"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......"

"人们拼命将自己挤进快速火车。“小王子说，”却不知道他们在寻找些什么。于是他们变得忧虑、烦躁、在原地打转。“

And he added:

然后，他又补充道：

"It is not worth the trouble...."

”这么费事根本不值得......“

The well that we had come to was not like the wells of the Sahara. The wells of the Sahara are mere holes dug in the sand. This one was like a well in a village. But there was no village here, and I thought I must be dreaming....

我们所找到的井并不像沙漠的井。沙漠里的井只是地上的洞，我们的井却像村子里的井。可是，这四周并没有村子啊，我想，我一定是在做梦。

"It is strange," I said to the little prince."Everything is ready for use; the pulley, the bucket , the rope....."

”真是奇怪了，“我告诉小王子。”打水用具全都在；辘轳、水桶、绳子.........“

He laughed, touched the rope, and set the pulley to working. And the pulley moaned, like an old weathervane which the wind has long sinceforgotten.

他笑着，拉起绳子，转动辘轳，当风儿再度吹动时，辘轳发出声音，像是久未使用的风向标。

"Do you hear?" said the little prince."We have wakened the well, and it is singing..."

”听！“小王子说，”我们叫醒这口井了，它正在唱歌呢！“

I did not want him to tire himself with the rope.

我不想让小王子累死。

"Leave it to me," I said." It is too heavy for you."

”让我来吧！“我说，“这对你来说太重要了。”