英文小说连载《小王子》No.23商人

　　"Good morning，" said the little prince.

　　"Good morning，" said the merchant.

　　This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench thirst. You need only swallow one pill a week， and you would feel no need of anything to drink.

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

　　"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."

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

　　"Anything you like..."

　　"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."

　　“你好。”小王子说。

　　“你好。”商人说道。

　　这是一位贩卖能够止渴的精制药丸的商人。每周吞服一丸就不会感觉口渴。

　　“你为什么卖这玩艺儿？”小王子说。

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

　　“那么，用这五十三分钟做什么用？”

　　“随便怎么用都行。…”

　　小王子自言自语地说：“我如果有五十三分钟可支配，我就悠哉游哉地向水泉走去…”