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After that, the little prince climbed a high mountain. The only mountains he had ever known were the three volcanoes, which came up to his knees. And he used the extinct volcano as a footstool. "From a mountain as high as this one," he said to himself, "I shall be able to see the whole planet at one glance, and all the people…" 小王子爬上一座高山。过去他所见过的山就是那三座只有他膝盖那么高的火山，并且他把那座熄灭了的火山就当作凳子。小王子自言自语地说道：“从这么高的山上，我一眼可以看到整个星球，以及所有的人。” But he saw nothing, save peaks of rock that were sharpened like needles. 可是，他所看到的只是一些非常锋利的悬崖峭壁。 "Good morning," he said courteously. “你好。”小王子试探地问道。 "Good morning--Good morning--Good morning," answered the echo. “你好……你好……你好……”回音在回答道。 "Who are you?" said the little prince. “你们是什么人？”小王子问。 "Who are you--Who are you--Who are you?" answered the echo. “你们是什么人……你们是什么人……你们是什么人……”回音又回答道。 "Be my friends. I am all alone," he said. “请你们做我的朋友吧，我很孤独。”他说。 | 
