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"你好！”小王子问候说。"你好！”商人答道。 这个商人专门出售一种生津解渴的改良药丸。每个星期吞服一粒，就不会感到口渴。 "你卖这东西干什么呢？”小王子问。 "服用这种药，可以大大地节省时间，"商人说，"据专家测算，每个星期可以省出五十三分钟。" "那么，拿这五十三分钟干什么呀？” "干自己想干的事呗……” "要是我呀，"小王子自言自语说，"我如果有五十三分钟可以随意支配，那我一定慢慢地朝一口水井走去……” "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." |
