第十四章[第1页/共5页]

Chapter 14

For it is possible for a man to be faithful and lazy at the same time.

As the little prince watched him, he felt that he loved this lamplighter who was so faithful to his orders. He remembered the sunsets which he himself had gone to seek, in other days, merely by pulling up his chair; and he wanted to help his friend.

然后他拿一块有红方格子的手绢擦着额头。

“这体例帮不了我多少，糊口中我喜好的就是睡觉。”点灯人说。

“那么为甚么你又把它点着了呢？”

“这不需求明白，号令就是号令。”点灯人答复说，“早上好。”

小王子拜候的第五颗星球非常奇特，这个星球是这些星星中最小的一颗。星球上刚好只能容得下一盏路灯和一个点路灯的人。小王子没法了解，这个坐落在天空某一角落，既没有房屋又没有住民的行星上，要一盏路灯和一个点灯的人做甚么用。

"Good morning. Why have you just put out your lamp""Those are the orders," replied the lamplighter. "Good morning.""What are the orders"

"Yes, a month. Thirty minutes. Thirty days. Good evening."And he lighted his lamp again.

“你的这颗行星如许小，你三步便能够绕它一圈。你只要渐渐地走，便能够一向在太阳的晖映下，你想歇息的时候，你就如许走……那么，你要白日有多长它就有多长。”

"There is nothing to understand," said the lamplighter. "Orders are orders. Good morning."And he put out his lamp.

"I follow a terrible profession. In the old days it was reasonable. I put the lamp out in the morning, and in the evening I lighted it again. I had the rest of the day for relaxation and the rest of the night for sleep.""And the orders have been changed since that time""The orders have not been changed," said the lamplighter. "That is the tragedy! From year to year the planet has turned more rapidly and the orders have not been changed!""Then what" asked the little prince.