55. 黎明（讲解）

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"What makes the desert beautiful," said the little prince, "is that somewhere it hides a well . . ."

I was astonished by a sudden understanding of that mysterious radiation of the sands. When I was a little boy I lived in an old house, and legend told us that a treasure was buried there. To be sure, no one had ever known how to find it; perhaps no one had ever even looked for it. But it cast an enchantment over that house. My home was hiding a secret in the depths of its heart . . .

"Yes," I said to the little prince. "The house, the stars, the desert--what gives them their beauty is something that is invisible!"

"I am glad," he said, "that you agree with my fox."

As the little prince dropped off to sleep, I took him in my arms and set out walking once more. I felt deeply moved, and stirred. It seemed to me that I was carrying a very fragile treasure. It seemed to me, even, that there was nothing more fragile on all Earth. In the moonlight I looked at his pale forehead, his closed eyes, his locks of hair that trembled in the wind, and I said to myself: "What I see here is nothing but a shell. What is most important is invisible . . ."

As his lips opened slightly with the suspicion of a half-smile, I said to myself, again: "What moves me so deeply, about this little prince who is sleeping here, is his loyalty to a flower--the image of a rose that shines through his whole being like the flame of a lamp, even when he is asleep . . ." And I felt him to be more fragile still. I felt the need of protecting him, as if he himself were a flame that might be extinguished by a little puff of wind . . .

And, as I walked on so, I found the well, at daybreak.

语言点

- radiation：n. 发热，辐射，发光；例：solar radiation 太阳辐射
- enchantment：n. 狂喜，着魔
- enchanted：adj. 狂喜的，中了魔法的
- stir：v. 使……激动，激发；例：to stir the blood 令人激动
- fragile：adj. 易碎的，脆弱的；例：a fragile excuse 站不住脚的借口
- lock：n. 一绺头发
- tremble：v. 颤动，颤抖；例：The poor dog was trembling with cold. 那只可怜的狗冻得直哆嗦。
- suspicion：n. 怀疑，看法，少许；例：I have a strong suspicion that she is lying. 我强烈感到她在撒谎。/ a suspicion of a smile 一丝笑意
- extinguish：v. 扑灭；例：to extinguish fire/hopes 灭火/毁灭希望
- puff：n. 喘气，少量；例：puffs of cloud 一缕缕云 / a cream puff：奶油酥