The first day passed. There was a major battle nearby, and a number of wounded were brought back to the camp. 第一天过去了，附近发生了一场大规模的战斗，一些伤员被抬回营地。 The dead soldiers were replaced by others, and...
Don't let them see that you're afraid, the alchemist said. 不要让他们察觉出你的恐惧，炼金术士说。 They are brave men, and they despise cowards. 他们都是勇敢的人，最鄙视胆小鬼。 But the boy couldn't even speak. He wa...
The two were taken to a nearby military camp. 两个人被带到了附近的一座军营。 A soldier shoved the boy and the alchemist into a tent where the chief was holding a meeting with his staff. 一名士兵将圣地亚哥和炼金术士推进了...
The sun was setting when the boy's heart sounded a danger signal. 太阳开始下沉的时候，男孩的心发出了危险的信号。 They were surrounded by gigantic dunes, and the boy looked at the alchemist to see whether he had sensed anything....
There are many languages spoken by things, the boy said. 万物讲许多种语言，男孩说。 There was a time when, for me, a camel's whinnying was nothing more than whinnying. 我看到，骆驼的嘶鸣原本不过是一声嘶鸣。 Then it bec...
All things are one, the boy thought. 万物皆为一物，男孩想。 And then, as if the desert wanted to demonstrate that the alchemist was right, two horsemen appeared from behind the travelers. 沙漠好像有意要证明炼金术士的话，此刻...
When his heart spoke to him, it was to provide a stimulus to the boy, and to give him strength, 他的心说话的时候，是为了激励男孩，赋予他力量， because the days of silence there in the desert were wearisome. 因为有时候男孩觉...
On the following day, the first clear sign of danger appeared. 第二天，首次出现了真切的危险预兆。 Three armed tribesmen approached, and asked what the boy and the alchemist were doing there. 三名当地士兵向他们走来，询问他...
So, we, their hearts, speak more and more softly. 于是，我们心发出的声音越来越微弱。 We never stop speaking out, but we begin to hope that our words won't be heard: 但我们绝不会住口，我们退让，不再让人们听到我们的...
My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer, the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky. 我的心害怕遭受痛苦。当他们在一个没有月亮的晚上仰望天空时，男孩对炼金术士说道。 Tell you...
