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Chapter 10 ↵ He found himself in the neighborhood

of the asteroids 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, and

330. He began, therefore, by visiting them, in

order to add to his knowledge. ↵ The first of

them was inhabited by a king. Clad in royal

purple and ermine, he was seated upon a throne

which was at the same time both simple and

majestic. ↵ Ah! Here is a subject, ” exclaimed

the king, when he saw the little prince coming.

↵ And the little prince asked himself: ↵ How

could he recognize me when he had never seen me

before? ↵ He did not know how the world is

simplified for kings. To them, all men are

subjects. ↵ Approach, so that I may see you

better, ” said the king, who felt consumingly

proud of being at last a king over somebody. ↵

The little prince looked everywhere to find a

place to sit down; but the entire planet was

crammed and obstructed by the king's magnificent

ermine robe. So he remained standing upright,

and, since he was tired, he yawned. ↵ It is

contrary to etiquette to yawn in the presence of

a king, ” the monarch said to him. I forbid you

to do so. ↵ I can't help it. I can't stop

myself, ” replied the little prince, thoroughly

embarrassed. I have come on a long journey, and I

have had no sleep. . . ↵ Ah, then, ” the king

said. I order you to yawn. It is years since I

have seen anyone yawning. Yawns, to me, are

objects of curiosity. Come, now! Yawn again! It

is an order. ↵ That frightens me. . . I cannot,

any more. . . murmured the little prince, now

completely abashed. ↵ Hum! Hum! replied the

king. Then I—I order you sometimes to yawn and

sometimes to—” ↵ He sputtered a little, and

seemed vexed. ↵ For what the king fundamentally

insisted upon was that his authority should be

respected. He tolerated no disobedience. He was

an absolute monarch. But, because he was a very

good man, he made his orders reasonable. ↵ If I

ordered a general, ” he would say, by way of

example, “if I ordered a general to change

himself into a sea bird, and if the general did

not obey me, that would not be the fault of the

general. It would be my fault. ↵ May I sit down?

came now a timid inquiry from the little prince.

↵ I order you to do so, ” the king answered him,

and majestically gathered in a fold of his ermine

mantle. ↵ But the little prince was

wondering. . . The planet was tiny. Over what

could this king really rule? ↵ Sire, ” he said

to him, “I beg that you will excuse my asking you

a question—” ↵ I order you to ask me a

question, ” the king hastened to assure him. ↵

Sire—over what do you rule? ↵ Over everything, ”

said the king, with magnificent simplicity. ↵

Over everything? ↵ The king made a gesture,

which took in his planet, the other planets, and

all the stars. ↵ Over all that? asked the little

prince. ↵ Over all that, ” the king answered. ↵

For his rule was not only absolute: it was also

universal. ↵ And the stars obey you? ↵

Certainly they do, ” the king said. They obey

instantly. I do not permit insubordination. ↵

Such power was a thing for the little prince to

marvel at. If he had been master of such complete

authority, he would have been able to watch the

sunset, not forty-four times in one day, but

seventy-two, or even a hundred, or even two

hundred times, without ever having to move his

chair. And because he felt a bit sad as he

remembered his little planet which he had

forsaken, he plucked up his courage to ask the

king a favor: ↵ I should like to see a

sunset. . . do me that kindness. . . Order the

sun to set. . . ↵ If I ordered a general to fly

from one flower to another like a butterfly, or

to write a tragic drama, or to change himself

into a sea bird, and if the general did not carry

out the order that he had received, which one of

us would be in the wrong? the king demanded. The

general, or myself? ↵ You, ” said the little

prince firmly. ↵ Exactly. One must require from

each one the duty which each one can perform, ”

the king went on. Accepted authority rests first

of all on reason. If you ordered your people to

go and throw themselves into the sea, they would

rise up in revolution. I have the right to

require obedience because my orders are

reasonable. ↵ Then my sunset? the little prince

re minded him: for h e never forgot a question

once he had asked it. ↵ You shall have your

sunset. I shall command it. But, according to my

science of government, I shall wait until

conditions are favourable. ↵ When will that be?

inquired the little prince. ↵ Hum! Hum! replied

the king; and before saying anything else he

consulted a bulky almanac. Hum! Hum! That will be

about—about—that will be this evening about

twenty minutes to eight. And you will see how

well I am obeyed. ↵ The little prince yawned. He

was regretting his lost sunset. And then, too, he

was already beginning to be a little bored. ↵ I

have nothing more to do here, ” he said to the

king. So I shall set out on my way again. ↵ Do

not go, ” said the king, who was very proud of

having a subject. Do not go. I will make you a

Minister! ↵ Minister of what? ↵ Minster of—of

Justice! ↵ But there is nobody here to judge! ↵

We do not know that, ” the king said to him. I

have not yet made a complete tour of my kingdom.

I am very old. There is no room here for a

carriage. And it t ir es me to walk. ↵ Oh, but I

have looked already! said the little prince,

turning around to give one more glance to the

other side of the planet. On that side, as on

this, there was nobody at all. . . ↵ Then you

shall judge yourself, ” the king answered. That

is the most difficult thing of all. It is much

more difficult to judge oneself than to judge

others. If you succeed in judging yourself

rightly, then you are indeed a man of true

wisdom. ↵ Yes, ” said the little prince, “but I

can judge myself anywhere. I do not need to live

on this planet. ↵ Hum! Hum! said the king. I

have good reason to believe that somewhere on my

planet there is an old rat. I hear him at night.

You can judge this old rat. From time to time you

will condemn him to death. Thus his life will

depend on your justice. But you will pardon him

on each occasion; for he must be treated

thriftily. He is the only one we have. ↵ I, ”

replied the little prince, “do not like to

condemn anyone to death. And now I think I will

go on my way. ↵ No, ” said the king. ↵ But the

little prince, having now completed his

preparations for departure, had no wish to grieve

the old monarch. ↵ If Your Majesty wishes to be

promptly obeyed, ” he said, “he should be able to

give me a reasonable order. He should be able,

for example, to order me to be gone by the end of

one minute. It seems to me that conditions are

favorable. . . ↵ As the king made no answer, the

little prince hesitated a moment. Then, with a

sigh, he took his leave. ↵ I made you my

Ambassador, ” the king called out, hastily. ↵ He

had a magnificent air of authority. ↵ The

grown-ups are very strange, ” the little prince

said to himself, as he continued on his journey.


知识点

重点词汇
pardon [ˈpɑ:dn] n. 原谅;赦免;宽恕 vt. 原谅;赦免;宽恕 n. (Pardon)人名;(德、法、捷)帕尔东 {zk gk :4052}

instantly [ˈɪnstəntli] conj. 一…就… adv. 立即地;马上地;即刻地 {cet4 cet6 :4123}

tragic [ˈtrædʒɪk] adj. 悲剧的;悲痛的,不幸的 {cet6 ky :4259}

rightly [ˈraɪtli] adv. 正确地;恰当地;公正地;合适地 { :4289}

tolerated [ˈtɔləreitid] v. 容忍;忍受(tolerate的过去分词) adj. 可接纳的 { :4319}

favourable [ˈfeɪvərəbl] n. 有利 adj. 有利的,顺利的;赞成的 {cet4 cet6 :4359}

curiosity [ˌkjʊəriˈɒsəti] n. 好奇,好奇心;珍品,古董,古玩 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl :4518}

ambassador [æmˈbæsədə(r)] n. 大使;代表;使节 {gk cet6 ky ielts :4520}

bored [bɔ:d] v. 使厌烦(bore的过去式);烦扰 adj. 无聊的;无趣的;烦人的 {gk :4569}

embarrassed [ɪmˈbærəst] v. 使...困窘;使...局促不安(embarrass的过去分词形式) adj. 尴尬的;窘迫的 { :4601}

forbid [fəˈbɪd] vt. 禁止;不准;不允许;〈正式〉严禁 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl gre :4670}

throne [θrəʊn] n. 王座;君主;王权 vt. 使登王位 vi. 登上王座 n. (Throne)人名;(瑞典)特罗内;(英)特罗恩 {cet4 cet6 ky gre :4691}

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

favorable ['feɪvərəbl] adj. 有利的;良好的;赞成的,赞许的;讨人喜欢的 {cet4 ky toefl gre :4790}

butterfly [ˈbʌtəflaɪ] n. 蝴蝶;蝶泳;举止轻浮的人;追求享乐的人 {zk gk cet4 ky toefl ielts :4923}

obey [əˈbeɪ] vt. 服从,听从;按照……行动 vi. 服从,顺从;听话 n. (Obey)人名;(英、法)奥贝 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :4952}

obeyed [əuˈbeid] vt. obey的过去式 v. 服从,听从( obey的过去式和过去分词 ); 遵守,遵循 { :4952}

frightens [ˈfraitənz] v. (使)惊恐( frighten的第三人称单数 ); 吓唬 { :5047}

robe [rəʊb] n. 长袍,礼服;制服 vi. 穿长袍 vt. 使穿长袍 n. (Robe)人名;(德、罗、塞)罗贝;(英、法)罗布 {cet4 cet6 ky gre :5241}

majesty [ˈmædʒəsti] n. 威严;最高权威,王权;雄伟;权威 {cet6 ky toefl :5294}

exclaimed [iksˈkleimd] v. 大叫,呼喊(exclaim的过去分词形式) { :5494}

promptly [ˈprɒmptli] adv. 迅速地;立即地;敏捷地 {cet6 :5541}

fundamentally [ˌfʌndəˈmentəli] adv. 根本地,从根本上;基础地 { :5593}

simplicity [sɪmˈplɪsəti] n. 朴素;简易;天真;愚蠢 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl :5613}

sunset [ˈsʌnset] n. 日落,傍晚 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl :5739}

monarch [ˈmɒnək] n. 君主,帝王;最高统治者 {cet6 ky toefl gre :5743}

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

asteroids ['æstərɔɪdz] n. [天] 小行星(asteroid的复数) { :6181}

hastily ['heɪstɪlɪ] adv. 匆忙地;急速地;慌忙地 { :6191}

upright [ˈʌpraɪt] n. 垂直;竖立 adj. 正直的,诚实的;垂直的,直立的;笔直的;合乎正道的 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :6573}

inquired [inˈkwaiəd] vt. 询问;查究;问明 vi. 询问;查究;询价 { :6687}

hum [hʌm] n. 嗡嗡声;哼声;杂声 vt. 用哼声表示 int. 哼;嗯 vi. 发低哼声 n. (Hum)人名;(匈、塞、英)胡姆;(东南亚国家华语)湛 {cet6 ky ielts :6823}

plucked [plʌkt] [纺] 粗细不匀 { :6870}

kindness [ˈkaɪndnəs] n. 仁慈;好意;友好的行为 n. (Kindness)人名;(英)坎德尼斯 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :7000}

simplified ['sɪmplɪfaɪd] adj. 简化了的 vt. 简化(simplify的过去式);精简 { :7074}

oneself [wʌnˈself] pron. 自己;亲自 {zk gk cet4 ky :7141}

crammed [kræmd] v. 填入;把…塞满;贪婪地吃;临时抱佛脚地死记硬背(cram的过去式) adj. 挤满的;塞满的 { :7380}

obedience [ə'bi:dɪəns] n. 顺从;服从;遵守 n. (Obedience)人名;(英)奥贝丁丝 {cet6 ky toefl :7698}

marvel [ˈmɑ:vl] n. 奇迹 vt. 对…感到惊异 vi. 感到惊讶 n. (Marvel)人名;(英)马弗尔;漫威漫画 {cet6 toefl ielts gre :7805}

mantle [ˈmæntl] n. 地幔;斗篷;覆盖物 vi. 覆盖;脸红 vt. 覆盖 n. (Mantle)人名;(英、意)曼特尔 {toefl ielts gre :7950}

hastened [ˈheɪsənd] 加速 赶快 { :8507}

obstructed [əb'strʌktɪd] adj. 阻塞的;梗阻的,不通的 v. 阻塞;妨碍;遮住(obstruct的过去分词形式) { :9467}

bulky [ˈbʌlki] adj. 体积大的;庞大的;笨重的 {toefl :9495}

grieve [gri:v] vi. 悲痛,哀悼 vt. 使悲伤,使苦恼 n. (Grieve)人名;(英)格里夫 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :9760}

clad [klæd] v. 穿衣(clothe的过去式和过去分词) adj. 穿衣的;覆盖的 vt. 在金属外覆以另一种金属 { :10007}

yawns [jɔ:nz] n. 乏味或枯燥的事物( yawn的名词复数 ) v. 打呵欠( yawn的第三人称单数 ); 张开,裂开 { :10509}

yawning ['jɔ:nɪŋ] n. 打呵欠 adj. 打哈欠的,张着大嘴的 v. 打哈欠(yawn的ing形式) { :10509}

yawn [jɔ:n] n. 哈欠;裂口 vt. 张开;打著哈欠说 vi. 打哈欠;裂开 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :10509}

yawned [jɔ:nd] v. 打呵欠( yawn的过去式和过去分词 ); 张开,裂开 { :10509}

majestic [məˈdʒestɪk] adj. 庄严的;宏伟的 {toefl ielts gre :10534}

sputtered [ˈspʌtəd] v. 喷溅;发出噼啪声(sputter的过去分词);气急败坏的说 { :11175}

timid [ˈtɪmɪd] adj. 胆小的;羞怯的 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl gre :11301}

etiquette [ˈetɪket] n. 礼节,礼仪;规矩 {toefl ielts gre :11679}

minster [ˈmɪnstə(r)] n. 大教堂;修道院附属的教堂 n. (Minster)人名;(德、捷)明斯特 { :12498}


难点词汇
IR [,aɪ'ɑr] abbr. 红外辐射(Infrared Radiation);信息检索(information retrieval);伊利诺斯研究(美国期刊)(Illinois Research) n. (Ir)人名;(柬)伊;(朝)一 { :13404}

disobedience [ˌdɪsəˈbi:diəns] n. 不服从;违反,违抗 {cet6 :14049}

forsaken [fəˈseɪkən] v. 遗弃(forsake的过去分词);抛弃(思想等) adj. 被抛弃的;孤独凄凉的 { :14525}

vexed [vekst] adj. 生气的,烦恼的,恼怒的;为难的;焦急的 { :17663}

almanac [ˈɔ:lmənæk] n. 年鉴;历书;年历 { :19960}

sire [ˈsaɪə(r)] n. 陛下;大人;男性祖先;雄性亲畜 n. (Sire)人名;(芬、挪)西雷;(法)西尔 vt. 做…的父亲;生产 { :22353}

majestically [mə'dʒestɪklɪ] adv. 雄伟地,庄严地;威严地 { :23920}

insubordination [ˌɪnsəˌbɔ:dɪˈneɪʃn] n. 反抗,不服从 { :25028}

abashed [əˈbæʃt] adj. 不安的;窘迫的;尴尬的 {toefl :28626}

ermine [ˈɜ:mɪn] n. 貂;貂的白毛皮 { :31127}


生僻词
consumingly [kən'sju:mɪŋlɪ] adv. 强烈地

forty-four [ ] 四十四

grown-ups [ɡ'rəʊn'ʌps] n. 成人

seventy-two [ ] num. 七十二

thriftily [θ'rɪftɪlɪ] adv. 节俭地; 繁茂地; 繁荣的


词组
a favor [ ] 以…为受益人

a throne [ ] [网络] 御座

absolute monarch [ ] [网络] 只手遮天;绝对权力的君主;专制帝王

clad in [ ] [网络] 穿着;穿著

contrary to [ˈkɔntrəri tu:] na. 跟…相反[相违背] [网络] 与……相反;违反;和…相反

e me [ ] [网络] 电子的荷质比;表最高;端的

glance to [ ] 朝…瞧了瞧

hasten to [ ] [网络] 赶到;奔赴;加快步伐

long journey [ ] [网络] 长途旅行;长途的旅程;漫长

make a gesture [ ] [网络] 摆出姿态;做一个手势;做手势

marvel at [ˈmɑ:vəl æt] v. 对…感到惊异 [网络] 惊奇;惊叹;感到惊讶

pluck up [plʌk ʌp] na. 提高;连根拔去 [网络] 鼓起;振作;拔起

preparation for [ˌprepəˈreiʃən fɔ:] [网络] 准备;为…做的准备;为…做准备

proud of [ ] [网络] 骄傲;自豪的;为…而自豪

stand upright [stænd ˈʌprait] [网络] 直立;笔直挺立;笔直地耸立

succeed in [səkˈsi:d in] v. 成功于 [网络] 在…成功;成功地做;取得成功

the planet [ ] [网络] 星球;地球;行星

Your Majesty [ ] na. 陛下;“Your/His/Her Majesty”的变体 [网络] 主公;尊敬的女王陛下;女王称陛下


惯用语
said the king
the king



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