小王子

《小王子》是作家安東尼·德·圣-埃克蘇佩里于1942寫成的著名法國兒童文學短篇小說。 本書的主人公是來自外星球的小王子。書中以一位飛行員作為故事敘述者，講述了小王子從自己星球出發前往地球的過程中所經歷的各種歷險。作者以小王子孩子式的眼光，透視出成人的空虛、盲目和愚妄，用淺顯天真的語言寫出了人類的孤獨寂寞。

1. One day， there was something wrong with my aircraft and I was forced to land in the Sahara Desert. Unexpectedly， I met the little prince here. He asked me to draw him a sheep， and I did. 一天，我的飛機出了故障，被迫降落在撒哈拉大沙漠上。在這兒，我意外地遇到了小王子。他請我畫一只綿羊送給他，我照做了。

2. The little prince was a miraculous child. He came from a very small planet that was scarcely any larger than a house. There were two active volcanoes， one extinct volcano and some flowers on it. 小王子是個神奇的孩子。他來自一個跟房子差不多大的星球。那里有兩座活火山、一座死火山和一些花兒。

3. The little prince loved his beautiful rose very much， but his rose was rather hypocritical， so the little prince quarreled with her and sadly left for other planets.小王子非常喜歡他那美麗的玫瑰，但是他的玫瑰很虛偽，所以小王子和她發生了爭執，悲傷地離開了他的星球，到其他星球旅行去了。

4. The first planet he visited was inhabited by a king. The old king insisted that his authority should be respected and that he tolerated no disobedience. He always liked ordering all the things， though there was just only one person— himself on the little planet. 他到達的第一個星球上住著一個國王。老國王堅持自己的威嚴必須得到尊重，絕不能忍受別人的不服從。雖然他的星球上只住著他自己，但他總愛對所有的事情發號施令。

5. The second planet was inhabited by a conceited man. He was only interested in others’ admiration. The little prince felt puzzled， so he went away to continue his journey. 第二個星球上住著一個自負的人。他喜歡別人對他的崇拜。小王子對此感到不理解，所以他走了，繼續他的旅途。

6. The next planet was inhabited by a drunkard. This was a very short visit. The man was always drinking to forget that he was ashamed of drinking itself. It made the little prince very confused. 下一個星球上住著一個酒鬼。這次的造訪很短。那個酒鬼只是不停地喝酒，而他喝酒的原因卻是為了忘卻他不停喝酒的羞愧。這讓小王子很困惑。

7. The fourth planet belonged to a businessman. This man was so busy counting how many stars he “had” that he did not even give a glance at the little prince’s arrival. But his work was of no significance. 第四個星球是屬于一個商人的。這個人很忙很忙，忙著計算它擁有多少星星，小王子到來的時候他連頭都沒有抬一下。但他的工作是沒有任何意義的。

8. The fifth plant was strange. There was just enough room on it for a street lamp and a lamplighter. Because of the rapid circling speed， the lamplighter had to light and put out the lamp every one minute. Though his work was meaningful， he was lazy and liked sleeping. 第五顆星球很奇怪，那上面只容得下一盞路燈和一個點路燈的人。因為這個星球自轉得很快，點燈人不得不每隔一分鐘把那盞燈點亮，然后再熄滅。雖然他的工作很有意義，但是他十分懶惰，總愛睡懶覺。

9. The sixth planet was inhabited by an old gentleman. He was a geographer and was writing a book. And it was he who introduced the earth to the little prince. 第六個星球上住著一個老先生。他是一個地理學家，正在寫一本書。他介紹小王子到地球上看看。

10. So the seventh planet was the Earth. The Earth was not just an ordinary planet！ It was extremely large and there were many people on it—many kings， geographers， businessmen， drunkards and more adults. 接下來的第七個星球就是地球了。地球可不是一個普普通通的星球！它特別大，上面有許多人，包括很多國王、地理學家、商人、酒鬼和大人們。

11. Then in a desert of Africa， the little prince met a gold snake. The snake told him it could help him when he grew too homesick for his own planet. But the little prince refused. 然后在非洲的沙漠上，小王子遇到了金蛇。金蛇說如果小王子十分想念自己的星球，他可以幫助小王子。但小王子謝絕了。

12. The little prince crossed the desert and met only one flower with three petals. He continued to climb a high mountain and walked for a long time through sand， rocks， and snow. 小王子穿行在沙漠中，只遇見了一朵有著三片花瓣的花。接著，他爬過了一座高山。然后，他又在沙漠、石塊、雪地中走了很久很久。

13. At last， he came upon a road. There was a garden， with roses blooming. Then the little prince missed his rose and his planet， feeling very sad. 最后，他終于走到了一條路邊。那里有一座花園，里面滿是盛開的玫瑰。這讓小王子想起了他的玫瑰和他的星球，于是，他感到很難過。

14. It was then that the fox appeared. Because of the color of the wheat in the fields （the little prince has hair of that golden color）， the fox begged the little prince to tame it. He did. The fox also taught him to love and be responsible. 就在那時，狐貍出現了。因為麥田的顏色會讓它想起小王子（小王子有一頭金黃色的頭發），所以它請求小王子馴養他。小王子答應了。狐貍教會他懂得了愛和負責。15. The little prince continued his journey and orderly met a rail switchman， a merchant and me. We talked a lot and developed our friendship. Finally， he went back to his home. I missed him very much. 小王子繼續他的旅程，依次遇見了扳道工、商人以及我。我們聊了很多并成為了朋友。最后，小王子回到了他的星球。我非常想念他。