第十四章[第1页/共5页]

“我老是想歇息。”点灯人说。

The fifth planet was very strange. It was the smallest of all. There was just enough room on it for a street lamp and a lamplighter. The little prince was not able to reach any explanation of the use of a street lamp and a lamplighter, somewhere in the heavens, on a planet which had no people, and not one house. But he said to himself, nevertheless:"It may well be that this man is absurd. But he is not so absurd as the king, the conceited man, the businessman, and the tippler. For at least his work has some meaning. When he lights his street lamp, it is as if he brought one more star to life, or one flower. When he puts out his lamp, he sends the flower, or the star, to sleep. That is a beautiful occupation. And since it is beautiful, it is truly useful."When he arrived on the planet he respectfully saluted the lamplighter.

“号令是甚么？”

小王子在他持续往前观光的途中，自言自语地说道：“这小我必然会被其他那些人，国王呀，傲慢自大的人呀，酒鬼呀，贩子呀，所瞧不起。但是唯有他不使我感到荒唐好笑。这能够是因为他所体贴的是别的事，而不是他本身。”

Chapter 14

点灯的人说：“号令没有改，悲剧在这里了。这颗行星一年比一年转得更快，而号令却没有改。”

“这是号令。”点灯人答复道。

"I do not understand," said the little prince.

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