笔趣阁

手机浏览器扫描二维码访问

第十五章（第6页）

Whatdoesthatmean—‘ephemeral"

"

Geographies，"

saidthegeographer，"

arethebookswhich，ofallbooks，aremostconcernedwithmattersofconsequence.Theyneverbecomeold-fashioned.Itisveryrarelythatamountainchangesitsposition.Itisveryrarelythatanoceanemptiesitselfofitswaters.Wewriteofeternalthings."

"

Butextinctvolcanoesmaycometolifeagain，"

thelittleprinceinterrupted."

Whatdoesthatmean—‘ephemeral"

"

Whethervolcanoesareextinctoralive，itcomestothesamethingforus，"

saidthegeographer."

Thethingthatmatterstousisthemountain.Itdoesnotchange."

"

Butwhatdoesthatmean—‘ephemeral"

repeatedthelittleprince，whoneverinhislifehadletgoofaquestion，oncehehadaskedit.

"

Itmeans，‘whichisindangerofspeedydisappearance."

"

Ismyflowerindangerofspeedydisappearance"

"

Certainlyitis."

"

Myflowerisephemeral，"

thelittleprincesaidtohimself，"

andshehasonlyfourthornstodefendherselfagainsttheworld.AndIhaveleftheronmyplanet，allalone!"

Thatwashisfirstmomentofregret.Buthetookcourageoncemore.

"

Whatplacewouldyouadvisemetovisitnow"

heasked.

"

TheplanetEarth，"

repliedthegeographer."

Ithasagoodreputation."

Andthelittleprincewentaway，thinkingofhisflower.