When the stall was assembled, the candy seller offered the boy the first sweet he had made for the day. 搭好售货棚子之后，甜食商贩把做好的第一份甜食给了男孩。 The boy thanked him, ate it, and went on his way. 他心满意足地...
He was shaken into wakefulness by someone. 有人把圣地亚哥捅醒了。 He had fallen asleep in the middle of the marketplace, and life in the plaza was about to resume. 刚才他在市场里睡着了，这会儿广场正重现生机。 Looking...
Am I going to find my treasure? he asked. 我能找到我的财宝吗？男孩又问。 He stuck his hand into the pouch, and felt around for one of the stones. As he did so, both of them pushed through a hole in the pouch and fell to the ground. 他把...
He opened his pouch to see what was left of his possessions; maybe there was a bit left of the sandwich he had eaten on the ship. 圣地亚哥打开褡裢，看看里面，或许还有点在船上吃剩下的三明治。 But all he found was the heav...
The boy wanted to believe that his friend had simply become separated from him by accident. 圣地亚哥仍一厢情愿地认为，他们只是偶然失散了。 He decided to stay right there and await his return. 他决定留在原地，等着少年回...
He took his money from his pouch and showed it to the young man. 男孩从兜里掏出钱，给那少年看。 The owner of the bar came over and looked, as well. 酒吧老板也凑上前来。 The two men exchanged some words in Arabic, and the bar...
The old man had spoken about signs and omens, and, as the boy was crossing the strait, he had thought about omens. 老人跟他谈起过预兆。在穿越海峡的途中，圣地亚哥曾思考过预兆的事。 Yes, the old man had known what he was...
How strange Africa is, thought the boy. 非洲真是太奇怪了，圣地亚哥心想。 He was sitting in a bar very much like the other bars he had seen along the narrow streets of Tangier. 他坐在一家酒吧里，这个酒吧与他在这个城市...
At the highest point in Tarifa there is an old fort, built by the Moors. 在小城塔里法的制高点有一座旧城堡，那是当年摩尔人修建的。 From atop its walls, one can catch a glimpse of Africa. 坐在城堡的高墙上，可以隐约...
'Well,' asked the wise man, 'did you see the Persian tapestries that are hanging in my dining hall? 大师问道：你看见我餐厅里的波斯壁毯了吗？ Did you see the garden that it took the master gardener ten years to create? Did you noti...
