“只有被人们驯服了的事物,才能被人们所理解,”狐狸说道,“人们再也没有时间去认识新的事物了。他们总是到商店里买现成的东西。但是,世界上还没有贩卖友谊的商店,因此人们再也没有朋友了。要是你想交一个朋友,就请驯养我吧……”
“What must I do, to tame you?” asked the little prince.
“驯养你,那我应该怎么做呢?”小王子问道。
“You must be very patient,” replied the fox. “First you will sit down at a little distance from me—like that—in the grass. I shall look at you out of the corner of my eye, and you will say nothing. Words are the source of misunderstandings. But you will sit a little closer to me, every day... ”
“你必须很耐心,”狐狸答道,“首先,你坐在草地上,离我有一些距离——就像这样。我偷偷地用眼角观察你,你什么也别说。言语是误会的根源。但是,你每天都可以坐得离我更近一些……”
The next day the little prince came back.
第二天,小王子又来了。
“It would have been better to come back at the same hour,” said the fox. “If, for example, you come at four o’clock in the afternoon, then at three o’clock I shall begin to be happy. I shall feel happier and happier as the hour advances. At four o’clock, I shall already be worrying and jumping about. I shall show you how happy I am! But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour my heart is to be ready to greet you... One must observe the proper rites... ”
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