Small tradesmen, who did no business whatever, sometimes unaccountably realised large fortunes, and it was remarkable that nobody in the neighbourhood could endure a lamplighter. 这有时叫某些并不做生意的小贩莫名其妙地发了财,可奇怪的是,这附近却没有人乐意承担一个点灯夫的费用。
On his all-alone journey, the little prince meets different kinds of people, which includes a king, a conceited man, a tippler, a businessman, a lamplighter and a geographer. 在他孤身之旅中,小王子会见了各种层次的人,包括一位国王、一个自负的人、一个酒鬼、一个商人、一点燃街灯的灯夫和一名地理学者。
That doesn't do me much good," said the lamplighter. "the one thing I love in life is to sleep. “这办法帮不了我多打忙,生活中我喜欢的就是睡觉。”点灯人说。
When the lamplighter knocked against them, or the wind blew through the cathedral, they would swing back and forth like pendulums. 他看到当点灯者撞到他们或者风吹过教堂的时候,这些灯就会像钟摆一样来回摆荡。