因为你把时间投注在你的玫瑰花身上， 所以， 她才会如此重要。”
“You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose..."
“从现在起，你要永远对你驯服的事物负责。你要对你的玫瑰花负责。”
“驯养是什么意思？”小王子问。
"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. It means to establish ties."
“这是常常被人遗忘的事情。”狐狸说道，“它的意思就是建立关系。”
"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world..."
“对我而言，你只不过是个小男骇，就像其他千万个小男孩一样。我不需要你，你也同样用不着我。对你来说。我也只不过是只狐狸，就跟其他千万只狐狸一样。然而，如果你驯养我。我们将会彼此需要，对我而言，你将是宇宙唯一的了，我对你来说，也是世界上唯一的了。"
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"...if you tame me, it will be as if the sun came to shine on my life. I shall know the sound of a step that will be different from all the others. Other steps send me hurrying back underneath the ground. Yours will call me, like music, out of my burrow."
"如果你驯养我，那我的生命就充满阳光，你的脚步声会变得跟其他人的不一样。其他人的脚步声会让我迅速躲到地底下，而你的脚步声则会像音乐一样，把我召唤出洞穴。
"And then look: you see the grain-fields down yonder? I do not eat bread. Wheat is of no use to me. The wheat fields have nothing to say to me. And that is sad. But you have hair that is the colour of gold. Think how wonderful that will be when you have tamed me! The grain, which is also golden, will bring me back the thought of you. And I shall love to listen to the wind in the wheat..."
"你看，看到那边的麦田了吗？我不吃面包，麦子对我来说一点意义也没有，麦田无法让我产生联想，这实在可悲。但是，你有一头金发，如果你驯养我，那该有多么美好啊！金黄色的麦子会让我想起你，我也会喜欢听风在麦穗间吹拂的声音。"
"One only understands the things that one tames," said the fox. "Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy things all ready made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friends any more. If you want a friend, tame me..."
“你只能了解你驯养的东西。”狐狸说，“人类不再有时间去了解事情了，他们总是到商店里买现在的东西。但是，却没有一家商店贩卖友谊，所以人类没有真正的朋友，如果你需要一个朋友，就驯养我吧！”
"You must be very patient," replied the fox. "First you will sit down at a little distance from me-- like that-- in the grass. I shall look at you out of the corner of my eye, and you will say nothing. Words are the source of misunderstandings. But you will sit a little closer to me, every day..."
“应当非常耐心。”狐狸回答道，“开始你就这样坐在草丛中，坐得离我稍微远些。我用眼角瞅着你，你什么也不要说。话语是误会的根源。但是，每天，你坐得靠我更近些……”
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"It would have been better to come back at the same hour," said the fox. "If, for example, you come at four o'clock in the afternoon, then at three o'clock I shall begin to be happy. I shall feel happier and happier as the hour advances. At four o'clock, I shall already be worrying and jumping about. I shall show you how happy I am! But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour my heart is to be ready to greet you... One must observe the proper rites..."
最好还是在原来的那个时间来。”狐狸说道，“比如说，你下午四点钟来，那么从三点钟起，我就开始感到幸福。时间越临近，我就越感到幸福。到了四点钟的时候，我就会坐立不安；我就会发现幸福的代价。但是，如果你随便什么时候来，我就不知道在什么时候该准备好我的心情……应当有一定的仪式。”
"What is a rite?" asked the little prince.
“仪式是什么？”小王子问道。
"Those also are actions too often neglected," said the fox. "They are what make one day different from other days, one hour from other hours. There is a rite, for example, among my hunters. Every Thursday they dance with the village girls. So Thursday is a wonderful day for me! I can take a walk as far as the vineyards. But if the hunters danced at just any time, every day would be like every other day, and I should never have any vacation at all."
“这也是一种早已被人忘却了的事。”狐狸说，“它就是使某一天与其他日子不同，使某一时刻与其他时刻不同。比如说，我的那些猎人就有一种仪式。他们每星期四都和村子里的姑娘们跳舞。于是，星期四就是一个美好的日子！我可以一直散步到葡萄园去。如果猎人们什么时候都跳舞，天天又全都一样，那么我也就没有假日了。”
“It has done me good," said the fox, "because of the color of the wheat fields."
“因为麦子颜色的缘故，我还是得到了好处。” 狐狸说。
"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
“用心灵才能看清事物的本质；真正重要的东西，用肉眼是看不见的。”
"It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important."
“因为你把时间投注在你的玫瑰花身上， 所以， 她才会如此重要。”
“You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose..."
“从现在起，你要永远对你驯服的事物负责。你要对你的玫瑰花负责。”
