TheLittlePrince小王子第五章

Indeed, as I learned, there were on the planet where the little prince lived-- as on all planets-- good plants and bad plants. In consequence, there were good seeds from good plants, and bad seeds from bad plants. But seeds are invisible. They sleep deep in the heart of the earth's darkness, until some one among them is seized with the desire to awaken. Then this little seed will stretch itself and begin-- timidly at first-- to push a charming little sprig inoffensively upward toward the sun. If it is only a sprout of radish or the sprig of a rose-bush, one would let it grow wherever it might wish. But when it is a bad plant, one must destroy it as soon as possible, the very first instant that one recognizes it.

勿以恶小而为之，
勿以善小而不为。
水滴虽微，
渐盈大器。
大祸起于小恶，
防微杜渐。
保持觉照!

转:
as each day passed 日子一天天过去
departure from 违反，违背，离开
have ... to thank for ... 把…归咎于， 为…责怪某人
seized by a grave doubt 被巨大的疑惑侵袭
it follows that 由此得出结论…，因而断定…
point out 指出
on the contrary 正相反
eat up 吃光
start out 出发;开始;
strictly correct 严格上说也对，倒也是
self-evident 不言自喻的
be obliged to 被迫做
make a great mental effort 绞尽脑汁
in consequence=as a consequence 因此，结果
be seized with 被（强烈的情感、愿望等）影响
the very first instant 第一时间
be infested with 充满…；…成灾
attend to 仔细听；照顾；致力于、办理--这里指发现到
spread over 遍布；延续至
bore through 钻透；挤过
later on 后来，过些时候
attend to 注意；照料；致力于
just so 正是如此
see to it 负责；保证做到
pull up 拔起；停下来；阻止
at the very first moment 在第一时刻
ought to 应该
put off 推迟
be inhabited by 住着…
take the tone of a moralist 以道德家的口吻
little-understood 鲜为人知的
run considerable risks 冒相当大的风险
break through one's reserve 打破缄默
watch out for 小心
shirt this danger 回避这种危险
work hard over 在…下了大功夫
pass on 传递；继续；去世
be carried beyond myself 超越了自己
the inspiring force of urgent necessity 令人振奋的迫切（心情）

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