Tame Me

Posted 2021-01-10 happyfei

 

Tame Me

“Good morning,” said the fox.

早上好，狐狸说

“Good morming,” the little prince responded politely,although when he turned around he saw nothing.

早上好，小王子有礼貌的回答，虽然他转过身却什么也没看见。

"I am right here," the voice said ,"under the apple tree."

我就在这儿，那个声音说，我在苹果树下。

"Who are you?" asked the little prince, and added,"You are very pretty to look at."

你是谁？小王子说，你看起来很漂亮。

"I am a fox," said the fox.

我是一只狐狸，狐狸说。

"Come and play with me," proposed the little prince,"I am so unhappy."

快来和我玩吧，小王子说，我很不快乐。

"I cannot play with you," the fox said. "I am not tamed."

我不能和你玩，狐狸说，我还没有被驯服。

"Ah! Please excuse me," said the little prince.But after some thought, he added:"What does that mean-‘tame‘?"

啊，请原谅我，小王子说。但是经过一番思考，小王子说tame是什么意思？

"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox,"It means to establish ties."

这是一种经常被忽视的行为，狐狸说，意味着建立联系。

"To establish ties?"

建立联系？

"Just that," said the fox,"To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys,

And I have no need of you ,And you ,on your part ,have no need of me.

就是这样的，狐狸说，对于我来说，你只不过是个小男孩，跟其他成千上万个孩子一样，我不需要你,而你，从你的角度来说，你也不需要我。

To you ,I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other.

To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you ,I shall be unique in all the world......"

对你来说，我只不过是一只狐狸，和成千上万只狐狸一样。但如果你能驯服我，我们都互相需要对方。对我来说，你将是世界上独一无二的，对你来说，我将是世界上独一无二的。

 

本文选自《小王子》第21章。

解析：

1、respond politely 礼貌的回应

　　例：respond to someone‘s email

　　　　回复某人的邮件

2、Please excuse me 原谅我

　　例：Excuse me, Scooch over a bit, please.

　　　　对不起，往那边做一下好吗？

3、nothing more than 仅仅是；不过是（强调不重要）

　　例：I have nothing more than a high school degree

　　　　我就只有一个高中文凭。

4、have no need of ... 不需要

　　例：No need, You have done a lot for us. Let me take care of the dishes

　　　　不需要了，你已经为大家做了很多，让我来解决这些盘子的问题吧。

5、You are pretty to look at. 你真好看

　　n+be+adj+to+动词短语原型；主动形式表被动含义

　　例：The question is so easy to answer.

　　　　这个问题很容易回答

 

热门单词

单词	释意
neglected	adj.被忽视的
proposed	adj.被提议的
prince	n.王子
establish	v.建立，确立
unique	adj.独特的，独一无二的
politely	adv.有礼貌的
tame	v.使驯服
responed	v.有效果，有影响
pretty	adj.漂亮的，好看的