《小王子》英文句型拆解分析Chapter 01
It is ［only］ with the heart | that one can see ［rightly］； what is essential| is invisible to the eye。
只有用心才能看清，重要的東西用眼睛是看不見的。
1 ［Once］ when I was six years old || I saw a magnificent picture ［in a book］， called True Stories ［from Nature］， about the primeval forest。六歲那年，我在書上看到一幅很精美的畫，那本書和原始森林有關，名字叫《真實的故事》。
It was a picture （of a boa constrictor） ［in the act （of swallowing an animal）］。畫裡有條大蟒蛇正要吞食野獸。
［Here］ is a copy （of the drawing）。這裡是那幅畫的副本：
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［In the book］ it said，“ Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole， ［without chewing it］。書上寫著：“大蟒蛇會把獵物整個吞進去，完全不咀嚼。
［After that］ they are not able to move， || and they sleep through the six months （that they need ［for digestion］）。”然後它們就無法動彈了，要花六個月的時間邊睡覺邊消化。”
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I pondered ［deeply］，
And ［after some work （with a colored pencil）］ I succeeded in making my first drawing。最後用彩色蠟筆畫出了處女作。
My Drawing Number One。It looked like this：我的第一號作品。它是這樣的：
I showed my masterpiece to the grown-ups， and asked them | whether the drawing frightened them。我把我的傑作拿給大人看，問他們怕不怕。
But they answered，“ Frighten？Why should anyone be frightened ［by a hat］？”但他們回答說：“帽子有什麼好怕的？”
My drawing was not a picture （of a hat）。我畫的又不是帽子。
It was a picture （of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant）。我畫的是正在消化大象的蟒蛇。
But since the grown-ups were not able to understand it， || I made another drawing： I drew the inside （of the boa constrictor）， || so that the grown-ups could see it ［clearly］。然後我把蟒蛇的內部畫出來，這樣大人就可以看懂。
They always need to have things explained。他們總是需要解釋。
My Drawing Number （Two） looked like this：我的第二號作品在這裡：
The grown-ups‘ response，this time，was to advise me to lay aside my drawings （of boa constrictors），whether from the inside or the outside，and devote myself ［instead］ to geography， history，arithmetic and grammar。大人建議我最好別再畫大蟒蛇，不管是肚皮敞開的還是肚皮閉上的，我應該專心學習地理、歷史、數學和語文。
That is | why，
I had been disheartened ［by the failure （of my Drawing Number One and my ［Drawing Number Two］）］。第一號和第二號作品的失敗讓我很灰心。
Grown-ups never understand anything ［by themselves］， || and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them。大人自己什麼都不懂，總是要小孩來給他們解釋，這讓我覺得很累。
So ［then］ I chose another profession， and learned to pilot airplanes。所以我只好選擇別的職業，學會了開飛機。
I have flown ［a little］ ［over all parts （of the world）］； and it is true | that geography has been very useful to me。我飛遍整個世界。地理知識對我確實很有幫助。
［At a glance］ I can distinguish China from Arizona。我看一眼就能分辨出中國和亞利桑那。
If one gets lost ［in the night］， || such knowledge is valuable。如果在夜間迷航，這是很有用的。
［In the course （of this life）］ I have had a great many encounters ［with a great many people （who have been concerned with matters （of consequence））］。後來我在工作上和許多重要的人有過許多交往。
I have lived ［a great deal］ ［among grown-ups］。大部分時間我生活在成年人之間。
I have seen them ［intimately］， ［close at hand］。我非常仔細地觀察過他們。
And that hasn’t ［much］ improved my opinion （of them）。這並沒有改變我對他們的看法。
Whenever I met one （of them （who seemed to me ［at all］ clear-sighted））， || I tried the experiment （of showing him my ［Drawing Number One］， （which I have ［always］ kept））。每當遇到在我看來頭腦還算清楚的人，我就會用隨身攜帶的第一號作品來試探他。
I would try to find out，so， if this was a person （of true understanding）。我想知道是否有人能真正地理解這幅畫。
But， whoever it was， || he， or she， would ［always］ say， “That is a hat。”但答案總是：“這是帽子呀。”
［Then］ I would ［never］ talk to that person ［about boa constrictors， or primeval forests， or stars］。如果對方這麼回答，那我不會再提起大蟒蛇、原始森林和星星。
I would bring myself down to his level。我會遷就他的水平。
I would talk to him ［about bridge， and golf， and politics， and neckties］。我會跟他談論橋牌、高爾夫、政治或者領帶。
And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such a sensible man。這些大人會很高興，覺得他們結識的這個人真是通情達理啊。
