07 Chapter 7 01
原文内容
10 句英文原文
" Even flowers that have thorns?"
" Yes, even flowers that have thorns."
" Then the thorns--what use are they?" I did not know.
" The thorns-- what use are they?"
中文翻译
在第五天——同样地,一如既往地,这要归功于那只绵羊——小王子生活的秘密向我揭开了。
突然地,没有任何铺垫,仿佛这个问题是他长时间默默思考自己难题的结果,他问道:“一只羊——如果它吃小灌木,那它也吃花吗?”“一只羊,”我回答,“会吃它够得着的任何东西。”
即使是带刺的花吗?
“是的,即使是那些有刺的花。”
“那么荆棘——它们有什么用呢?”我当时不知道。
那一刻我正忙着试图拧开发动机里卡住的一颗螺栓。
我非常担心,因为我越来越清楚地意识到,我的飞机故障极其严重。
而我剩下的饮用水如此之少,以至于我不得不担心最坏的情况发生。
“那些荆棘——它们有什么用呢?”
小王子一旦提出一个问题,就绝不会放弃追问。
重点词汇
10 个abruptly/əˈbrʌptli/
adv.突然地
原句:Abruptly, without anything to lead up to it...
meditation/ˌmedɪˈteɪʃn/
n.沉思
原句:...born of long and silent meditation on his problem
demanded/dɪˈmændɪd/
v.要求,追问
原句:...he demanded: 'A sheep--if it eats little bushes...'
thorns/θɔːrnz/
n.刺
原句:'Even flowers that have thorns?'
unscrew/ʌnˈskruː/
v.拧开,旋松
原句:...trying to unscrew a bolt that had got stuck
bolt/boʊlt/
n.螺栓
原句:...trying to unscrew a bolt that had got stuck
breakdown/ˈbreɪkdaʊn/
n.故障,抛锚
原句:...the breakdown of my plane was extremely serious
extremely/ɪkˈstriːmli/
adv.极其,非常
原句:...was extremely serious
revealed/rɪˈviːld/
v.揭示,透露
原句:...the secret...was revealed to me
let go of/let ɡoʊ ʌv/
phr.放弃,松开
原句:The little prince never let go of a question
重点语法
5 个1
过去完成时
had + 过去分词
原文
...once he had asked it.
一旦他问了一个问题。
例句
He had finished his work before I arrived.
在我到达之前,他已经完成了工作。
2
被动语态
be + 过去分词
原文
...the secret...was revealed to me.
……这个秘密……被透露给了我。
例句
The book was written by him.
这本书是他写的。
3
as if 引导的方式状语从句
as if + 从句
原文
...as if the question had been born of...
……仿佛这个问题是源于……
例句
He talks as if he knew everything.
他说起话来好像什么都知道。
4
what use are...? 固定句型
What use + be + 主语?
原文
'Then the thorns--what use are they?'
“那么刺——它们有什么用呢?”
例句
What use is this old machine?
这台旧机器有什么用?”
5
so...that... 结果状语从句
so + 形容词/副词 + that 从句
原文
And I had so little drinking-water left that I had to fear for the worst.
而且我剩下的饮用水太少了,我不得不做最坏的打算。
例句
He was so tired that he fell asleep immediately.
他太累了,以至于立刻就睡着了。