to repair his plane, he encounters a little prince with golden hair.

修復飛機時，他遇到了一位金髮的小王子

The prince shares that he is from a distant planet, a small planet with a rose and three

小王子說自己來自遙遠的小行星，星球上有玫瑰和

volcanoes. The prince then shares that he has travelled from planet to planet, meeting

三座火山 而後小王子說自己在星球間旅行，遇見

different and unique individuals.

不同而獨特的人們

The man is dying of thirst and the prince suggests that they walk in the desert to find

男人快渴死了，所以小王子建議他們應在沙漠中找井

a well. They eventually find a well and the man's thirst is quenched.

他們最終找到了井，讓男人解了渴

In the end, the prince returns to his planet and the man returns safely to civilization.

最後，小王子回到自己的星球，而男人安全地回到文明世界

The majority of the story is immersed in a sense of isolation and solitude. The prince

這故事充滿了孤立寂寞的感覺 小王子

travels alone from planet to planet, each planet is occupied by one individual, and

獨自旅行於星球間，每顆星球都被單獨一個人所佔領，同時，

the man crashes his plane in the desert.

男人的飛機墜毀於無人沙漠之中

However, the story's essence shifts from solitude to friendship when the prince learns what

然而，故事的本質從孤獨轉變為友誼，當小王子

it means to be "tame" from a fox. The fox explains that to tame someone or something

從一隻狐狸那裡學到「馴服」的意義 狐狸解釋說：「馴服某樣東西

means to set it apart from the others like it, to treat it special and as an individual.

就是指將他從別處區隔開來，並特別地對待此個體」

The prince realizes that the rose on his planet is unlike any on Earth and he learns to cherish

小王子了解到，他星球上的玫瑰不同於地球上的玫瑰，並學會該珍惜它

it, leading to his return to his planet.

也因此返回自己的星球

The author also uses satire and caricatures to portray how different adults may view life.

作者同時也運用了諷刺去呈現成人「不同」的世界觀

As the prince travels from planet to planet, he meets people who are characterized by their

當小王子在星球間旅行時，他遇見了一群獨具特色、

extreme flaws, such as the proud king, busy banker, drunk, and lamplighter. Each of these

有嚴重缺陷的人，例如：驕傲的國王、忙碌的銀行家、酒鬼和點燈人 他們每個人

individuals views their world and the surrounding stars differently.

都以非常不同的方式看待自己的世界和周遭的星球

The author spends a lot of time talking about the stars. Stars can represent life and in

作者花了許多時間討論星星 星星可以代表「人生」，而在這故事中

this story, the author illustrates that stars, or life, have different meanings to different

作者說星星(人生)對不同人有不同意義

people. The prince views the stars as something that is free and to be enjoyed by everyone.

小王子將星星當作自由且可被任何人享受的存在

He encourages the man to view the stars as little bells. But by the end, the author proposes

他鼓勵男人將星星看做小鈴鐺 但在故事尾聲，作者則認為

that the stars can represent tears and sadness.

星星(人生)代表了眼淚與悲傷