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Chapter 4 ↵ I had thus learned a second fact of
great importance: this was that the
came from was larger
than a house! ↵ But that did not really surprise
me much. I knew very well that the
great planets—such as the Earth, , ,
—to which we have given names, there are
also hundreds of others, some of which are so
small that one has a hard time seeing them
through the telescope. When an astronomer
discovers one of these he does not give it a
name, but only a number. He might call it, for
example, “ 3251”. ↵ I have serious
reasons to believe that from which the
came is the known as
B-612. This has only once been seen
through the telescope. That was by a
astronomer, in 1909. ↵ On making his discovery,
the astronomer had presented it to the
International Congress, in a great
demonstration. But he was in , and
so nobody would believe what he said. ↵
Grown-ups are like that. . . ↵ ,
however, for the reputation of B-612, a
made a law that his subjects,
under pain of death, should change to European
. So in 1920 the astronomer gave his
demonstration all over again,
impressive style and . And this time
everybody accepted his report. ↵ If I have told
you these details about the , and made a
note of its number for you, it is on account of
the grown-ups and their ways. Grown-ups love
figures. When you tell them that you have made a
new friend, they never ask you any questions
about essential matters. They never say to you, “
What does his voice sound like? What games does
he love best? Does he collect ?
Instead, they demand: “How old is he? How many
brothers has he? How much does he weigh? How much
money does his father make? Only from these
figures do they think they have learned anything
about him. ↵ If you were to say to the
grown-ups: “I saw a beautiful house made of
brick, with in the windows and on
the roof, ” they would not be able to get any
idea of that house at all. You would have to say
to them: “I saw a house that cost $20, 000. Then
they would : “Oh, what a pretty house that
is! ↵ Just so, you might say to them: “The proof
that the existed is that he was
, that he laughed, and that he was
looking for . wants ,
that is a proof that he exists. And what good
would it do to tell them that? They would shrug
their shoulders, and treat you like a child. But
if you said to them: “ he came from is
Asteroid B-612, ” then they would be convinced,
and leave you in peace from their questions. ↵
They are like that. One must not hold it against
them. Children should always show great
toward grown-up people. ↵ But
certainly, for us who understand life, figures
are a matter of . I should have liked
to begin this story the
fairy-tales. I should have like to say: “Once
upon a time there was a who lived
on a planet that was bigger than
himself, and who had need of . . . ↵ To
those who understand life, that would have given
a much greater air of truth to my story. ↵ For I
do not want any one to read my book . I
have suffered too much in setting down
these memories. Six years have already passed
since my friend went away from me, with his
sheep. If I try to describe him here, it is to
make sure that I shall not forget him. To forget
a friend is sad. Not every one has had a friend.
And if I forget him, I may become like the
grown-ups who are no longer interested in
anything but figures. . . ↵ It is for that
purpose, again, that I have bought a box of
paints and some . It is hard to take up
drawing again at my age, when I have never made
any pictures of the
from the outside and the from the
inside, since I was six. I shall certainly try to
make my portraits as true to life as possible.
But I am not at all sure of success. One drawing
goes along all right, and another has no
to its subject. I make some errors,
too, in the little prince's height: in one place
he is too tall and in another too short. And I
feel some doubts about the color of his .
So I along as best I can, not good, not
bad, and I hope generally fair-to-middling. ↵ In
certain more important details I shall make
mistakes, also. But that is something that will
not be my fault. My friend never explained
anything to me. He thought, perhaps, that I was
like himself. But I, , do not know how to see
sheep through the walls of boxes. Perhaps I am a
little like the grown-ups. I have had to grow
old. ↵
知识点
重点词汇
scarcely [ˈskeəsli] adv. 几乎不，简直不；简直没有 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :4028}
fortunately [ˈfɔ:tʃənətli] adv. 幸运地 {cet4 cet6 :4081}
grief [gri:f] n. 悲痛；忧伤；不幸 {cet6 ky ielts gre :4092}
costume [ˈkɒstju:m] n. 服装，装束；戏装，剧装 vt. 给…穿上服装 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :4152}
charming [ˈtʃɑ:mɪŋ] adj. 迷人的；可爱的 v. 使陶醉（charm的现在分词） {cet4 cet6 :4348}
pencils [ˈpensəlz] n. 铅笔，彩色铅笔( pencil的名词复数 ); 光线锥 { :4410}
Turkish ['tә:kiʃ] n. 土耳其语 adj. 土耳其人的，土耳其语的；土耳其的；突厥诸语言的 { :4598}
butterflies [ˈbʌtəflaiz] n. 蝴蝶（butterfly的复数） { :4923}
exclaim [ɪkˈskleɪm] vt. 大声说出 vi. 呼喊，惊叫；大声叫嚷 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :5494}
asteroid [ˈæstərɔɪd] n. [天] 小行星；[无脊椎] 海盘车；小游星 adj. 星状的 {toefl gre :6181}
resemblance [rɪˈzembləns] n. 相似；相似之处；相似物；肖像 {cet6 ky toefl ielts :6479}
dictator [dɪkˈteɪtə(r)] n. 独裁者；命令者 {cet6 gre :6740}
alas [əˈlæs] int. 唉（表悲伤、遗憾、恐惧、关切等等） n. (Alas)人名；(西、葡、捷、土)阿拉斯 {cet6 :7025}
astronomical [ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkl] adj. 天文的，天文学的；极大的 {toefl gre :7059}
Mars [mɑ:z] n. 战神；[天] 火星 {cet6 :7631}
doves [dəʊvs] n. 白鸽（dove的复数）；菜包肉末饭 { :7715}
indifference [ɪnˈdɪfrəns] n. 漠不关心；冷淡；不重视；中立 {toefl :7765}
fumble [ˈfʌmbl] n. 摸索；笨拙的处理；漏球 vi. 摸索；笨拙地行动；漏球 vt. 摸索；笨拙地做；漏接 {gre :7872}
elegance ['elɪɡəns] n. 典雅；高雅 {toefl :8720}
Venus ['vi:nәs] n. [天] 金星；维纳斯（爱与美的女神） {cet6 :9009}
rosy [ˈrəʊzi] adj. 蔷薇色的，玫瑰红色的；美好的；乐观的；涨红脸的 n. (Rosy)人名；(罗、意、瑞、典)罗茜(女名)，罗西；(英)罗茜 {gre :10106}
难点词汇
Jupiter ['dʒu:pitә] n. [天] 木星；朱庇特（罗马神话中的宙斯神） {cet6 toefl :12719}
carelessly ['keələslɪ] adv. 粗心地；不注意地；无忧无虑地 {toefl :15302}
geraniums [dʒiˈreinjəmz] n. 天竺葵( geranium的名词复数 ) { :15874}
boa [ˈbəʊə] n. [脊椎] 蟒蛇；女用围巾；蟒形联合浮动汇率 n. (Boa)人名；(葡)博阿；(缅)波 { :19765}
forbearance [fɔ:ˈbeərəns] n. 自制，忍耐；宽容 {gre :22490}
constrictor [kən'strɪktə] n. 大蟒；括约肌；使压缩之物 { :28586}
生僻词
fair-to-middling [ ] na. 中常的；过得去
fairy-tales [ ] (fairy-tale 的复数) adj. 出自神化故事的, 宛如在童话故事中的
grown-up [ɡrəʊn ʌp] n. 成年人 adj. 成熟的
grown-ups [ɡ'rəʊn'ʌps] n. 成人
词组
a sheep [ ] [网络] 一只羊；绵羊；一只绵羊
addition to [əˈdiʃən tu:] [网络] 增加；增加如；补充
boa constrictor [ˈbəʊə kənstrɪktə(r)] n. 巨蚺（南美蟒，捕食时把猎物缢死） [网络] 红尾蚺；蟒蛇；大蟒蛇
dress with [ ] [网络] 装饰；以…装饰
except that [ikˈsept ðæt] na. 除了 [网络] 只可惜；除了……之外；除……之外
if anybody [ ] na. 如果有人的话 [网络] 若是有人的话
in addition [in əˈdiʃən] na. 加之 [网络] 另外；此外；又
in addition to [in əˈdiʃən tu:] na. 加之 [网络] 除…之外；除了；除…外
in the fashion [ ] 赶时髦,入潮流,合时式,流行
in the fashion of [ ] 用…方式
little prince [ ] [网络] 小王子；小王子作曲；小王子小故事
scarcely any [ ] 几乎没有, 几乎从不, 几乎不, 很少
the fashion [ ] [网络] 时尚；文学风尚；一种时尚
the planet [ ] [网络] 星球；地球；行星
单词释义末尾数字为词频顺序
zk/中考 gk/中考 ky/考研 cet4/四级 cet6/六级 ielts/雅思 toefl/托福 gre/GRE
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