The Little Prince 小王子 英文版

圣埃克苏佩里的不朽名作将被制作成日本版动画电影《小王子 星之王子与我》。曾导演《功夫熊猫》的马克·奥斯本将担任本作导演，他表示有点担心会不会毁了原作。

《小王子》 20 世纪法语图书 当代流传很广的童话之一 被翻译为超过190 种文字的文学经典读物 语言学习读本

　　《小王子》是一部大人孩子都爱看的童话，同时也是一部充满诗意和智慧的童话。它所讲述的是美丽的伤感故事。飞行员“我”因为飞机出了故障，被迫降落在远离人烟的撒哈拉沙漠上。这时，一位迷人而神秘的小男孩出现了，执拗地请“我”给他画一只绵羊。他就是小王子，纯洁、忧郁，来自太阳系中某个不为人知的小行星，爱提问题，对别人的问题却从不作答。在攀谈中小王子的秘密逐渐揭开了，他是因为与他美丽而骄傲的玫瑰发生了感情纠葛才负气出走的。他在各星球中漫游，分别拜访了国王、自负的人、酒鬼、商人、掌灯人和地理学家的星球，*后降临到地球上，试图找到疏解孤独和痛苦的良方，小王子结识了狐狸，和狐狸建立了友谊，也从狐狸那里学到了人生的真谛……《小王子》不仅赢得了儿童读者，也为成年人所喜爱，作品凝练的语言渗透了作者对人类及人类文明深邃的思索。它所表现出的讽刺与幻想，真情与哲理，使之成为法国乃至世界上*为著名的一部童话小说。

　　安东尼·德·圣埃克苏佩里（1900—1944），飞行家，作家。生于法国里昂贵族家庭，一生喜欢冒险和自由，是利用飞机将邮件传递到高山和沙漠的先锋。1944年，在一次飞行任务中失踪，成为法国文学*神秘的一个传奇。代表作品有童话《小王子》（1943），小说《南方邮航》（1928）、《夜航》（1931），散文集《人的大地》（1939）、《风?沙? 星辰》（1939）等。

　 It was then that the fox appeared.
　 “Good morning,” said the fox.
　 “Good morning,” the little prince responded politely, althoughwhen he turned around he saw nothing.
　 “I am right here,” the voice said, “under the apple tree.”
　 “Who are you?” asked the little prince, and added, “You are verypretty to look at.”
　 “I am a fox,” said the fox.
　 “Come and play with me,” proposed the little prince. “I am sounhappy.”
　 “I cannot play with you,” the fox said. “I am not tamed.”
　 “Ah! Please excuse me,” said the little prince. But, after somethought, he added:
　 “What does that mean—‘tame’?”
　 “You do not live here,” said the fox. “What is it that you arelooking for?”
　 “I am looking for men,” said the little prince. “What does thatmean— ‘tame’?”
　 “Men,” said the fox. “They have guns, and they hunt. It is verydisturbing. They also raise chickens. These are their onlyinterests. Are you looking for chickens?”
　 “No,” said the little prince. “I am looking for friends. Whatdoes that mean—‘tame’?”
　 “It is an act too often neglected,” said the fox. “It means toestablish ties.”
　 “‘To establish ties’?”
　 “Just that,” said the fox. “To me, you are still nothing morethan a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other littleboys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have noneed of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundredthousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need eachother. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shallbe unique in all the world…”