《小王子》LittlePrinceChapter23

The Little Prince Chapter23

"Good morning," said the little prince.

“早上好。”小王子说道。

"Good morning," said the merchant.

“早上好。”商人说道。

This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench thirst. 

这个商人在贩卖一种能止渴的药丸。

You need only swallow one pill a week, and you would feel no need of anything to drink.

每周只要吞下一颗，就不会再感觉口渴。

"Why are you selling those?" asked the little prince.

“你为什么卖这个？”小王子说。

"Because they save a tremendous amount of time," said the merchant. "Computations have been made by experts. With these pills, you save fifty-three minutes in every week."

“这就大大地节约了时间。”商人说，“专家们计算过，有了这些药丸，每周可以节约五十三分钟。”

"And what do I do with those fifty-three minutes?"

“那么，用这五十三分钟做什么用？”

"Anything you like…"

“随便怎么用都行…”

"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."

小王子自言自语地说：“我如果有五十三分钟可以支配，我就会悠哉游哉地向泉水走去。”