1、1About the authorForewordThe plot and rhesisReason for recommending2A French aristocrat, writer, poet, and pioneering aviator. 3I ask the indulgence of the children who may read this book for I ask the indulgence of the children who may read this book for dedicating it to a grown-up. I have a seriou
2、s reason: he is the best friend I dedicating it to a grown-up. I have a serious reason: he is the best friend I have in the world. I have another reason: this grown-up understands have in the world. I have another reason: this grown-up understands everything, even books about children. I have a thir
3、d reason: he lives in everything, even books about children. I have a third reason: he lives in France where he is hungry and cold. He needs cheering up. If all these France where he is hungry and cold. He needs cheering up. If all these reasons are not enough, I will dedicate the book to the child
4、from whom reasons are not enough, I will dedicate the book to the child from whom this grown-up grew. All grown-ups were once children- although few of this grown-up grew. All grown-ups were once children- although few of them remember it. And so I correct my dedication:them remember it. And so I co
5、rrect my dedication:To Leon WerthTo Leon Werthwhen he was a little boywhen he was a little boy4 I had an accident with my plane in I had an accident with my plane in the Desert of Sahara, six years ago. the Desert of Sahara, six years ago. Something was broken in my engineSomething was broken in my
6、engine. And then And then I saw a most extraordinary I saw a most extraordinary small person, who stood there examining small person, who stood there examining me with great seriousness.me with great seriousness.Story begins5He comes from the planet where there isHe comes from the planet where there
7、 isA roseA roseAnd he can see sunset forty-And he can see sunset forty-four times in a day.four times in a day.Three volcanosThree volcanos6The prince wants to leave, and the rose says OK.The prince wants to leave, and the rose says OK.7 T The he little prince visits the kinglittle prince visits the
8、 kingThe king orders the little prince to do The king orders the little prince to do everything. He says” I order you to yawn. I everything. He says” I order you to yawn. I order you to sit down”order you to sit down”8T The he little prince visits the little prince visits the conceitedconceited man
9、manFor, to conceited men, For, to conceited men, all all other men are admirers.other men are admirers.9T The he little prince visits the tipplerlittle prince visits the tipplerWhat are you doing there? he What are you doing there? he said to the tippler, whom he found said to the tippler, whom he f
10、ound settled down in silence before a settled down in silence before a collection of empty bottles and also collection of empty bottles and also a collection of full bottles.a collection of full bottles.I am drinking, replied the I am drinking, replied the tippler, with a lugubrious airtippler, with
11、 a lugubrious air. .10T The he little prince visits the businessmanlittle prince visits the businessman When you find a diamond that belongs to nobody, it When you find a diamond that belongs to nobody, it is yours. When you discover an island that belongs to is yours. When you discover an island th
12、at belongs to nobody, it is yours. When you get an idea before any one nobody, it is yours. When you get an idea before any one else, you take out a patent on it: it is yours. So with me: I else, you take out a patent on it: it is yours. So with me: I own the stars, because nobody else before me eve
13、r own the stars, because nobody else before me ever thought of owning themthought of owning them. .Yes, that is true, said the little prince. And what do Yes, that is true, said the little prince. And what do you do with them?you do with them?I administer them, replied the businessman. I I administe
14、r them, replied the businessman. I count them and recount them. It is difficult. But I am a count them and recount them. It is difficult. But I am a man who is naturally interested in matters of man who is naturally interested in matters of consequence.consequence.11T The he little prince visits the
15、 lamplighterlittle prince visits the lamplighterThe The geographergeographerAnd then he makes And then he makes the acquaintance of the acquaintance of the snakethe snakeThey all show a new world to him, especially the snake and the fox. They all show a new world to him, especially the snake and the
16、 fox. And a red foxAnd a red fox12Then the Then the little little prince decides to goprince decides to go looking looking for men and meets a for men and meets a flower.flower.He discovers He discovers a garden of rosesa garden of roses13About tameAbout tame“What “What does that mean- does that mea
17、n- tametame?”?” 14T The he little prince converses with the snakelittle prince converses with the snake; ; the little prince consoles the narrator; the little prince consoles the narrator; the the little prince returns to his little prince returns to his planet.planet.15RhesisRhesisBut if you tame m
18、e, it will be as if the sun came to shine on my life . I shall know the But 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 sound of a step that will be different from all th
19、e others. Other steps send me hurrying back underneath the ground. Yours will call me, like music, out of my burrow. And then back underneath the ground. Yours will call me, like music, out of my burrow. And then look: you see the grain-fields down yonder? I do not eat bread. Wheat is of no use to m
20、e. 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 The wheat fields have nothing to say to me. And that is sad. But you have hair that is the color color of gold. Thin
21、k how wonderful that will be when you have tamed me! The grain, of gold. Think how wonderful that will be when you have tamed me! The grain, which is also golden, will bring me which is also golden, will bring me back back the thought of you. And I shall love to listen to the thought of you. And I s
22、hall love to listen to the wind in the wheat. the wind in the wheat. 如果你要是驯服了我,我的生活就一定会是欢快的。我会辨认出一种与众不同的脚步声。其他的脚步声会使我 躲到地下去,而你的脚步声就会象音乐一样让我从洞里走出来。再说,你看!你 看到那边的麦田没有?我不吃面包,麦子对我来说,一点用也没有。我对麦田无 动于衷。而这真使人扫兴。但是,你有着金黄色的头发。那么,一旦你驯服了我,这就会十分美妙。麦子,是金黄色的,它就会使我想起你。而且,我甚至会喜欢那风吹麦浪的声音”16Goodbye, said the fox. And n
23、ow here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the Goodbye, said the fox. 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. heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the
24、 eye. What is essential is invisible to the eye, the little prince repeated, so that he would be sure What is essential is invisible to the eye, the little prince repeated, so that he would be sure to rememberto remember It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.
25、 It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important. It is the time I have wasted for my rose- said the little prince, so that he would be sure to It is the time I have wasted for my rose- said the little prince, so that he would be sure to remember. remember. Men have fo
26、rgotten this truth, said the fox. But you must not forget it. You become Men have forgotten this truth, said the fox. But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose. responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are respon
27、sible for your rose. I am responsible for my rose, the little prince repeated, so that he would be sure to I am responsible for my rose, the little prince repeated, so that he would be sure to remember. remember. “再见。”狐狸说。“喏,这就是我的秘密。很简单:只有用心才能看得清。 实质性的东西,用眼睛是看不见的。”“实质性的东西,用眼睛是看不见的。”小王子重复着这句话,以便能把它 记
28、在心间。“正因为你为你的玫瑰花费了时间,这才使你的玫瑰变得如此重要。”“正因为你为你的玫瑰花费了时间”小王子又重复着,要使自己记住这些。“人们已经忘记了这个道理,”狐狸说,“可是,你不应该忘记它。你现在 要对你驯服过的一切负责到底。你要对你的玫瑰负责”“我要对我的玫瑰负责”小王子又重复着17If someone loves a flower, of which just one single blossom grows in all If someone loves a flower, of which just one single blossom grows in all the mill
29、ions and millions of stars, it is enough to make him happy just to the millions and millions of stars, it is enough to make him happy just to look at the stars. He can say to himself, Somewhere, my flower is look at the stars. He can say to himself, Somewhere, my flower is there But if the sheep eat
30、s the flower, in one moment all his stars will there But if the sheep eats the flower, in one moment all his stars will be darkened And you think that is not important!be darkened And you think that is not important! 倘若一个人对一朵花情有独钟,而那花在浩瀚的星河中,是独一无二的,那么,他只要仰望繁星点点,就心满意足了。他会喃喃自语:“我的花就在星河的某个角落”可是,这花一旦被羊吃
31、掉了,一瞬间,所有星星都将随之黯淡无光那你也认为这不重要吗?The stars are beautiful, because of a flower that cannot be seenThe stars are beautiful, because of a flower that cannot be seen。 星星是美丽的,因为那一朵看不见的花的存在。18In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. In one of the stars I shall be living. In
32、one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night You only you will have stars that can laughthe sky at night You only you will have stars that can laugh 我就在繁星中的一颗上生活。我会站在其中的一颗星星上微笑。当你在夜间仰望天际时,就仿佛每一颗星星都在笑你只有你才能拥有会笑的星星19Reason for recommendingNo grown-ups No grown-ups will ever understand that this is a matter will ever understand that this is a matter of so much importance!of so much importance! 但是,大人们永远也不会了解这件事有多么重要!20
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