美文发布:奇速英语 发布时间:Dec 12, 2016 10:44:08 AM
The second planet was inhabited by a conceitedman. 第二颗行星上住着一个爱慕虚荣的人。 "Ah! Ah! I am about to receive a visit from anadmirer!" "啊!啊!我马上要接待一位仰慕者的拜访了! " he exclaimed from afar, when he first saw the little prince coming. 这个自命不凡的人一看到小王子朝他走来,远远地就叫起来。 For, to conceited men, all other men are admirers. 在一个虚荣自负的人眼里,其他所有人都成了他的崇拜者。 "Good morning," said the little prince. "That is a queer hat you are wearing." "早上好! "小王子说,"你戴的帽子很奇怪。" "It is a hat for salutes," the conceited man replied. "It is to raise in salute when peopleacclaim me. "这是为了向人们致意用的。"爱慕虚荣的人回答道,"当人们为我喝彩时,我就拿起帽子向他们致意。 Unfortunately, nobody at all ever passes this way." 不幸的是,从来没有一个人从这里经过。" "Yes?" said the little prince, who did not understand what the conceited man was talkingabout. "是吗? "小王子说,他不太明白这个人在说些什么。 "Clap your hands, one against the other," the conceited man now directed him. "拍拍你的手,用一只手去拍另一只。"爱慕虚荣的人开始指导他。 The little prince clapped his hands. T 小王子就拍起巴掌来, he conceited man raised his hat in a modest salute. 那人便举起他的帽子,谦虚地行礼。 "This is more entertaining than the visit to the king,"the little prince said to himself. "这比拜访国王有意思多了。"小王子自言自语地说。 And he began again to clap his hands, one against the other. 之后他又开始拍手,用一只手拍打另一只。 The conceited man again raised his hat in salute. 爱慕虚荣的人再次向他脱帽回礼。 After five minutes of this exercise the little prince grew tired of the game's monotony. 小王子这样做了五分钟'之后对这种单调乏味的把戏有点厌烦了。 "And what should one do to make the hat come down?" he asked. "要让你的帽子掉下来,该怎么做呢? "他问道。 But the conceited man did not hear him. 可这回那个虚荣自负的人听不进他的话。 Conceited people never hear anything but praise. 因为凡是爱慕虚荣的人只听得到赞美之辞。 "Do you really admire me very much?" he demanded of the little prince. "你真的非常崇拜我吗? "他问小王子。 "What does that mean-'admire'?" "你说的'崇拜'是什么意思? " "To admire mean that you regard me as the handsomest, the best-dressed, the richest, andthe most intelligent man on this planet." "崇拜就是说你认为我是这个星球上最帅气、着装最美、最富有、最智慧的人。" "But you are the only man on your planet!" "但你是你的星球上唯一的人呀! " "Do me this kindness. Admire me just the same." "行行好吧,请你还是一样地崇拜我吧! " "I admire you," said the little prince, shrugging his shoulders slightly, "我崇拜你。"小王子轻轻地耸耸肩,说道, "but what is there in that to interest you so much?" "但是为什么这让你如此感兴趣呢? " And the little prince went away. 于是小王子走开了。 "The grown-ups are certainly very odd,"he said to himself, as he continued on his journey. "这些大人真的非常古怪。"他对自己说,又开始继续他的旅行。
minutes ['minits] n. 会议记录,(复数)分钟 planet ['plænit] n. 行星 salute [sə'lu:t] v. 行礼,致意,问候 modest ['mɔdist] adj. 谦虚的,适度的,端庄的 kindness ['kaindnis] n. 仁慈,好意 entertaining [entə'teiniŋ] adj. 引起乐趣的,娱乐性的,令人愉快的 n. 招待, hesitation [.hezi'teiʃən] n. 犹豫 understand [.ʌndə'stænd] vt. 理解,懂,听说,获悉,将 ... 理解为,认为< acclaim [ə'kleim] n. 喝采,欢呼,赞同 v. 欢呼,喝采,称赞 admirer [əd'maiərə] n. 赞赏者;钦佩者;爱慕者
The village nestled at the foot of the hill.
那村庄位於山脚下.
2. in the meantime 在此期间;于此际
In the meantime Grief was whispering a few wordsin Ieremia's ear.
这时,格里菲在耶利米亚的耳朵根嘀咕了几句。
3. out of sight 看不见;在视野之外;在看不见的地方
The carriage whirled out of sight.
马车疾驰而消失在视线之外。
4. be obliged to 不得不;有义务;感谢;被迫做
They are obliged to resort to the most ingenious contortions and combinations.
他们却不能不采取最巧妙的曲解和胡说。