Chapter 3
He was near Asteroids 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, and 330. So he visited them first.
A king lived on the first planet. He wore a white fur robe that covered the entire planet. The Little Prince couldn’t find a place to sit down. And because he was tired, he yawned.
“I do not allow you to yawn,” the king said. 1
“I can’t help it,” said the Little Prince. “I’ve made
a long journey. And I haven’t had any sleep.”
“Then I order you to yawn,” said the king.
“Sir, excuse me for asking...” the Little Prince asked. “What do you rule over?”
“I rule over everything,” he told the Little Prince.
The Little Prince
Visits Other Planets
小王子拜访其他星球
□ fur robe 毛皮长袍
□ entire 整体的
□ yawn 打哈欠
□ help 帮助
□ make a journey 旅行
□ order 命令
□ excuse 原谅
□ rule over 统治
□ point to 指向
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He pointed to the stars. The Little Prince then asked 2 him to order a sunset.
“I will order it. But science must tell me when the time is right.”
1 allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事
I do not allow you to yawn. 我不允许你打哈欠。
2 ask sb. to do sth. 请求某人做某事
The Little Prince then asked him to order a sunset.
然后，小王子让他命令太阳下山。
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He looked at a calendar. “Well, well! That will be about... that will be tonight about seven-forty!”
The Little Prince knew he wouldn’t get his sunset.
He became bored.
“I’m going to leave now,” he told the king.
“Do not leave!” answered the king. “I will make you my minister!”
“A minister of what?”
“Of... of justice!”
“But there’s no one here to judge!” he said as he left. 1
“Wait! I will make you my ambassador,” the king quickly shouted after him.
“Grown-ups are so strange,” the Little Prince said to 2 himself as he went on his way.
□ bored 无聊的，厌倦的
□ minister of justice 司法部部长，法务部长
□ judge 裁判，判决
□ ambassador 大使
□ shout after 对着??后面大喊
□ go on one’s way 继续前进
□ vain 自负的, 虚荣的
□ clap one’s hands 拍手，鼓掌
□ bow （低头）问好
□ tip 倾斜，翻倒
□ decide 决定
□ boring 无聊的，冗长的
以下关于国王的哪一项是正确的？
a. He can make a sunset anytime.
b. He cannot make a sunset.
c. He doesn’t like sunsets.
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答案: b
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A very vain man lived on the second planet.
“Hello,” said the Little Prince. “That’s a funny hat you’re wearing.”
“It’s for receiving praise,” replied the vain man.
“But sadly, no one else lives here.”
The Little Prince did not understand the vain man.
“Clap your hands,” said the man.
The Little Prince clapped his hands, and the vain man bowed and tipped his hat.
He then clapped again. And the very vain man bowed and tipped his
hat again.
After five minutes, the Little Prince decided the game was boring.
1 no one 没人，谁都不
But there’s no one here to judge!
但是这里根本没人需要审判！
2 say to oneself 自言自语
“Grown-ups are so strange,”the Little Prince said to himself as he went on his way.
“大人们真奇怪，”小王子走在路上自言自语道。
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bow 是“问候”的意思，也是“鞠躬”的意思。这两者之间有什么联系呢？它们的共同之处就是都有“弯曲”的含义，两个单词的语源相同。
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□ admire 欣赏，称赞
□ handsome 长得好看的，帅气的
□ best-dressed 穿着讲究的，会穿衣打扮的
□ smart 聪明的
□ anyway 无论如何
□ certainly 当然，肯定
□ continue on 继续
□ journey 旅行，旅途
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“Do you really admire me?” he asked the Little Prince.
“What does that mean — admire?”
“To admire means to think that I am the handsomest, the best-dressed, and the smartest man
on the planet.”
“But you’re the only man on your planet!” said the Little Prince.
“Admire me, anyway.”
“I admire you,” said the Little Prince. “Grown-ups are certainly very strange,” he said to himself as he continued on his journey.迷你课堂
形容词最高级：the ~est
三个或三个以上对象之间进行比较时，“最??的”这种形式叫作最高级，在形容词后加-est和the一起使用。good的最高级是best ，这种特殊形式也要记住。
· To admire means to think that I am the handsomest, the best-dressed and the smartest man on the planet.
崇拜就是认为我是这个星球上最帅气、穿着最好、最聪明的人。
· The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.
猎豹是世界上跑得最快的动物。
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The drunkard lived in the next planet.
“What are you doing there?” the Little Prince asked the drunkard. “Drinking,” replied the drunkard.
“Why are you drinking?” asked the Little Prince.
“To forget that I’m ashamed,” said the drunkard.
“What are you ashamed of?” asked the Little Prince. 1
“Of drinking!” said the drunkard.
“Grown-ups are very, very strange,” he said to
himself. He continued on his journey.
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The fourth planet belonged to a businessman. 2
The businessman was counting.
“Whew! That adds up to five-hundred-and-one million, six hundred-twenty-two thousand, seven hundred thirty-one.”
“Five-hundred million what?” the Little Prince asked.
The businessman raised his head.
“I’ve lived on this planet for fifty-four years. And
I’ve been interrupted only three times,” he said. “The first time, a goose fell on my desk. The second time, I was interrupted by rheumatism pain. I don’t have time to exercise.
□ drunkard 酒鬼
□ reply 回答
□ forget 忘记
□ count 数数，计算
□ add up to 合计为??，总计
达??
□ raise one’s head 抬起头
□ interrupt 妨碍，插入
□ rheumatism 风湿病
□ pain 疼痛
□ exercise 做运动
1 be ashamed of... 对??感到害羞、羞愧、不好意思
What are you ashamed of? 你羞愧什么呢？
2 belong to? 属于谁，是谁的
The fourth planet belonged to a businessman.
第四个星球属于一个商人。
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□ Where was I? 我到哪儿了？
□ lazy 懒惰的
□ That’s it. 就是那个。
□ own 拥有
□ again and again 一次又一次，又，再
□ enough 充分，足够
□ useful 有用的
□ silent 寂静的，安静的
□ certainly 当然，肯定
□ unusual 异常的，罕见的，独特的
The third time is right now! Where was I?
Five-hundred-and-one million...”
“Five-hundred million what?”
“They make lazy people dream. I’m a busy person, so I have no time to dream.”
“Ah! You mean the stars?”
“Yes, that’s it. Stars.”
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“What do you do with those stars?”
“Nothing. I own them.”
“But the stars belong to nobody.”
“They belong to me because I thought of owning them first.”
“Then what do you do with them?”
“I count them again and again,” said the businessman.
“And that’s all?”
“That’s enough!”
“That’s funny,” thought the Little Prince.
“I own a flower,” he said. “I water it every day.
I am useful to my flower. But you are not useful to the stars.”
The businessman became silent.
“Grown-ups are certainly unusual,” he said to himself as he continued on his journey.迷你课堂
make sb. do sth. 让/使某人做某事
“让我做梦、让我哭泣、让我欢笑”这样的句型可以使用“make sb. do sth.”例如，“make me dream，make me cry，make me smile”。
·They make lazy people dream. 他们会使懒汉做梦。
·Nobody could make the baby stop crying. 没有人能让那个孩子停止哭泣。