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"But the Tradition also says that we should believe the messages of the desert.
“但是，傳統(tǒng)也告訴我們，要相信沙漠發(fā)出的信息。
Everything we know was taught to us by the desert." The old man gave a signal, and everyone stood.
我們掌握的所有知識都是沙漠所教?！崩先俗隽藗€手勢，所有的阿拉伯人都站起身來。
The meeting was over. The hookahs were extinguished, and the guards stood at attention.
會議要結(jié)束了。所有的水煙袋都熄滅了，衛(wèi)兵們作出立正姿勢。
The boy made ready to leave, but the old man spoke again: "Tomorrow, we are going to break the agreement that says that no one at the oasis may carry arms.
男孩也準(zhǔn)備離開了，然而老人又開口說起來。“明天我們將打破在綠洲任何人都不準(zhǔn)攜帶武器的規(guī)定。
Throughout the entire day we will be on the lookout for our enemies.
白天作好迎擊敵人的準(zhǔn)備，
When the sun sets, the men will once again surrender their arms to me.
日落之后，所有人都要把武器再交回來。
For every ten dead men among our enemies, you will receive a piece of gold."
每消滅十個敵人，你就能得到一枚金幣?！?/div>
"But arms cannot be drawn unless they also go into battle.
“但是，武器一旦拿出去，就得用于戰(zhàn)斗。
Arms are as capricious as the desert, and, if they are not used, the next time they might not function.
武器和沙漠一樣變化無常，如果讓武器習(xí)慣了不用于戰(zhàn)斗，下一次它們就懶得發(fā)射子彈。
If at least one of them hasn't been used by the end of the day tomorrow, one will be used on you."
如果明天所有的武器都沒有機(jī)會發(fā)射子彈，那么至少會有一種武器朝你身上發(fā)射?！?/div>
When the boy left the tent, the oasis was illuminated only by the light of the full moon.
圣地亞哥離開帳篷的時候，一輪滿月正映照著綠洲。
He was twenty minutes from his tent, and began to make his way there.
趕回自己的帳篷要二十分鐘，男孩邁開腳步向前走去。
He was alarmed by what had happened.
之前發(fā)生的一切令他感到惶恐。
He had succeeded in reaching through to the Soul of the World, and now the price for having done so might be his life.
他探摸到了世界之魂。為了使人相信這件事，他竟然要以生命為代價。
It was a frightening bet.
這賭注的風(fēng)險太髙了。
But he had been making risky bets ever since the day he had sold his sheep to pursue his personal legend.
不過，從賣掉羊群，追尋天命的那一天開始，他就已經(jīng)投下了風(fēng)險極高的賭注。
And, as the camel driver had said, to die tomorrow was no worse than dying on any other day.
正如那趕駝人所說，今天死還是明天死全都一樣。
Every day was there to be lived or to mark one's departure from this world.
每一天的開始，都是為了讓人活著或者辭世。
Everything depended on one word: "Maktub."
一切都取決于一個詞：“馬克圖布”。
Walking along in the silence, he had no regrets.
男孩默默地走著。他并不后悔。
If he died tomorrow, it would be because God was not willing to change the future.
如果明天死去，那一定是因為上帝不愿改變未來。
He would at least have died after having crossed the strait, after having worked in a crystal shop, and after having known the silence of the desert and Fatima's eyes.
即便如此，他也是在橫渡了海峽，在水晶店打過工，了解了沙漠的寂靜，看到了法蒂瑪?shù)哪请p眼睛之后才死去的。
He had lived every one of his days intensely since he had left home so long ago.
自從離開家鄉(xiāng)，他每一天都過得很充實。
If he died tomorrow, he would already have seen more than other shepherds, and he was proud of that.
如果明天死去，他親眼見過的事物也比其他牧羊人見過的多得多。為此，他深感自豪。
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| minutes | ['minits] |
想一想再看 n. 會議記錄，(復(fù)數(shù))分鐘 |
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| surrender | [sə'rendə] |
想一想再看 v. 投降，讓與，屈服 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| alarmed |
想一想再看 adj. 受驚的；焦慮的；驚恐的 v. 報警（alarm |
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| departure | [di'pɑ:tʃə] |
想一想再看 n. 離開，出發(fā)，分歧 |
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| pursue | [pə'sju:] |
想一想再看 v. 追捕，追求，繼續(xù)從事 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| signal | ['signl] |
想一想再看 n. 信號，標(biāo)志 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| crystal | ['kristl] |
想一想再看 n. 水晶，晶體 |
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| willing | ['wiliŋ] |
想一想再看 adj. 愿意的，心甘情愿的 |
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| legend | ['ledʒənd] |
想一想再看 n. 傳說，傳奇 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| strait | [streit] |
想一想再看 n. 海峽，困境 adj. 困難的，窘迫的 adj. 狹 |
