"You know," he said, "I can tell you a way you can rest whenever you want to......" "I always want to rest," said the lamplighter. For it is possible for a man to be faithful and lazy at the same time. The little prince went on with his ex planation: "Your planet is so small that three strides will take you all the way around it. To be always in the sunshine, you need only walk along rather slowly. When you want to rest, you will walk......and the day will last as long as you like." "That doesn't do me much good," said the lamplighter. "The one thing I love in life is to sleep." "Then you're unlucky," said the little prince. "I am unlucky," said the lamplighter. "Good morning." And he put out his lamp. "That man," said the little prince to himself, as he continued fart her on his journey, "that man would be scorned by all the others; by the king, by the conceited man, by the tippler, by the businessman. | "你知道吗?"他说:"我能告诉你一个可以休息的办法......" "我恨不得可以休息。"灯夫说。 在相同的时间里,人是同时可以忠于工作又偷一点闲的。 小王子又补充说:"你的行星这么小,走三步就可以绕一周。 你只要一步一步慢慢地走,就可以一直待在太阳底下了。 想休息的时候,就是走一走......白天就能如你所愿,要多长就有多长。" "这对我没有多大的好处,"灯夫说: "我生来就是喜欢睡觉。" "那可真是不幸。"小王子说。 "我是不幸。"灯夫说: "早安。" 他又把灯熄灭了。 "这个人,"他一边走,一边喃喃自语:"这个人会被其他的人讥笑,如国王、自大者、酒鬼及商人。 "我恨不得可以休息。"灯夫说。 在相同的时间里,人是同时可以忠于工作又偷一点闲的。 小王子又补充说:"你的行星这么小,走三步就可以绕一周。 你只要一步一步慢慢地走,就可以一直待在太阳底下了。 想休息的时候,就是走一走......白天就能如你所愿,要多长就有多长。" "这对我没有多大的好处,"灯夫说: "我生来就是喜欢睡觉。" "那可真是不幸。"小王子说。 "我是不幸。"灯夫说: "早安。" 他又把灯熄灭了。 "这个人,"他一边走,一边喃喃自语:"这个人会被其他的人讥笑,如国王、自大者、酒鬼及商人。 |