第二十三章[第1页/共2页]

"Good morning," said the merchant.

“你好。”小商贩说道。

这个小商贩在发卖一种专门用来按捺口渴的小药丸，每周吞服一丸就不会感受口渴。

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.

"Good morning," said the little prince.

“你为甚么卖这玩意儿？”小王子说。

Chapter 23

"Why are you selling those" asked the little prince.

“因为这能够大大地节俭时候。”小商贩说，“专家们计算过，用这些药丸，每周能够节俭五十三分钟。”

“那么，用这五十三分钟做甚么用？”

"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.""And what do I do with those fifty-three minutes""Anything you like..."

“你好。”小王子说。

小王子自言自语地说：“我如果有五十三分钟可安排，我就落拓地向水泉走去……”

"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."