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我 每 一日 都 知多 啲 啲 關於 小王子 個 星球 嘅 嘢 ， 佢 點解 要 離開 ， 同埋 佢 之後 嘅 旅程 。 |||||||||||||||||||||journey Every day, I learn more about the Little Prince's planet, why he had to leave, and his journey afterwards. 呢啲 嘢 全都 係 喺 我 同 佢 傾偈 嘅 時候 慢慢 聽返 嚟 嘅 。 these|things|all|are|at|I|and|he|chatting|possessive particle|time|slowly|hearing back|coming|past action particle All of this I gradually heard while talking to him. 去到 第三日 ，我 仲 從 佢 口中 得知 猢猻 樹 原來 有 幾 咁 可怕 。 arrive at|third day|I|still|from|he|from his mouth|learned|monkey|tree|originally|has|how|so|scary By the third day, I also learned from him how terrifying the baobab trees actually are.

其實 都 係 多得 隻 綿羊 仔 ，因為 嗰 日 小王子 失驚無神 ，突然 心事重重 問 我 ： actually|all|is|thanks to|measure word for animals|sheep|lamb|because|that|day|Little Prince|startled and confused|suddenly|heavy-hearted|asked|me In fact, it was mostly because of a little sheep, because that day the Little Prince suddenly asked me with a heavy heart:

「其實 係 咪 真 㗎 ？ actually|is|not|true|question particle "Is it really true?" 啲 綿羊 真 係 乜嘢 樹仔 都 食 嚟 ？ plural marker|sheep|really|is|what|little tree|also|eat|come "Do sheep really eat any kind of sapling?" 」「係 呀 ，真 㗎 。」 yes|particle|really|particle "Yes, it's true." 「噢 ，太好 喇 ！ oh|so good|particle indicating completed action "Oh, that's great!" 」我 其實 都 唔 係 好明 綿羊 食 唔 食樹 仔 有 咩 咁 重要 。 I|actually|also|not|am|very clear|sheep|eat|not|eat trees|child|have|what|so|important "I actually don't really understand why it matters whether sheep eat saplings or not." 不過 小王子 又 追問 ： however|the Little Prince|again|asked further But the Little Prince asked again:

「噉 即係 佢哋 都 會 食 猢猻 樹 啦 ？ then|that means|they|also|will|eat|monkey|tree|sentence final particle "So that means they will eat the baobab trees too?" 」我 提醒 小王子 ，猢猻 樹 有 成座 教堂 咁 大棵 ，一 啲 都 唔 細 。 I|reminded|the Little Prince|the monkey|tree|has|a whole|church|so|big|one|a little|at all|not|small I reminded the Little Prince that the baobab trees are as big as a whole cathedral, not small at all. 就算 佢 搵 一大堆 大笨象 返 嚟 ，都 未必 食得 晒 成 一棵 猢猻 樹 。 even if|he|find|a big pile of|big dumb elephants|return|here|still|not necessarily|eat|all|whole|one|monkey|tree Even if he brought a whole bunch of big elephants back, they still might not be able to eat an entire baobab tree.

小王子 聽到 一大堆 大笨象 呢 個 情景 ，即刻 忍唔住 笑出嚟 。 the little prince|heard|a big pile of|big dumb elephant|this|measure word for events|scene|immediately|couldn't help but|laugh out loud Upon hearing about a whole bunch of big elephants, the Little Prince couldn't help but laugh out loud.

「噉 我 諗 佢 哋 要 疊羅漢 噉 一隻 疊 一隻 先夠 位 喇 。」 then|I|think|they|plural marker|need|stack|like this|one|stack|one|only then sufficient|space|particle indicating completed action "So I think they need to stack like a totem, one on top of the other to have enough space."

不過 佢 又 頭頭是道 噉 解釋 返 ： but|he|again|very logically|like that|explained|back However, he explained it thoroughly:

「猢猻 樹生 到 好 大棵 樹仔 嚟 㗎 嘛 。」 monkey|tree|grow|very|big|little tree|come|particle|particle "The monkey tree can grow into a very large tree."

「你 係 講得 ，但 點解 你 會 想 啲 綿羊 食晒 啲 猢猻 樹仔 呢 ？ you|are|talkative|but|why|you|would|want|some|sheep|eat all|some|monkeys|saplings|question particle "You are right, but why would you want the sheep to eat all the monkey trees?" 」佢 答 我 ：「哎 也 ！ he|answered|me|sigh|also "Ah, well!" 噉 都 要 問 ？ then|also|need|ask So, do I need to ask? 」佢 啲 口吻 好似 講到 理由 好 顯而易見 噉 ，不過 我 就 要 絞盡腦汁 先至 諗 得通 個 問題 。 he|possessive particle|tone|seems|when it comes to|reason|very|obvious|like that|but|I|then|have to|rack my brains|only then|think|understand|the|question Their tone seems to suggest that the reason is quite obvious, but I have to rack my brains to figure out the problem.

原來 ，同 其他 任何 一個 星球 一樣 ，小王子 個 星球 上面 有 好 嘅 植物 ，亦 有 壞 嘅 植物 。 it turns out|with|other|any|one|planet|the same|the Little Prince|possessive particle|planet|on|has|good|possessive particle|plants|also|has|bad|possessive particle|plants It turns out that, like any other planet, the Little Prince's planet has good plants as well as bad plants. 好 嘅 植物 會 帶 嚟 好 嘅 種子 ，而 壞 嘅 植物 就 會 帶 嚟 壞 嘅 種子 。 good|possessive particle|plant|will|bring|come|good|possessive particle|seeds|and|bad|possessive particle|plant|then|will|bring|come|bad|possessive particle|seeds Good plants bring good seeds, while bad plants bring bad seeds. 但係 啲 種子 係 肉眼 睇 唔 到 嘅 ，佢 哋 會 「靜靜雞 」「匿埋 」喺 地 下面 瞓 著 ，直到 有 一日 ，其中 一粒 想 瞓 醒 為 止 。 but|the|seeds|are|naked eye|see|not|able to|particle|they|plural marker|will|quietly|hide|in|ground|under||asleep|until|there is|one day|among|one|want|||for|stop However, the seeds are invisible to the naked eye; they 'quietly' 'hide' underground, sleeping, until one day, one of them decides to wake up. 之後 佢 會 伸 個 懶腰 ，怕怕 醜醜 噉 向 住 太陽 生出 一條 嫩枝 。 afterwards|he|will|stretch|(measure word)|lazy stretch|timidly|awkwardly|like that|towards|facing|sun|grow out|a|tender branch After that, it will stretch lazily, shyly growing a tender shoot towards the sun. 如果 呢 棵 係 一顆 蘿蔔 苗 又 或者 係 玫瑰花 苗 ，噉 你 可以 由得 佢 隨便 生長 。 if|this|measure word for plants|is|a|radish|seedling|or|or|is|rose|seedling|then|you|can|let|it|freely|grow If this plant is a carrot seedling or a rose seedling, then you can just let it grow freely. 但 係 如果 佢 係 一棵 壞 植物 呢 ，你 就 一定 要 有 咁 快 得 咁 快 將 佢 連根拔起 。 |is||it||||||||||||||||||uproot But if it is a bad plant, you must quickly pull it out by the roots. 喺 小王子 個 星球 上面 有 一種 好 可怕 個 種子 ，就 係 猢猻 樹 嘅 種子 。 on|the Little Prince|possessive particle|planet|above|there is|a kind of|very|scary|possessive particle|seed|just|is|monkey|tree|possessive particle|seed On the Little Prince's planet, there is a very scary type of seed, which is the seed of the baobab tree. 成個 星球 嘅 土壤 裏面 都 佈滿 晒 呢 啲 猢猻 樹 嘅 種子 。 whole|planet|possessive particle|soil|inside|all|covered|completely|this|plural marker|monkey|tree|possessive particle|seeds The soil of the entire planet is filled with these baobab tree seeds. 而 萬一 你 遲 咗 處理 佢 哋 ，畀 啲 猢猻 樹 長大 咗 ，就 永遠 都 冇 辦法 再 產出 。 and|in case|you|late|past tense marker|handle|they|plural marker|let|some|monkeys|trees|grow|past tense marker|then|forever|all|have no|way|again|produce And if you delay dealing with them, allowing the monkey trees to grow, there will be no way to produce them again. 佢 哋 會 纏住 晒成 粒 行星 。 They|plural marker|will|wrap around|completely|a|planet They will wrap around the entire planet. 啲 根會 一路 生到 入粒 行星 嘅 深處 。 plural marker|roots will|continuously|grow to|inside|planet|possessive particle|deep area The roots will continue to grow deep into the planet. 如果 粒 行星 太 細 ，而 啲 猢猻 樹 又 太 多 嘅 話 ，最後 粒 行星 仲 會 逼 到 爆炸 添 。 if|a|planet|too|small|and|plural marker|monkeys|trees|again|too|many|possessive particle|speaking|in the end|a|planet|still|will|force|to|explosion|also If the planet is too small and there are too many monkey trees, in the end, the planet will even be forced to explode.

「呢 個 係 紀律 嘅 問題 。」 this|measure word|is|discipline|possessive particle|question "This is a matter of discipline." 小王子 之後 話 我 聽 ：「每朝 當 你 梳洗 打理 完畢 ，就 一定 要 小心翼翼 噉 幫 埋 。 The Little Prince|after|said|I|heard|every morning|when|you|wash and groom|take care of|finished|then|must|be|very carefully|like this|help|with The Little Prince said to me afterwards: "Every morning when you finish washing and grooming yourself, you must be careful to help out as well. 一定 要 逼 自己 定期 去 掹 走 啲 猢猻 樹 。 must|to|force|oneself|regularly|to|pull|away|some|monkeys|trees You must force yourself to regularly pull out the baobab trees. 猢猻 樹 同 玫瑰 樹細 棵 嗰 陣 好似 樣 。 monkey|tree|and|rose|tree small|measure word for trees|that|moment|looks like|appearance The baobab trees and the rose bushes look similar when they are small. 所以 只要 一 能夠 分得出 佢 哋 係 猢猻 樹而 唔 係 玫瑰 樹 就要 即刻 掹 走 。 so|as long as|one|can|distinguish|they|plural marker|are|monkey|tree|not|are|rose|tree|then must|immediately|pull|away So as long as you can distinguish that they are baobab trees and not rose bushes, you must pull them out immediately. 呢 的 工作 係 好悶 㗎 ，不過 其實 都 係 手板 眼見 功夫 。 this|possessive particle|job|is|very boring|sentence-final particle|but|actually|also|is|palm|eyesight|skill This work is quite boring, but actually, it is just a matter of skill and attention.

之後 有 一日 佢 提議 我 畫 一幅 好 靚 嘅 圖畫 ，等 我 呢 個 星球 上面 嘅 細路 仔 都 可以 對 呢 樣 嘢 有 一個 清晰 嘅 概念 。 after|there is|one day|he|suggested|I|draw|a|very|beautiful|possessive particle|picture|so that|I|this|measure word|planet|on|possessive particle|child|boy|all|can|understand|this|thing|thing|have|a|clear|possessive particle|concept Later, one day, he suggested that I draw a beautiful picture so that the children on this planet could have a clear concept of it. 佢 話 ：『噉 如果 有 日 佢 哋 去 旅遊 ，就 會 發現 知道 呢 樣 嘢 好 有用 。 he|said|then|if|there is|day|they|plural marker|go|travel|then|will|realize|knowing|this|thing|thing|very|useful He said, 'So if one day they go traveling, they will find that knowing this is very useful. 有時 我 哋 可以 暫時 放低 啲 嘢 唔 做 住 ，但 如果 係 猢猻 樹 嘅 話 ，後果 就 一定 係 個 大災難 。 sometimes|I|we|can|temporarily|put down|some|things|not|||but|if|is|monkey|tree|possessive particle|speaking|consequences|then|definitely|be|classifier|great disaster Sometimes we can temporarily put things aside, but if it's about the monkey tree, the consequences will definitely be a disaster. 我 知道 曾經 有粒 行星 上面 住 咗 個 大 懶蟲 。 I|know|once|there was a|planet|on it|lived|past tense marker|a|big|lazy bug I know that there was once a planet where a big sloth lived. 佢 睇 漏 眼 冇 理到 三棵樹 咋 ，你 估下 發生 咗 咩 事 。 He|saw|missed|eye|not|noticed|three trees|particle|you|guess|happened|past tense marker|what|thing He overlooked three trees, and guess what happened. 。？」噉 我 就 跟 住 小王子 噉 指示 ，畫 咗 一幅 嗰 粒 行星 嘅 圖畫 。 like this|I|then|||the little prince|like this|instructions|draw|past tense marker|a|that|particle|planet|possessive particle|drawing So, I followed the Little Prince's instructions and drew a picture of that planet. 我 都 唔 鍾意 好似 囉囉嗦嗦 講道理 噉 ，不過 猢猻 樹 嘅 危險 真 係 有 多 人 都 唔 知 ，如果 有人 誤打誤撞 去到 一棵 小行星 嘅 話 ，呢 個 危機 其實 相當 之 大 。 I|also|not|like|like|overly detailed|reasoning|like that|but|monkey|tree|possessive particle|danger|really|is|have|many|people|all|not|know|if|someone|accidentally|arrives at|one|asteroid|possessive particle|statement|this|measure word|crisis|actually|quite|very|big I also don't like to talk in a roundabout way, but the danger of the monkey trees is something that many people are unaware of. If someone accidentally ends up on a small asteroid, this crisis is actually quite significant. 所以 我 今次 會 打破 慣例 ，清清楚楚 噉 講 ：『小朋友 ！ so|I|this time|will|break|convention|clearly|like this|say|children So this time, I will break the norm and clearly say: 'Children!' 小心 啲 猢猻 樹 ！ be careful|particle indicating comparison|monkey|tree Be careful of the monkey trees! 』因為 要 提醒 各位 朋友 一個 佢 哋 一直 都 冇 留意到 嘅 危機 。 because|need to|remind|all|friends|one|they|plural marker|always|all|not|noticed|possessive particle|crisis Because I need to remind all my friends of a crisis they have always overlooked. 正如 我 自己 都 一直 冇 留意到 ，所以 我 花 咗 好多 心機 佢 畫 呢 幅 畫 。 just like|I|myself|also|always|didn't|notice|so|I|spent|past tense marker|a lot of|effort|he|draw|this|measure word for paintings|painting Just like I myself have not noticed for a long time, so I put a lot of effort into drawing this picture. 我 要 畫 畀 大家 聽 嘅 呢 個 教訓 ，完全 值得 我 花 咁 多 心機 。 I|want|draw|for|everyone|to hear|possessive particle|this|measure word|lesson|completely|worth|I|spend|so|much|effort The lesson I want to convey to everyone through this drawing is completely worth the effort I put in. 或者 你 會 問 ：點解 呢 本書 入面 冇 第二幅 圖畫 有 呢 幅畫 得 咁 好 呢 ？ maybe|you|will|ask|why|this|book|inside|not have|second|picture|have|this|picture|only|so|good|this You might ask: why is there only this picture in the book that is so good? 答案 其實 好 簡單 ：其他 嗰 啲 我 都 嘗試 過 畫 好 啲 ，但 係 都 唔 成功 。 answer|actually|very|simple|other|that|plural marker|I|also|tried|past tense marker|draw|better|plural marker|but|is|also|not|successful The answer is actually very simple: I have tried to draw the others better, but I have not succeeded. 不過 當 我 畫 呢 幅 猢猻 樹 嗰 陣 ，我 有 一種 危機感 要 將 佢 畫 好 。 but|when|I|draw|this|measure word for paintings|monkey|tree|that|time|I|have|a kind of|sense of crisis|need to|make|it|draw|well However, when I was drawing this monkey tree, I had a sense of urgency to make it good.