"Good morning," said the little prince.

“早安，”小王子说。

"Good morning,"said the merchant.

“早安，”店主人说。

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.

这个店主人专卖一种止渴的药丸。一个星期吃一颗，你就可以不用喝水。

"Where are you selling those?" asked the little prince.

“你为什么要卖这种药丸呢？”小王子问。

"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."

“吃这种药丸可以节省很多时间呀！”店主人答道，“专家已经计算过，每星期可以节省五十三分钟。”

"And what do I do with those fifty-three minutes?"

“人们怎么处理那五十三分钟？”

"Anything you like........."

“他们爱怎么处理，就怎么处理。”

"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."

“如果我有五十三分钟空下来的话，”小王子说，“我要漫步道喷水池那边去。”