"And yet what they are looking for could be found in one single rose, or in a little water.""Yes, that is true," I said.
“你现在该做事了。你应当回到你的飞机那边去。我在这里等你。你明天早晨再来……”
"I am thirsty for this water," said the little prince. "Give me some of it to drink..."And I understood what he had been looking for.
"Men," said the little prince, "set out on their way in express trains, but they do not know what they are looking for. Then they rush about, and get excited, and turn round and round..."And he added:
“是的。”我答复道。
Chapter 25
“你晓得吗，我落在地球上的时候……到明天就一周年了……”
“能够是因为周年到了吧？……”
小王子脸又红了。他向来也不答复这些题目，但是，脸红就即是说“是的”，是吧？
But he did not answer me. He said to me, instead:"You know― my descent to the earth... Tomorrow will be its anniversary."Then, after a silence, he went on:"I came down very near here."And he flushed.
"It is strange," I said to the little prince. "Everything is ready for use: the pulley, the bucket, the rope..."He laughed, touched the rope, and set the pulley to working. And the pulley moaned, like an old weathervane which the wind has long since forgotten.