小王子 第5期:結(jié)識小王子

He looked at it carefully, then he said:“No. This sheep is already very sickly. Make me another.”

他專心地看著，隨后又說：“我不要，這只羊已經(jīng)病得很重了。給我重新畫一只。”

So I made another drawing.

我又畫了起來。

My friend smiled gently and indulgently.

我的這位朋友天真可愛地笑了，并且客氣地拒絕道：

“You see yourself,” he said, “that this is not a sheep. This is a ram. It has horns.”

你看，你畫的不是小羊，是頭公羊，還有犄角呢。

So then I did my drawing over once more.

于是我又重新畫了一張。

But it was rejected too, just like the others.

這副畫同前幾副一樣又被拒絕了。

This one is too old. I want a sheep that will live a long time.

這一只太老了。我想要一只能活得長的羊。

By this time my patience was exhausted, because I was in a hurry to start taking my engine apart.

我不耐煩了。因為我急于要檢修發(fā)動機，

So I tossed off this drawing. And I threw out an explanation with it.

于是就草草畫了這張畫，并且匆匆地對他說道：

This is only his box. The sheep you asked for is inside.

這是一只箱子，你要的羊就在里面。

I was very surprised to see a light break over the face of my young judge:

這時我十分驚奇地看到我的這位小評判員喜笑顏開。他說：

That is exactly the way I wanted it! Do you think that this sheep will have to have a great deal of grass?

這正是我想要的，你說這只羊需要很多草嗎?

Why?

為什么問這個呢?

Because where I live everything is very small.

因為我那里地方非常小

“There will surely be enough grass for him,” I said. “It is a very small sheep that I have given you.”

我給你畫的是一只很小的小羊，地方小也夠喂養(yǎng)它的。

He bent his head over the drawing:“Not so small that– Look! He has gone to sleep.

他把腦袋靠近這張畫。“并不象你說的那么小瞧!它睡著了”

And that is how I made the acquaintance of the little prince.

就這樣，我認(rèn)識了小王子。