“他们是在跟随第一批搭客吗？”小王子问道。
“他们不对劲他们本来地点的处所吗？”
"Good morning," said the railway switchman.
And a second brilliantly lighted express thundered by, in the opposite direction.
“就连开仗车的人本身也不晓得。”扳道工说道。
And they heard the roaring thunder of a third brilliantly lighted express.
Chapter 22
"What do you do here" the little prince asked.
“你好。”小王子说。
“他们真荣幸。”扳道工说。
“他们不是本来那些人了。”扳道工说，“这是一次对开列车。”
"Good morning," said the little prince.
“他们又返来了吗？”小王子问道。
"Are they coming back already" demanded the little prince.
“人们是向来也不会对劲本身地点的处所的。”扳道工说。
此时，第三列灯火敞亮的快车又隆隆而过。
“他们真仓猝呀，”小王子说，“他们要寻觅甚么？”
这时，第二列灯火透明的快车又朝着相反的方向霹雷霹雷地开畴昔。
这时，一列灯火敞亮的快车雷鸣般地响着，沿着扳道工的小屋飞奔而过，小屋被震得颤颤悠悠。
"Are they pursuing the first travelers" demanded the little prince.
"They are in a great hurry," said the little prince. "What are they looking for""Not even the locomotive engineer knows that," said the switchman.
“我在分流搭客，按每千报酬单位。”扳道工说，“我调配这些运载搭客的列车，一会儿发往右方，一会儿发往左方。”
“他们甚么也不跟随。”扳道工说，“他们在内里睡觉，或是在打哈欠。只要孩子们把鼻子贴在玻璃窗上往外看。”
“你在这里做甚么？”小王子问。
"These are not the same ones," said the switchman. "It is an exchange.""Were they not satisfied where they were" asked the little prince.
"They are pursuing nothing at all," said the switchman. "They are asleep in there, or if they are not asleep they are yawning. Only the children are flattening their noses against the windowpanes.""Only the children know what they are looking for," said the little prince. "They waste their time over a rag doll and it becomes very important to them; and if anybody takes it away from them, they cry...""They are lucky," the switchman said.