《小王子》：一个讲给成人的童话故事！含双语文本(7)

某个早晨她们会在草丛中绽放，一到晚上又都悄悄凋谢了。有一天，一颗不知从哪儿来的种子发了芽，长出的嫩苗跟别的幼苗都不一样。小王子小心翼翼地观察着这株嫩苗，它说不定是猴面包树的一枝幼芽呢。
The shrub soon stopped growing, and began to get ready to produce a flower. The little prince, who was present at the first appearance of a huge bud, felt at once that some sort of miraculous apparition must emerge from it. But the flower was not satisfied to complete the preparations for her beauty in the shelter of her green chamber. She chose her colours with the greatest care. She adjusted her petals one by one. She did not wish to go out into the world all rumpled, like the field poppies. It was only in the full radiance of her beauty that she wished to appear. Oh, yes! She was a coquettish creature! And her mysterious adornment lasted for days and days.
但是这株嫩苗很快就不再长大，渐渐含苞欲放。小王子眼看着它绽出一个很大很大的花蕾，心想这花蕾里一定会出现奇妙的景象，可是这朵花儿待在绿色的花萼里面，磨磨蹭蹭地打扮个没完。她精心挑选着自己的颜色，慢吞吞地穿上衣裙，一片一片地理顺花瓣。她不愿像虞美人[注释]那样一亮相就是满脸皱纹。她要让自己美艳照人地来到世间。噢！对。她很爱俏！她那神秘的装扮，就这样日复一日地延续着。
Then one morning, exactly at sunrise, she suddenly showed herself.