暖心小說《小王子》第23章

"Good morning," said the little prince.
“你好。”小王子說。

"Good morning," said the merchant.
“你好。”商人說道。

This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench thirst. You need only swallow one pill a week, and you would feel no need of anything to drink.
這是一位販賣能夠止渴的精制藥丸的商人。每周吞服一丸就不會(huì)感覺口渴。

"Why are you selling those?" asked the little prince.
“你為什么賣這玩藝兒？”小王子說。

"Because they save a tremendous amount of time," said the merchant. "Computations have been made by experts. With these pills, you save fifty-three minutes in every week."
“這就大大地節(jié)約了時(shí)間。”商人說，“專家們計(jì)算過，這樣，每周可以節(jié)約五十三分鐘。”

"And what do I do with those fifty-three minutes?"
“那么，用這五十三分鐘做什么用？”

"Anything you like…"
“隨便怎么用都行……”

"As for me," said the little prince to himself, "if I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water."
小王子自言自語(yǔ)地說：“我如果有五十三分鐘可支配，我就悠哉游哉地向泉水走去……”

（來源：愛詞霸 編輯：丹妮）