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64、The second planet was inhabited by a conceited man.
conceited /kənˈsiːtɪd/ :someone who is conceited behaves in a way that shows they think they are very intelligent , skilful , or attractive . This word shows that you do not like people like this.(人)自负的,自高自大的,骄傲自满的(该词表示不喜欢这样的人)
65、“It is a hat for salutes,” the conceited man replied. “It is to raise in salute when people acclaim me.
acclaim /əˈkleɪm/ 公开赞扬
66、After five minutes of this exercise the little prince grew tired of the game’s monotony.
monotony /məˈnɒtəni/ :a bored feeling caused by the fact that nothing different ever happens 单调乏味;无聊
the monotony of life in a prison camp 战俘营里生活的单调乏味
67、Conceited people never hear anything but praise.
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68、The next planet was inhabited by a tippler.
tippler /ˈtɪplə/ :someone who regularly drinks alcohol 常饮酒的人;嗜酒者;酒徒
69、This was a very short visit, but it plunged the little prince into deep dejection.
dejection /dɪˈdʒekʃn/ :the feeling of being dejected 灰心;沮丧
plunge sb/sth into sth:to suddenly put someone or something in a particular state or situation 使(某人或某物)突然陷入(某种状态或情形)
The city was plunged into total darkness when the entire electrical system failed. 整个供电系统瘫痪后,全城陷入一片黑暗。
70、“I am drinking,” replied the tippler, with a lugubrious air.
lugubrious /ləˈguːbriəs/ :looking very sad or serious 悲哀的;忧伤的;忧郁的
71、“Ashamed of drinking!” The tippler brought his speech to an end, and shut himself up in an impregnable silence.
impregnable /ɪmˈpregnəbl/ :strong and impossible to change or influence 无法改变的,无法动摇的
her impregnable obstinacy 她那顽固不化的倔强
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72、I am concerned with matters of consequence. I don’t amuse myself with balderdash.
balderdash /ˈbɔːldəˌdæʃ/
nonsense 胡言乱语;废话
72、He made the most frightful noise that resounded all over the place, and I made four mistakes in my addition.
resound /rɪˈzaʊnd/ :to produce or be filled with a loud sound that continues for a long time 激起回响;回荡着声音
73、The second time, eleven years ago, I was disturbed by an attack of rheumatism. I don’t get enough exercise. I have no time for loafing.
rheumatism /ˈruːməˌtɪz(ə)m/ :an illness affecting your joints (= where bones are joined) or muscles so that they swell and become stiff and painful 风湿病
loaf v. 游荡 to loaf about游荡
74、“To whom do they belong?” the businessman retorted, peevishly.
peevish /ˈpiːvɪʃ/ :easily annoyed by small and unimportant things 易动怒的,脾气坏的=bad-tempered
The kids were peevish after so long in the car. 孩子们坐了这么长时间的汽车,随时会发脾气.
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75、Then – the planet now makes a complete turn every minute, and I no longer have a single second for repose.
repose /rɪˈpəʊz/ :a calm or relaxed state 安详;休息
76、What the little prince did not dare confess was that he was sorry most of all to leave this planet, because it was blest every day with 1440 sunsets!
blest
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77、The sixth planet was ten times larger than the last one. It was inhabited by an old gentleman who wrote voluminous books.
voluminous /vəˈluːmɪnəs/ :a voluminous document is long and detailed (文件)长篇的,浩繁的
78、“Oh, look! Here is an explorer!” he exclaimed to himself when he saw the little prince coming.
exclaim /ɪkˈskleɪm/ :to say something suddenly and loudly, especially because you are surprised , impressed , or in pain (又因吃惊、印象深刻或疼痛而)呼喊,感叹,惊叫
‘Wow!’ Bill exclaimed. ‘You look beautiful!’ “哇!”比尔惊叹道,“你太美了!”
79、The little prince sat down on the table and panted a little. He had already traveled so much and so far!
pant /pænt/ :to breathe very loudly with your mouth open , for example when you have been running or exercising (跑步或锻炼后)大口喘气,喘粗气
Louisa banged the door shut and leaned against it, panting. 路易莎砰的一声把门关上,背靠着门,喘着粗气。
80、“Here at last is a man who has a real profession!” And he cast a look around him at the planet of the geographer. It was the most magnificent and stately planet that he had ever seen.
stately <ˈsteɪtli> (adjective 形容词) 庄严的
a stately ceremony庄重的仪式
81、“Because intoxicated men see double. Then the geographer would note down two mountains in a place where there was only one.”
intoxicated (adjective 形容词) 醉了的
82、The recitals of explorers are put down first in pencil.
recital /rɪˈsaɪtl/ :a long spoken description of something , especially one that is boring (尤指乏味的)叙说,述说
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83、To give you an idea of the size of the Earth, I will tell you that before the invention of electricity it was necessary to maintain, over the whole of the six continents, a veritable army of 462,511 lamplighters for the street lamps.
veritable /ˈverɪtəbl/ :real (used for emphasizing what you saying) 真正的,确实的(用于强调所说的话)
a veritable feast 真正的盛宴
a veritable army of helpers 真正的一大群帮手
84、Only the man who was in charge of the single lamp at the North Pole, and his colleague who was responsible for the single lamp at the South Pole– only these two would live free from toil and care: they would be busy twice a year.
toil /tɔɪl/ n. 苦工;辛苦
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85、He was beginning to be afraid he had come to the wrong planet, when a coil of gold, the color of the moonlight, flashed across the sand.
coil /kɔɪl/ :a length of something that forms rings or curls 卷;盘;匝
a coil of rope 一卷绳子
:something that has a long curved shape 圈;环
a coil of black smoke 黑烟圈
86、“Good evening,” said the little prince courteously.
courteously adv. 有礼貌的;亲切地 /ˈkɜːtiəsli/
He answered my questions courteously.
87、He twined himself around the little prince’s ankle, like a golden bracelet.
twine /twaɪn/ :to twist , grow , or wind round something , or make something wind round something(使)缠绕;(使)盘绕
Climbing plants had twined round the branches of the dead tree. 攀缘植物缠绕着这棵枯树的树枝。
88、The little prince made no reply.
89、“You move me to pity– you are so weak on this Earth made of granite,” the snake said.
granite /ˈgrænɪt/ :a type of very hardstone , used especiallyfor building 花岗岩,花岗石(有用于建筑
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90、The flower had once seen a caravan passing.
caravan 旅行拖车,宿营拖车(无发动机,由其他车拖动,多供度假时住宿用)
a caravan site / park 旅行拖车停车场
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91、The only mountains he had ever known were the three volcanoes, which came up to his knees. And he used the extinct volcano as a footstool.
footstool 脚凳(坐时搁脚的矮凳)
92、But he saw nothing, save peaks of rock that were sharpened like needles.
save/seɪv/ :except 除…之外
No one, save perhaps his wife, knows where he is. 除他妻子之外,没人知道他在哪儿。
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93、But it happened that after walking for a long time through sand, and rocks, and snow, the little prince at last came upon a road. And all roads lead to the abodes of men.
abode <əˈbəʊd> (noun名词) 住所
94、He was standing before a garden, all abloom with roses.
abloom adj. 开花的
95、And he was overcome with sadness. His flower had told him that she was the only one of her kind in all the universe. And here were five thousand of them, all alike, in one single garden! “She would be very much annoyed,” he said to himself, “if she should see that. . . she would cough most dreadfully, and she would pretend that she was dying, to avoid being laughed at. And I should be obliged to pretend that I was nursing her back to life – for if I did not do that, to humble myself also, she would really allow herself to die. . . ”
be overcome with:to be extremely strongly affected by sth 受到...的极大影响
Her parents were overcome with grief at the funeral. 在葬礼上她的父母悲痛欲绝。
The dead woman had been overcome by smoke. 这个女人是被烟呛死的。
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96、The fox seemed perplexed, and very curious.
perplexed /pəˈplekst/ :confused because youcannot understandsomething 困惑的;迷惘的
97、“My life is very monotonous,” the fox said.
monotonous
a monotonous voice单调的说话声
98、So Thursday is a wonderful day for me! I can take a walk as far as the vineyards.
vineyard <ˈvɪnjɑːd, -jəd> (noun 名词) 葡萄园
99、“You are not at all like my rose,” he said. “As yet you are nothing. No one has tamed you, and you have tamed no one. You are like my fox when I first knew him. He was only a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But I have made him my friend, and now he is unique in all the world.” And the roses were very much embarrassed.
as yet 到目前为止,迄今 :until the present time : so far
He has not as yet heard the result.= As yet he has not heard the result. <=he has not yet heard the result>
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100、“Not even the locomotive engineer knows that,” said the switchman.
locomotive
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101、This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench thirst.
to quench your thirst 解渴
102、Computations have been made by experts.
computation /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn/
the process ofcalculating a number oramount 计算
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103、I made a gesture of weariness.
weariness (noun 名词) 疲劳 = tiredness
104、It is absurd to look for a well, at random, in the immensity of the desert.
immensity /ɪˈmensəti/ :the very large size of something 巨大;广大
the immensity of the ocean 海洋的浩瀚无边
105、But it cast an enchantment over that house. My home was hiding a secret in the depths of its heart. . .
Enchantment:the state of being under a magic spell 着迷;着魔
It was a place of deep mystery and enchantment. 这是一个极其神秘和迷人的地方。