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刺是花的自我保护|中英双语精读音频视频pdf电子书《小王子》§7

刺是花的自我保护|中英双语精读音频视频pdf电子书《小王子》§7

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【回顾上一期】

作者画了小王子的星球,呼吁要当心猴面包树!

【本期划重点】

对于小王子来说,那朵长在小小星球上的带刺玫瑰,从来都不是路边随处可见的普通野花,而是亿万星河里只开给他的独一份。

是他每天浇水、挡风、捉虫的牵挂,是连绵羊一口可能吃掉它,都会让整个星空变暗的存在!


我们总说,大人们“很忙”:

就像飞行员,忙着拧那颗卡住的螺丝;

像红脸先生,忙着算那些没有温度的数字。

可是,那些藏在细碎日子里的牵挂;

才是最正经的事啊。

一如:桌上放温的那杯茶;

出门时,反复叮嘱的那句“路上小心”;

藏在手机相册里,舍不得删的旧照片……

这些,被我们忽略的小事;

才是把日子撑起来的骨架!

🌷

【第一部分】

第五天的时候:(仍是因为那只羊!)

小王子生命中的秘密,被我发现了。

On the fifth day (again, as always, it was thanks to the sheep) the secret of the little prince's life was revealed to me. 

小王子,默默地思考了许久后;

突然没头没脑地问我一个问题:

Abruptly, without anything to lead up to it, 

and as if the question had been born of long 

and silent meditation on his problem, 

“羊既吃小灌木,又吃花朵吗?”

he demanded: 

“A sheep … if it eats little bushes, 

does it eat flowers, too?” 

(作者回答:)“他遇到什么,就吃什么!”

“A sheep eats anything 

it finds in its reach.” 

问:“连有刺的花也吃吗?”

答:“没错,有刺的也吃!”

“Even flowers that have thorns?” 
“Yes, even flowers that have thorns.” 

问:“那么,花的刺,有什么用呢?”

答:“没什么用,仅仅是花朵的恶劣表现!”

“Then the thorns … what use are they?” 
“The thorns are of no use at all. 

Flowers have thorns just for spite!” 

小王子,沉默了一会儿。

There was a moment of complete silence. 

然后,小王子带着一种怨恨的眼神;

回望了我,不满地说:

Then the little prince flashed back at me, 

with a kind of resentfulness: 

“我才不信呢!花是弱小的、天真的!

I don't believe you!

Flowers are weak creatures. They are naive. 

它们,只是设法保护自己。

They reassure themselves as best they can. 

它们把那些刺,当作保护自己的武器……”

They believe that 

their thorns are terrible weapons. 

🌷🌷

【第二部分】

我曾经在另一个星球上,遇到过一个红脸先生。

I know a planet where 

there is a certain red_faced gentleman. 

他,从来没有闻过花的芳香;

从来,没有看过,一颗星星;

从来,也没喜欢过,任何人。

He has never smelled a flower. 

He has never looked at a star. 

He has never loved anyone. 

除了做做加减法以外,他什么也没有做过。

He has never done anything in his life 

but add up figures. 

他和你一样,整天总是说:

“我有重要的事,我是个重要的人!”

And all day he says over and over, 

just like you: 

“I am busy with matters of consequence!” 

这让他,看起来,傲气十足。

他就不像个人,他像个蘑菇。

And that makes him swell up with pride. 

But he is not a man … he is a mushroom!

“羊和花之间的战争,难道不重要吗?”

“Is the warfare between the sheep 

and the flowers not important?” 

假如,我认识人世间一朵,绝无仅有的花;

它只存在于我的星球上,别的地方都没有。

And if I know (I, myself ) one flower 

which is unique in the world, 

which grows nowhere but on my planet, 

然而,这只小羊;

随口就这么把花,一下子毁掉了。

but which one little sheep can destroy 

in a single bite some morning, 

without even noticing what he is doing. 

“这,难道不重要吗?”

You think that is not important?

🌷🌷🌷

【第三部分】

小王子,气得脸都发白了:

“如果,有人爱上一朵花;

His face turned from white to red as 

he continued: “If some one loves a flower, 

这朵花,在亿万颗星星中独一无二。

of which just one single blossom grows 

in all the millions and millions of stars, 

每当他仰望星空的时候,便足以感到快乐!

it is enough to make him happy 

just to look at the stars. 

但如果羊,把这朵花吃掉了;

对他来说,就等于所有的星星突然全熄灭了!

But if the sheep eats the flower in 

one moment all his stars will be darkened… 

这,难道也不重要吗?!”

And you think that is not important?!” 

我把小王子抱在怀里,慢慢摇晃着、告诉他:

“你爱的那朵花,没有危险……

I took him in my arms, and rocked him. 

I said to him: 

“The flower that you love is not in danger. 

我给你的小羊,画一个嘴罩……

我给你的花,画一道栅栏……

我……我……”

I will draw you a muzzle for your sheep. 

I will draw you a railing 

to put around your flower. I will … ” 

我都不知道,该说什么了!

我感到无比的尴尬、笨拙。

I did not know what to say to him. 

I felt awkward and blundering. 

我不知道该如何找到他、追上他;

接近他,并再次与他手牵手同行。

I did not know how I could reach him, 

where I could overtake him and go on 

hand in hand with him once more. 

(怎样才能跟上他的思维?)

那片,饱含着眼泪的世界!

It is such a secret place, the land of tears. 

博学成就梦想!知识改变人生!

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