19.The little prince

The little prince climbed a high mountain. The mountains he had seen in the past were the three volcanoes that were only as high as his knees
and he used the extinguished volcano as a stool. The little prince said to himself, "From this high mountain I can see the whole planet and all the people at a glance." But all he could see were some very sharp cliff faces.
"Hello." The little prince asked tentatively.
"Hello... hello... hello..." the echoes were answering.
"What are you people?" The young prince asked.
"What are you... what are you... what are you..." the echoes replied again.
"Please be my friends, I am lonely." He said.
"I am lonely... I am lonely... I am lonely..." the echo replied again.
The little prince thought, "What a strange planet! It's all dry, and sharp and salty, and
People have no imagination at all. They just repeat what others say to them... Where I come from, I have a flower. She always speaks first...
譯文：
小王子爬上一座高山。過去他所見過的山就是那三座只有他膝蓋那么高的火
山，并且他把那座熄滅了的火山就當(dāng)作凳子。小王子自言自語地說道：“從這么高的山上，我一眼可以看到整個星球，以及所有的人?！笨墒?，他所看到的只是一些非常鋒利的懸崖峭壁。
“你好?！毙⊥踝釉囂降貑柕?。
“你好?你好?你好?”回音在回答道。
“你們是什么人？”小王子問。
“你們是什么人?你們是什么人?你們是什么人?”回音又回答道。
“請你們做我的朋友吧，我很孤獨(dú)?！彼f。
“我很孤獨(dú)?我很孤獨(dú)?我很孤獨(dú)?”回音又回答著。
小王子想道：“這顆行星真奇怪！它上面全是干巴巴的，而且又尖利又咸澀，
人們一點(diǎn)想象力都沒有。他們只是重復(fù)別人對他們說的話?在我的家鄉(xiāng)，我有一朵花。她總是自己先說話?