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原文内容
10 句英文原文
" That means that I write the number of my stars on a little paper.
" And that is all?"
" That is enough," said the businessman.
" It is entertaining," thought the little prince.
" It is rather poetic.
" I myself own a flower," he continued his conversation with the businessman," which I water every day.
中文翻译
“这意味着我在一张小纸上写下我的星星数量。
然后我把这张纸放进抽屉,用钥匙锁上。
"就这样吗?"
“这就够了,”商人说道。
“这真有趣,”小王子想。
“这相当富有诗意。
但这并不重要。"
关于重要的事情,小王子的想法与大人们的想法截然不同。
“我自己有一朵花,”他继续与商人交谈,“我每天都给它浇水。
我拥有三座火山,我每周都会清理它们(因为我也清理那座死火山;谁也不知道会发生什么)。
重点词汇
8 个entertaining/ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/
adj.有趣的,娱乐的
原句:"It is entertaining," thought the little prince.
poetic/poʊˈetɪk/
adj.富有诗意的
原句:"It is rather poetic."
consequence/ˈkɑːnsəkwens/
n.重要性,重大意义
原句:But it is of no great consequence.
grown-ups/ˈɡroʊn ʌps/
n.成年人
原句:...very different from those of the grown-ups.
water/ˈwɔːtər/
v.给...浇水
原句:...which I water every day.
volcanoes/vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊz/
n.火山
原句:I own three volcanoes...
clean out/kliːn aʊt/
phr.v.清理,打扫干净
原句:...which I clean out every week...
extinct/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
adj.熄灭的,灭绝的
原句:...the one that is extinct...
重点语法
4 个1
of no great consequence
介词短语作表语,表示"不重要"
原文
But it is of no great consequence.
但这并不重要。
例句
His opinion is of no consequence to me.
他的意见对我无关紧要。
2
had ideas which were...
关系从句,修饰先行词"ideas"
原文
...the little prince had ideas which were very different...
小王子有一些与...非常不同的想法
例句
She has a plan which is quite practical.
她有一个相当实际的计划。
3
which I water every day
非限制性定语从句,补充说明先行词"flower"
原文
I myself own a flower, which I water every day.
我自己拥有一朵花,我每天给它浇水。
例句
He gave me a book, which I read last night.
他给了我一本书,我昨晚读了它。
4
one never knows
固定表达,意为"世事难料"
原文
...one never knows.
...世事难料。
例句
Take an umbrella, one never knows when it might rain.
带把伞吧,说不定什么时候会下雨。