Chapter 3（揭秘小王子的星球来历）

the narrator learns more about from where the little prince came. 叙述者对小王子的来历了解得更多。 —

It took me a long time to learn where he came from. 我花了很长时间才知道他从哪里来。 —

The little prince, who asked me so many questions, never seemed to hear the ones I asked him. 小王子总是问了那么多问题，却似乎从来没有听到我问的问题。 —

It was from words dropped by chance that, little by little, everything was revealed to me. 从他偶然提到的话语中，一点一点地一切都向我展开了。 —

The first time he saw my airplane, for instance (I shall not draw my airplane; 例如，他第一次看到我的飞机（我不会画我的飞机； —

that would be much too complicated for me), he asked me: “What is that object?” “That is not an object. It flies. 那对我来说太复杂了）”那不是一个物体。它可以飞。他问我：“那是什么东西？”它是一架飞机。 —

It is an airplane. It is my airplane.” And I was proud to have him learn that I could fly. He cried out, then: “What! You dropped down from the sky?” “Yes,” I answered, modestly. 它是我的飞机。” 我为他能知道我会飞感到骄傲。然后他大叫：“什么！你从天上掉下来的？””是的，”我谦虚地回答。 —

“Oh! That is funny!” And the little prince broke into a lovely peal of laughter, which irritated me very much. “哦！太有趣了！” 小王子发出了一阵美妙的笑声，这让我非常恼火。 —

I like my misfortunes to be taken seriously. 我喜欢我的不幸被认真对待。 —

Then he added: “So you, too, come from the sky! 然后他补充道：“所以，你也是从天上来的！ —

Which is your planet?” At that moment I caught a gleam of light in the impenetrable mystery of his presence; “哪个是你的星球？” 在那一刻，我感受到了他那深不可测的存在中闪烁的一丝光芒； —

and I demanded, abruptly: 我突然追问： —

“Do you come from another planet?” But he did not reply. “你是来自另一个星球的吗？” 但他没有回答。 —

He tossed his head gently, without taking his eyes from my plane: 他轻轻地摇摇头，目不转睛地盯着我的飞机。 —

“It is true that on that you can’t have come from very far away. “确实，你不可能从很远的地方来。” —

..” And he sank into a reverie, which lasted a long time. 他沉浸在冥思之中，持续了很久。 —

Then, taking my sheep out of his pocket, he buried himself in the contemplation of his treasure. 接着，他从口袋里掏出我的小羊，沉浸在对这个宝藏的凝视中。 —

You can imagine how my curiosity was aroused by this half-confidence about the “other planets.” I made a great effort, therefore, to find out more on this subject. 你可以想象我对这个关于“其他星球”的不完全的交代引发了多大的好奇心。于是，我努力想要更多地了解这个问题。“我的小伙子， —

“My little man, where do you come from? 你来自哪里？ —

What is this ‘where I live,’ of which you speak? 你所说的’我住的地方’是什么地方？ —

Where do you want to take your sheep?” After a reflective silence he answered: 你想把你的羊带到哪里去？”经过一段沉思的沉默后，他回答： —

“The thing that is so good about the box you have given me is that at night he can use it as his house.” “That is so. “你给我的盒子好的地方是晚上他可以用它当作他的房子。” “是的，没错。” —

And if you are good I will give you a string, too, so that you can tie him during the day, and a post to tie him to.” But the little prince seemed shocked by this offer: 如果你表现得很好，我还会给你一根绳子，这样你白天就能把他捆起来，再给你一根柱子可以把他栓住。”但小王子对这个提议似乎感到震惊：“捆起来！ —

“Tie him! —

What a queer idea!” “But if you don’t tie him,” I said, “he will wander off somewhere, and get lost.” My friend broke into another peal of laughter: 真是个奇怪的主意！”我说：“但是如果不捆住他，他会走丢的。”我的朋友又大笑起来了： —

“But where do you think he would go?” “Anywhere. Straight ahead of him.” Then the little prince said, earnestly: “That doesn’t matter. “你觉得他会去哪里呢？”“随便哪里。他会一直朝前走。”小王子认真地说：“那没关系。 —

Where I live, everything is so small!” And, with perhaps a hint of sadness, he added: 在我住的地方，一切都很小！”然后，他或许带着一丝悲伤地补充道： —

“Straight ahead of him, nobody can go very far…” “往前走，没人能走得远……”