小王子 第51期:拥有朋友的快乐

 It was now the eighth day since I had had my accident in the desert,

这是我在沙漠上出了事故的第八天。

and I hadlistened to the story of the merchant as I was drinking the last drop of my water supply.

我听着有关这个商人的故事，喝完了我所备用的最后一滴水。

"Ah," I said to the little prince, these memories of yours are very charming; but I have not yet succeeded in repairing my plane;

“啊！”我对小王子说，你回忆的这些故事真美。可是，我还没有修好我的飞机。

I have nothing more to drink;and I, too, should be very happy if I could walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water!

我没有喝的了，假如我能悠哉游哉地走到水泉边去，我一定也会很高兴的！

"My friend the fox–" the little prince said to me.

小王子对我说：“我的朋友狐狸…”

My dear little man, this is no longer a matter that has anything to do with the fox!

我的小家伙，现在还说什么狐狸！

Why not?

为什么？

Because I am about to die of thirst...

因为这就要渴死人了。

He did not follow my reasoning, and he answered me:

他不理解我的思路，他回答我道：

It is a good thing to have had a friend, even if one is about to die.

即使快要死了，有过一个朋友也好么！

I, for instance, am very glad to have had a fox as a friend...

我就为我有过一个狐狸朋友而感到很高兴…

"He has no way of guessing the danger," I said to myself. "He has never been either hungry or thirsty."

“他不顾危险。”我自己思量着，“他从来不知道饥渴。”

A little sunshine is all he needs...

只要有点阳光，他就满足了…”

But he looked at me steadily¹, and replied to my thought:" I am thirsty, too. Let us look for a well... "

但他稳步看着我,回答我的想法:“我渴了。让我们找一口井...”

I made a gesture of weariness.

我做了一个疲倦的姿态。

It is absurd to look for a well, at random², in the immensity of the desert.

是荒谬的找一口井,随机地,在无垠的沙漠。

But nevertheless we started walking.

但是我们开始行走。

1 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

2 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。