小王子 第50期:節(jié)約時間
“你好。”小王子說。
"Good morning," said the merchant.
“你好。”商人說道。
This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench thirst.
這是一位販賣能夠止渴的精制藥丸的商人。
You need only swallow one pill a week,and you would feel no need of anything to drink.
每周吞服一丸就不會感覺口渴。
"Why are you selling those?" asked the little prince.
“你為什么賣這玩藝兒?”小王子說。
"Because they save a tremendous amount of time," said the merchant.
“這就大大地節(jié)約了時間。”商人說，
Computations have been made by experts. With these pills, you save fiftythree minutes in every week.
專家們計算過，這樣，每周可以節(jié)約五十三分鐘。
"And what do I do with those fifty-three minutes?"
“那么，用這五十三分鐘做什么用?”
Anything you like...
隨便怎么用都行。…
"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."
小王子自言自語地說：“我如果有五十三分鐘可支配，我就悠哉游哉地向水泉走去…”
