THE LITTLE PRINCE
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
CHAPTER 19
The little prince climbed to the top of a high mountain. The three volcanoes on his planet were the only mountains he had ever known, and they were only as high as his knees. He used the extinct volcano as a stool. 'From amountain as high as this,' he said to himself, 'I will be able to see the whole planet and all its people at once.' But he saw nothing but sharp, craggy peaks.
小王子爬上一座高山。过去他所见过的山就是那三座只有他膝盖那么高的火山，并且他把那座熄灭了的火山就当作凳子。小王子自言自语地说道：“从这么高的山上，我一眼可以看到整个星球，以及所有的人。”可是，他所看到的只是一些非常锋利的悬崖峭壁。
'Hello,' he said, just in case.'Hello … hello … hello,' answered the echo.'Who are you?' said the little prince.'Who are you … who are you … who are you?' answered the echo.'I need some friends – I am all alone,' he said.'All alone … all alone … all alone,' answered the echo.'What a peculiar planet!' thought the little prince. 'It is too dry, too pointed, and salty. And the people seem to have no imagination. They repeat whatever is said to them ... On my planet I had a flower, and she was always the first to speak.'
“你好。”小王子试探地问道。 “你好……你好……你好……”回音在回答道。 “你们是什么人？”小王子问。 “你们是什么人……你们是什么人……你们是什么人……”回音又回答道。“请你们做我的朋友吧，我很孤独。”他说。 “我很孤独……我很孤独……我很孤独……”回音又回答着。 小王子想道：“这颗行星真奇怪！它上面全是干巴巴的，而且又尖利又咸涩，人们一点想象力都没有。他们只是重复别人对他们说的话……在我的家乡，我有一朵花。她总是自己先说话……”