Chapter 12 A Tippler
The next planet was inhabited by a tippler. This was a very short visit, but it plunged the little prince into deep dejection.
“What are you doing there?” he said to the tippler, whom he found settled down in silence before a collection of empty bottles and also a collection of full bottles.
a collection of 很多 一批
下一个星球住着一个酒鬼。这是一个短暂的访问，但却让小王子陷入深深的沮丧中。
这里没有欢迎，只有一大堆空酒瓶和满的酒瓶。于是他对酒鬼说：“你在干嘛呢？”
“I am drinking,” replied the tippler, with a lugubrious air.
“Why are you drinking?” demanded the little prince.
“So that I may forget,” replied the tippler.
“Forget what?” inquired the little prince, who already was sorry for him.
“Forget that I am ashamed,” the tippler confessed, hanging his head.
“Ashamed of what?” insisted the little prince, who wanted to help him.
“Ashamed of drinking!” The tippler brought his speech to an end, and shut himself up in an impregnable silence.
And the little prince went away, puzzled.
“The grown-ups are certainly very, very odd,” he said to himself, as he continued on his journey.
be sorry for sb 为某人感到同情，同情，怜悯
bring something to an end：使…结束
in an impregnable silence：陷入到难以打破的沉默中。
“我在喝酒。”酒鬼闷闷不乐的回答。
“为什么你要喝酒？”小王子问到。
“这样我才能忘记。”酒鬼答道。
“忘记什么？”小王子问到，他已经开始同情酒鬼了。
“忘记我很羞愧，”酒鬼低着头，老老实实的回答道。
“羞愧什么？”小王子问道，他想帮助酒鬼。
“为酗酒而感到羞愧！”酒鬼结束了演讲，陷入到难以打破的沉默中。
小王子一脸懵逼的走开。
“大人们真是太奇怪了。”他暗道，然后继续他的旅程。
