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Chapter 13 ↵ planet a
businessman. This man was so much occupied that
he did not even raise his head at the little
prince's arrival. ↵ Good morning, ” the little
prince said to him. Your cigarette has gone out.
↵ Three and two make five. Five and seven make
twelve. Twelve and three make fifteen. Good
morning. Fifteen and seven make twenty-two.
Twenty-two and six make twenty-eight. I haven't
time to light it again. Twenty-six and five make
thirty-one. ! Then that makes
five-hundred-and-one-million,
six-hundred-twenty-two-thousand,
seven-hundred-thirty-one. ↵ Five hundred million
what? asked the . ↵ Eh? Are you
still there? Five-hundred-and-one million—I can't
stop. . . I have so much to do! I am concerned
with matters . I don't myself
with . Two and five make seven. . . ↵
Five-hundred-and-one million what? repeated the
, who never in his life had let go
of a question once he had asked it. ↵ The
businessman raised his head. ↵ During the
fifty-four years that I have this
planet, I have been disturbed only three times.
The first time was twenty-two years ago, when
some fell from knows where.
He made the most noise that
all over the place, and I made four
my addition. The second time, eleven years ago, I
was an attack of . I don't
get enough exercise. I have no time for .
The third time—well, this is it! I was saying,
then, five-hundred-and-one millions—” ↵ Millions
of what? ↵ The businessman suddenly realized
that there was no hope of being left in peace
until he answered this question. ↵ Millions of
those little objects, ” he said, “which one
sometimes sees in the sky. ↵ Flies? ↵ Oh, no.
Little objects. ↵ ? ↵ Oh, no.
Little golden objects that set men to
dreaming. As for me, I am concerned with matters
. There is no time for
dreaming in my life. ↵ Ah! You mean the stars?
↵ Yes, that's it. The stars. ↵ And what do you
do with five-hundred millions of stars? ↵
Five-hundred-and-one million,
six-hundred-twenty-two thousand,
seven-hundred-thirty-one. I am co ncerned with
matters : I am accurate. ↵ And
what do you do with these stars? ↵ What do I do
with them? ↵ Yes. ↵ Nothing. I own them. ↵ You
own the stars? ↵ Yes. ↵ But I have already seen
a king who—” ↵ Kings do not own, they .
It is a very different matter. ↵ And what good
does it do you to own the stars? ↵ It does me
the good of making me rich. ↵ And what good does
it do you to be rich? ↵ It makes it possible for
me to buy more stars, if any are ever discovered.
↵ This man, ” the said to
himself, “ reasons a little like my poor
. . . ↵ Nevertheless, he still had some
more questions. ↵ How is it possible for one to
own the stars? ↵ To whom do they belong? the
businessman , . ↵ I don't know.
To nobody. ↵ Then they me, because I
was the first person to think of it. ↵ Is that
all that is necessary? ↵ Certainly. When you
find that nobody, it is
yours. When you discover an island that belongs
to nobody, it is yours. When you get an idea
before anyone else, you it:
it is yours. So with me: I own the stars, because
nobody else before me ever thought of owning
them. ↵ Yes, that is true, ” said the little
prince. And what do you do with them? ↵ I
administer them, ” replied the businessman. I
count them and
I am a man who is naturally interested in matters
not satisfied. ↵ If I owned a
said, “I could put it around my neck and take it
away with me. If I owned a flower, I could
that flower and take it away with me. But you
cannot
But I can put them in the bank. ↵ Whatever does
that mean? ↵ That means that I write the number
of my stars on a little paper. And then I put
this paper in a
And that is all? ↵ That is enough, ” said the
businessman. ↵ It is
no great consequence. ↵ On matters of
consequence, the
were very different from those of the grown-ups.
↵ I myself own a flower, ” he continued his
conversation with the businessman, “which I water
every day. I own three
out every week (for I also
is
to my
flower, that I own them. But you are of no use to
the stars. . . ↵ The businessman opened his
mouth, but he found nothing to say in answer. And
the
certainly altogether extraordi-nary, ” he said
simply, talking to himself as he continued on his
journey. ↵
知识点
重点词汇
drawer [drɔ:(r)] n. 抽屉;开票人;出票人;起草者;酒馆侍 n. n.(德)德拉韦尔(人名) {zk gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :4175}
bees ['bi:z] n. [蜂] 蜜蜂(bee的复数) { :4247}
goodness [ˈgʊdnəs] n. 善良,优秀 ;精华,养分 int. 天哪 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :4367}
patent [ˈpætnt] n. 专利权;执照;专利品 adj. 专利的;新奇的;显然的 vt. 授予专利;取得…的专利权 {gk cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :4405}
entertaining [ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ] v. 款待(entertain的ing形式) adj. 令人愉快的 { :4478}
recount [rɪ'kaʊnt] n. 重算 vt. 叙述;重新计算 {toefl :5484}
goose [gu:s] n. 鹅;鹅肉;傻瓜;雌鹅 vt. 突然加大油门;嘘骂 n. (Goose)人名;(德)戈泽;(英)古斯 {zk gk cet4 cet6 ky :5529}
inhabited [ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd] v. 占据(inhabit的过去分词);居住于 adj. 有人居住的 { :6052}
scarf [skɑ:f] n. 围巾;嵌接,嵌接处;头巾领巾 n. (Scarf)人名;(英)斯卡夫 vt. 披嵌接;用围巾围 {zk gk cet4 cet6 ky gre :6140}
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}
poetic [pəʊˈetɪk] n. 诗学,诗论 adj. 诗的,诗歌的;诗意的;诗人的 { :6703}
pluck [plʌk] n. 勇气;内脏;快而猛的拉 vt. 摘;拔;扯 vi. 拉;拽;扯 {cet4 cet6 toefl gre :6870}
loafing [ ] n. 条,一条面包;块;游荡 vt. 游荡;游手好闲;虚度光阴 vi. 游荡;游手好闲;虚度光阴 { :6892}
idle [ˈaɪdl] adj. 闲置的;懒惰的;停顿的 vt. 虚度;使空转 vi. 无所事事;虚度;空转 {cet4 cet6 ky ielts gre :7526}
retorted [riˈtɔ:tid] v. 反驳( retort的过去式和过去分词 ) { :8199}
amuse [əˈmju:z] vt. 娱乐;消遣;使发笑;使愉快 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts gre :8734}
glittering [ˈglɪtərɪŋ] adj. 闪闪发光的 v. 闪闪发光(glitter的ing形式) { :8798}
extinct [ɪkˈstɪŋkt] adj. 灭绝的,绝种的;熄灭的 vt. 使熄灭 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :9357}
giddy [ˈgɪdi] n. (Giddy)人名;(英)吉迪 adj. 头晕的;眼花的;令人眼花缭乱的;轻浮的 vt. 使晕眩;使眼花缭乱 vi. 眼花;眩晕 {gre :11227}
难点词汇
frightful [ˈfraɪtfl] adj. 可怕的;惊人的;非常的 {cet6 :15262}
rheumatism [ˈru:mətɪzəm] n. [内科] 风湿病 { :19014}
resounded [rɪˈzaʊndid] v. (指声音等)回荡于某处( resound的过去式和过去分词 ); 产生回响; (指某处)回荡着声音 { :19086}
phew [fju:] n. (Phew)人名;(东南亚国家华语)标 int. 唷(表示不快、惊讶的声音) vi. 咂舌头 { :20625}
peevishly ['pi:vɪʃlɪ] adv. 急躁地,暴躁地 { :34343}
balderdash [ˈbɔ:ldədæʃ] n. 胡言乱语;梦呓 { :45634}
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}
生僻词
fifty-four [ ] 五十四
five-hundred [ ] na. 五百;五百分 [网络] 五百啦;伍佰家;五佰
grown-ups [ɡ'rəʊn'ʌps] n. 成人
thirty-one [ ] num. 三十一
tippler ['tɪplə(r)] n. 酒鬼;倾卸装置;倾卸工
twenty-eight [t'wenti:'eɪt] 二十八
twenty-six [t'wenti:s'ɪks] 二十六
twenty-two [ˌtwentɪ'tu:] num. 二十二
volcanoes [vɔlˈkeinəuz] n. 火山爆发,火山;火山群(volcano复数)
词组
a diamond [ ] [网络] 钻石;一个菱形;切割钻石
belong to [biˈlɔŋ tu:] v. 属于;附属 [网络] 归于;归属;属於
clean out [kli:n aut] na. 扫除干净;〔俚语〕(把钱)花完 [网络] 清除;打扫干净;清扫
disturb by [ ] 因…而感到不安:
goodness knows [ ] 天晓得!谁也不知道;上帝作证
little prince [ ] [网络] 小王子;小王子作曲;小王子小故事
lock it [ ] [网络] 锁定的;转身;不要讲话
mistake in [ ] 弄错,看错
of consequence [ ] na. 有势力的;重要的 [网络] 具有重大意义的;有意义
reign over [ ] [网络] 统治;盛行;有权就会管辖
silk scarf [ ] [网络] 丝巾;丝绸围巾;真丝围巾
take out a patent on [ ] 获得…的专利权
the fourth [ ] na. 美国独立纪念日 [网络] 第四;四弦音;第四部分
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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