本篇為《小王子》第十七章的解析，需要閱讀原文的請下載閱讀或者直接點(diǎn)擊下方鏈接閱讀第十七章的在線版本：
一起讀《小王子》 | The Little Prince Chapter 17
- When one wishes to play the wit, he sometimes wanders a little from the truth.
wit 風(fēng)趣，機(jī)智，巧妙
wanders 偏離；迷失
- as they do for some big public assembly,
assembly 集會(huì)；大會(huì)
- All humanity could be piled up on a small Pacific islet.
islet 小島（多用于文學(xué)作品中）
- It is unnecessary. You have, I know, confidence in me.
have confidence in someone 信任；信賴（某人）
- said the little prince courteously.
courteously 有禮貌地；謙恭地；恭敬地；客氣地
- He twined himself around the little prince's ankle, like a golden bracelet.
ankle 腳踝
bracelet 手鐲
- Whomever I touch, I send back to the earth from whence he came
whence 從何處；來自何方（多用于文學(xué)作品中）
The little prince made no reply.
- you are so weak on this Earth made of granite,
granite 花崗石；花崗巖
- "Oh! I understand you very well," said the little prince. "But why do you always speak in riddles?"
riddles 謎；謎語
