普特英语大礼包小王子

[Chapter21-thelittleprincebefriendstheItwasthenthatthefoxappeared."Goodmorning,"saidthefox."Goodmorning,"thelittleprincerespondedpoliy,althoughwhenheturnedaroundhesawnothing."Iamrighthere,"thevoicesaid,"undertheapple"Whoareyou?"askedthelittleprince,andadded,"Youareveryprettytolookat.""Iamafox,"saidthefox."Comeandywithme,"proposedthelittleprince."Iamsounhappy.""Icannotywithyou,"thefoxsaid."Iamnottamed.""Ah!Pleaseexcuseme,"saidthelittleBut,aftersomethought,headded:"Whatdoesthatmean--‘tame‘?""Youdonotlivehere,"saidthefox."Whatisitthatyouarelookingfor?""Iamlookingformen,"saidthelittleprince."Whatdoesthatmean--‘tame‘?""Men,"saidthefox."Theyhaveguns,andtheyhunt.Itisverydisturbing.alsoraisechickens.Thesearetheironlyinterests.Areyoulookingforchickens?""No,"saidthelittleprince."Iamlookingforfriends.Whatdoesthatmean--"Itisanacttoooftenneglected,"saidthefox.Itmeanstoestablishties.""‘Toestablishties‘?""Justthat,"saidthefox."Tome,youarestillnothingmorethanalittleboywhoisjustlikeahundredthousandotherlittleboys.AndIhavenoneedofyou.Andyou,onyourpart,havenoneedofme.Toyou,Iamnothingmorethanafoxlikeahundredthousandotherfoxes.Butifyoutameme,thenweshallneedeachother.Tome,youwillbeuniqueinalltheworld.Toyou,Ishallbeuniqueinalltheworld...""Iambeginningtounderstand,"saidthelittleprince."Thereisaflower...Ithinkthatshehastamedme...""Itispossible,"saidthefox."OntheEarthoneseesallsortsofthings.""Oh,butthisisnotontheEarth!"saidthelittleprince.Thefoxseemedperplexed,andverycurious."Onanothernet?""Aretherehuntersonthisnet?""Ah,thatisinteresting!Aretherechickens?""Nothingisperfect,"sighedthefox.Buthecamebacktohisidea."Mylifeisverymonotonous,"thefoxsaid."Ihuntchickens;menhuntme.Allthechickensarejustalike,andallthemenarejustalike.And,inconsequence,Iamabored.Butifyoutameme,itwillbeasifthesuncametoshineonmylife.Ishallknowthesoundofastepthatwillbedifferentfromalltheothers.Otherstepssendmehurryingbackunderneaththeground.Yourswillcallme,likemusic,outofmyburrow.Andthenlook:youseethegrain-fieldsdownyonder?Idonoteatbread.Wheatisofnousetome.Thewheatfieldshavenothingtosaytome.Andthatissad.Butyouhavehairthatisthecolourofgold.Thinkhowwonderfulthatwillbewhenyouhavetamedme!Thegrain,whichisalsogolden,willbringmebackthethoughtofyou.AndIshalllovetolistentothewindinthewheat..."Thefoxgazedatthelittleprince,foralongtime."Please--tameme!"hesaid."Iwantto,verymuch,"thelittleprincereplied."ButIhavenotmuchtime.Ihavefriendstodiscover,andagreatmanythingstounderstand.""Oneonlyunderstandsthethingsthatonetames,"saidthefox."Menhavenomoretimetounderstandanything.Theybuythingsallreadymadeattheshops.Butthereisnoshopanywherewhereonecanbuyfriendship,andsomenhavenofriendsanymore.Ifyouwantafriend,tameme...""WhatmustIdo,totameyou?"askedthelittle"Youmustbeverypatient,"repliedthefox."Firstyouwillsitdownatalittledistancefromme--likethat--inthegrass.Ishalllookatyououtofthecornerofmyeye,andyouwillsaynothing.Wordsarethesourceofmisunderstandings.Butyouwillsitalittleclosertome,everyday..."Thenextdaythelittleprincecame"Itwouldhavebeenbettertocomebackatthesamehour,"saidthefox."If,fortobehappy.Ishallfeelhappierandhappierasthehouradvances.Atfouro‘clock,Ishallalreadybeworryingandjumabout.IshallshowyouhowhappyIam!Butifyoucomeatjustanytime,Ishallneverknowatwhathourmyheartistobereadytogreetyou...Onemustobservetheproperrites...""Whatisarite?"askedthelittle"Thosealsoareactionstoooftenneglected,"saidthefox."Theyarewhatmakeonedaydifferentfromotherdays,onehourfromotherhours.Thereisarite,forexample,amongmyhunters.EveryThursdaytheydancewiththevillagegirls.SoThursdayisawonderfuldayforme!Icantakeawalkasfarasthevineyards.Butifthehuntersdancedatjustanytime,everydaywouldbelikeeveryotherday,andIshouldneverhaveanyvacationatall."Sothelittleprincetamedthefox.Andwhenthehourofhisdeparturedrewnear--"Ah,"saidthefox,"Ishallcry.""Itisyourownfault,"saidthelittleprince."Ineverwishedyouanysortofharm;butyouwantedmetotameyou...""Yes,thatisso,"saidthe"Butnowyouaregoingtocry!"saidthelittleprince."Yes,thatisso,"saidthefox."Thenithasdoneyounogoodat"Ithasdonemegood,"saidthefox,"becauseofthecolorofthewheatAndthenhe"Goandlookagainattheroses.Youwillunderstandnowthatyoursisuniqueinalltheworld.Thencomebacktosaygoodbyetome,andIwillmakeyouapresentofasecret."Thelittleprincewentaway,tolookagainatthe"Youarenotatalllikemyrose,"hesaid."Asyetyouarenothing.Noonehastamedyou,andyouhavetamednoone.YouarelikemyfoxwhenIfirstknewhim.Hewasonlyafoxlikeahundredthousandotherfoxes.ButIhavemadehimmyfriend,andnowheisuniqueinalltheworld."Andtheroseswereverymuch"Youarebeautiful,butyouareempty,"hewenton."Onecouldnotdieforyou.Tobesure,anordinarypasserbywouldthinkthatmyroselookedjustlikeyou--therosethatbelongstome.Butinherselfalonesheismoreimportantthanallthehundredsofyouotherroses:becauseitisshethatIhavewatered;becauseitisshethatIhaveputundertheglassglobe;becauseitisshethatIhaveshelteredbehindthescreen;becauseitisforherthatIhavekilledthecaterpillars(exceptthetwoorthreethatwesavedtoebutterflies);becauseitisshethatIhavelistenedto,whenshegrumbled,orboasted,orevensometimeswhenshesaidnothing.BecausesheismyAndhewentbacktomeetthefox."Goodbye,"hesaid."Goodbye,"saidthefox."Andnowhereismysecret,averysimplesecret:Itisonlywiththeheartthatonecanseerightly;whatisessentialisinvisibletotheeye.""Whatisessentialisinvisibletotheeye,"thelittleprincerepeated,sothathewouldbesuretor