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他的脸颊绯红。

“能够是因为周年到了吧？……”

我不想他累到。

"Men," said the little prince, "set out on their way in express trains, but they do not know what they are looking for. Then they rush about, and get excited, and turn round and round..."And he added:

“让我来干吧。”我对他说，“这活对你太重了。”

“你听，”小王子说，“我们唤醒了这口井，它现在唱起歌来了……”

“哦！”

我就用铅笔勾画了一个嘴套。当我把它递给小王子时，我内心很难受：“你的筹算，我一点也不晓得……”

"It is strange," I said to the little prince. "Everything is ready for use: the pulley, the bucket, the rope..."He laughed, touched the rope, and set the pulley to working. And the pulley moaned, like an old weathervane which the wind has long since forgotten.

我喝了水。我舒畅地呼吸着氛围。戈壁在晨光中泛出蜂蜜的光芒。这蜂蜜般的光芒也使我感到幸运。那么，是甚么给我这些哀痛的感受呢？

And I added, with some hesitancy:"Perhaps it was because of the anniversary"The little prince flushed once more. He never answered questions― but when one flushes does that not mean "Yes""Ah," I said to him, "I am a little frightened―"But he interrupted me.

“你晓得吗，我落在地球上的时候……到明天就一周年了……”

“这没有需求……”

小王子脸又红了。他向来也不答复这些题目，但是，脸红就即是说“是的”，是吧？