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Chapter 5 ↵ As each day passed I would learn, in

our talk, something about the little prince's

planet, his departure from it, his journey. The

information would come very slowly, as it might

chance to fall from his thoughts. It was in this

way that I heard, on the third day, about the

catastrophe of the baobabs. ↵ This time, once

more, I had the sheep to thank for it. For the

little prince asked me abruptly—as if seized by a

grave doubt—“It is true, isn't it, that sheep eat

little bushes? ↵ Yes, that is true. ↵ Ah! I am

glad! ↵ I did not understand why it was so

important that sheep should eat little bushes.

But the little prince added: ↵ Then it follows

that they also eat baobabs? ↵ I pointed out to

the little prince that baobabs were not little

bushes, but, on the contrary, trees as big as

castles; and that even if he took a whole herd of

elephants away with him, the herd would not eat

up one single baobab. ↵ The idea of the herd of

elephants made the little prince laugh. ↵ We

would have to put them one on top of the other, ”

he said. ↵ But he made a wise comment: ↵ Before

they grow so big, the baobabs start out by being

little. ↵ That is strictly correct, ” I said.

But why do you want the sheep to eat the little

baobabs? ↵ He answered me at once, “Oh, come,

come! ”, as if he were speaking of something that

was self-evident. And I was obliged to make a

great mental effort to solve this problem,

without any assistance. ↵ 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. ↵ Now there were

some terrible seeds on the planet that was the

home of the little prince; and those were the

seeds of the baobab. The soil of that planet was

infested with them. A baobab is something you

will never, never be able to get rid of if you

attend to it too late. It spreads over the entire

planet. It bores clear through it with its roots.

And if the planet is too small, and the baobabs

are too many, they split it in pieces. . . ↵ It

is a question of discipline, ” the little prince

said to me later on. When you've finished your

own toilet in the morning, then it is time to

attend to the toilet of your planet, just so,

with the greatest care. You must see to it that

you pull up regularly all the baobabs, at the

very first moment when they can be distinguished

from the rose-bushes which they resemble so

closely in their earliest youth. It is very

tedious work, ” the little prince added, “but

very easy. ↵ And one day he said to me: “You

ought to make a beautiful drawing, so that the

children where you live can see exactly how all

this is. That would be very useful to them if

they were to travel some day. Sometimes, ” he

added, “there is no harm in putting off a piece

of work until another day. But when it is a

matter of baobabs, that always means a

catastrophe. I knew a planet that was inhabited

by a lazy man. He neglected three little

bushes. . . ↵ So, as the little prince described

it to me, I have made a drawing of that planet. I

do not much like to take the tone of a moralist.

But the danger of the baobabs is so little

understood, and such considerable risks would be

run by anyone who might get lost on an asteroid,

that for once I am breaking through my reserve.

Children, ” I say plainly, “watch out for the

baobabs! ↵ My friends, like myself, have been

skirting this danger for a long time, without

ever knowing it; and so it is for them that I

have worked so hard over this drawing. The lesson

which I pass on by this means is worth all the

trouble it has cost me. ↵ Perhaps you will ask

me, “Why are there no other drawing in this book

as magnificent and impressive as this drawing of

the baobabs? ↵ The reply is simple. I have

tried. But with the others I have not been

successful. When I made the drawing of the

baobabs I was carried beyond myself by the

inspiring force of urgent necessity. ↵


知识点

重点词汇
elephants ['elɪfənts] n. 大象（elephant的复数） { :4323}

charming [ˈtʃɑ:mɪŋ] adj. 迷人的；可爱的 v. 使陶醉（charm的现在分词） {cet4 cet6 :4348}

instant [ˈɪnstənt] n. 瞬间；立即；片刻 adj. 立即的；紧急的；紧迫的 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl :4453}

neglected [nɪˈglektɪd] adj. 被忽视的；未被好好照管的 v. 忽视；疏忽（neglect的过去分词） { :4477}

contrary [ˈkɒntrəri] n. 相反；反面 adj. 相反的；对立的 adv. 相反地 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl :4761}

bores [bɔ:z] n. 令人讨厌的人或事物，麻烦( bore的名词复数 ) v. 令人厌烦( bore的第三人称单数 ); 挖; 掘; 钻 { :4946}

abruptly [ə'brʌptlɪ] adv. 突然地；唐突地 { :5144}

herd [hɜ:d] n. 兽群，畜群；放牧人 vt. 放牧；使成群 vi. 成群，聚在一起 n. (Herd)人名；(英、芬)赫德 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :5174}

awaken [əˈweɪkən] vt. 唤醒；唤起；使…意识到 vi. 觉醒；醒来；意识到 { :5681}

inhabited [ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd] v. 占据（inhabit的过去分词）；居住于 adj. 有人居住的 { :6052}

upward [ˈʌpwəd] adj. 向上的；上升的 adv. 向上 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :6144}

asteroid [ˈæstərɔɪd] n. [天] 小行星；[无脊椎] 海盘车；小游星 adj. 星状的 {toefl gre :6181}

lazy [ˈleɪzi] adj. 懒惰的；懒洋洋的；怠惰的；慢吞吞的 n. (Lazy)人名；(德)拉齐 {zk gk cet4 ky :6238}

catastrophe [kəˈtæstrəfi] n. 大灾难；大祸；惨败 {gk cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6648}

plainly [ˈpleɪnli] adv. 明白地；坦率地；平坦地；朴素地 {toefl :6883}

sprout [spraʊt] n. 芽；萌芽；苗芽 vt. 使发芽；使萌芽 vi. 发芽；长芽 n. (Sprout)人名；(英)斯普劳特 {ky toefl ielts gre :7981}

tedious [ˈti:diəs] adj. 沉闷的；冗长乏味的 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :8426}

sprig [sprɪg] n. 小枝；图钉；年青人；子孙 vt. 用钉子钉上；用小树枝装饰；使蔓生 {gre :10342}


难点词汇
radish [ˈrædɪʃ] n. 萝卜，小萝卜 n. (Radish)人名；(俄)拉季什；(塞)拉迪什 {cet4 cet6 :14920}

infested [ɪnˈfestid] adj. 为患的，大批滋生的（常与with搭配） v. 害虫、野兽大批出没于( infest的过去式和过去分词 )；遍布于 { :17621}

timidly ['tɪmɪdlɪ] adv. 羞怯地；胆小地 { :21512}

moralist [ˈmɒrəlɪst] n. 道德家；伦理学者 { :21627}

baobab [ˈbeɪəʊbæb] n. 猴面包树（非洲产的一种巨树） { :36926}

baobabs [ ] (baobab 的复数) n. 猴面包树 { :36926}


复习词汇
prince [prɪns] n. 王子，国君；亲王；贵族 n. (Prince)人名；(英、葡)普林斯；(法)普兰斯； {cet4 cet6 ky :1466}

planet [ˈplænɪt] n. 行星 n. (Planet)人名；(法)普拉内；(西、葡)普拉内特 {zk gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl gre :1592}


生僻词
inoffensively [,inə'fensivli] adv. 无害地；不伤害人地

rose-bush ['rəʊzb'ʊʃ] n. 玫瑰花丛, 蔷薇花丛

rose-bushes [ ] (rose-bush 的复数) n. 玫瑰花丛, 蔷薇花丛

self-evident [self 'evɪdənt] adj. 不言而喻的；不证自明的


词组
bad seed [ ] [网络] 坏种；坏种子；坏的种子

departure from [ ] v. 偏差；不同于；走上(歧途) [网络] 离开；背离；偏离

desire to [ ] un. 希望 [网络] 想要；渴望去做；企求

get rid [ ] 摆脱；排除；处理掉

get rid of [ɡet rid ɔv] na. 除掉；摆脱；撵走 [网络] 除去；去掉；处理掉

good seed [ ] 《英汉医学词典》good seed 优良种子

infest with [ ] 使大量出现…

little prince [ ] [网络] 小王子；小王子作曲；小王子小故事

mental effort [ ] [网络] 心力；心理努力；心智努力

no harm [ ] [网络] 无伤害；无害；无害无毒无副作用

oblige to [ ] (因…)对…感谢

on the contrary [ɔn ðə ˈkɔntrəri] na. 反之 [网络] 正相反；相反地；相反的

ought to [ˈɔ:t tə] modalv. 应该；应当；（表示期望或可能发生的事）应该；（表示劝告或建议）应该 v. 应该 [网络] 理应；应然；应该要

rid of [ ] [网络] 摆脱；消除；使去掉

seize by [ ] 抓住某人某部位

seize with [ ] vt.突然生了...疾病,突然感到

the desire [ ] [网络] 欲望；渴望；的渴望

the herd [ ] [网络] 兽群；畜群；牛群

the planet [ ] [网络] 星球；地球；行星

the soil [ ] [网络] 土壤；泥土；土地

the toilet [ ] [网络] 厕所；卫生间；正规

to get rid of [ ] [网络] 只要能摆脱……就行；干掉；摈除

to solve [ ] [网络] 解决；可以解决；解手



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