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"When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it," the old king had said.
“當(dāng)你想要某種東西時(shí)，整個(gè)宇宙會(huì)合力助你實(shí)現(xiàn)愿望?！崩线~的撒冷王這樣說過。
But the old king hadn't said anything about being robbed, or about endless deserts, or about people who know what their dreams are but don't want to realize them.
但是，撒冷王卻沒說過有人會(huì)騙取錢財(cái)，沒說過大沙漠浩瀚無垠，沒說過會(huì)有知道自己的夢(mèng)想?yún)s不愿去實(shí)現(xiàn)的人。
The old king hadn't told him that the Pyramids were just a pile of stones, or that anyone could build one in his backyard.
撒冷王也沒說過金字塔只不過是一個(gè)大石頭堆，而且誰(shuí)都可以在自家后院里造一個(gè)。
And he had forgotten to mention that, when you have enough money to buy a flock larger than the one you had before, you should buy it.
還有一件事他也忘記說了：當(dāng)手上的錢足夠買下比原來還要多的羊群時(shí)，就應(yīng)該買下它們。
The boy picked up his pouch and put it with his other things.
男孩拿起褡褳，把它同其他包放在一起。
He went down the stairs and found the merchant waiting on a foreign couple, while two other customers walked about the shop, drinking tea from crystal glasses.
他走下樓梯，老板正在接待一對(duì)外國(guó)夫婦。同時(shí)還有兩位顧客一邊在店里轉(zhuǎn)悠，一邊端著水晶杯喝茶。
It was more activity than usual for this time of the morning.
早晨能有這些顧客就相當(dāng)不錯(cuò)了。
From where he stood, he saw for the first time that the old merchant's hair was very much like the hair of the old king.
男孩頭一次發(fā)現(xiàn)，老板的頭發(fā)非常像撒冷王的頭發(fā)。
He remembered the smile of the candy seller, on his first day in Tangier, when he had nothing to eat and nowhere to go—that smile had also been like the old king's smile.
他想起了甜食商販的微笑，那是他來到丹吉爾的第一天，當(dāng)時(shí)他正走投無路，沒有食物充饑。那微笑也使他想起撒冷王。
It's almost as if he had been here and left his mark, he thought. And yet, none of these people has ever met the old king.
撒冷王似乎曾經(jīng)從這里經(jīng)過并留下了記號(hào)，男孩想道，他們這輩子從來就沒見到過那位老邁的王。
On the other hand, he said that he always appeared to help those who are trying to realize their personal legend.
但不管怎樣，他說過，他總會(huì)出現(xiàn)在為天命而奮斗的人面前。
He left without saying good-bye to the crystal merchant. He didn't want to cry with the other people there.
男孩沒有跟水晶店老板告別就走了。他不想別人看到自己流淚。
He was going to miss the place and all the good things he had learned.
然而，他將懷念這段時(shí)光，懷念學(xué)到的所有美好東西。
He was more confident in himself, though, and felt as though he could conquer the world.
他的自信心更強(qiáng)了，有一種征服世界的沖動(dòng)。
"But I'm going back to the fields that I know, to take care of my flock again."
“但是，我正要奔赴我熟悉的田野，重新去放牧羊群?！?/div>
He said that to himself with certainty, but he was no longer happy with his decision.
他肯定地說道，但他不再為自己的決定感到高興。
He had worked for an entire year to make a dream come true, and that dream, minute by minute, was becoming less important.
他為實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想整整干了一年，而這個(gè)夢(mèng)想正一分一秒地失去其重要意義。
Maybe because that wasn't really his dream.
也許那并不是他的夢(mèng)想。
