小王子 第51期:擁有朋友的快樂

It was now the eighth day since I had had my accident in the desert,

這是我在沙漠上出了事故的第八天。

and I hadlistened to the story of the merchant as I was drinking the last drop of my water supply.

我聽著有關(guān)這個(gè)商人的故事，喝完了我所備用的最后一滴水。

"Ah," I said to the little prince, these memories of yours are very charming; but I have not yet succeeded in repairing my plane;

“啊!”我對(duì)小王子說，你回憶的這些故事真美?？墒?，我還沒有修好我的飛機(jī)。

I have nothing more to drink;and I, too, should be very happy if I could walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water!

我沒有喝的了，假如我能悠哉游哉地走到水泉邊去，我一定也會(huì)很高興的!

"My friend the fox–" the little prince said to me.

小王子對(duì)我說：“我的朋友狐貍…”

My dear little man, this is no longer a matter that has anything to do with the fox!

我的小家伙，現(xiàn)在還說什么狐貍!

Why not?

為什么?

Because I am about to die of thirst...

因?yàn)檫@就要渴死人了。

He did not follow my reasoning, and he answered me:

他不理解我的思路，他回答我道：

It is a good thing to have had a friend, even if one is about to die.

即使快要死了，有過一個(gè)朋友也好么!

I, for instance, am very glad to have had a fox as a friend...

我就為我有過一個(gè)狐貍朋友而感到很高興…

"He has no way of guessing the danger," I said to myself. "He has never been either hungry or thirsty."

“他不顧危險(xiǎn)。”我自己思量著，“他從來不知道饑渴。”

A little sunshine is all he needs...

只要有點(diǎn)陽光，他就滿足了…”

But he looked at me steadily, and replied to my thought:" I am thirsty, too. Let us look for a well... "

但他穩(wěn)步看著我,回答我的想法:“我渴了。讓我們找一口井...”

I made a gesture of weariness.

我做了一個(gè)疲倦的姿態(tài)。

It is absurd to look for a well, at random, in the immensity of the desert.

是荒謬的找一口井,隨機(jī)地,在無垠的沙漠。

But nevertheless we started walking.

但是我們開始行走。