The Little Prince(2) ——小王子

So I lived my life alone, without anyone that I could really talk to, until I had an accident with my plane in the Desert of Sahara, six years ago.

这便是所谓的“越长大，越孤独”吧，人人称赞的 sensible man ，不过是个 lonely 可怜虫。

It was a question of life or death for me: I had scarcely enough drinking water to last a week.

有趣的是，转机总是发生在绝望边缘。

"Draw me a sheep!"
I jumped to my feet, completely thunderstruck. I blinked my eyes hard. I looked carefully all around me. And I saw a most extraordinary small person, who stood there examining me with great seriousness.

小王子初登场！

Now I stared at this sudden apparition with my eyes fairly starting out of my head in astonishment.

When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey.

人们都喜欢能掌控的事物，越是摸不透的东西越是令人心慌。

（以下来自牛津词典）

mechanic    技工
passenger    旅客；闲散人员
shipwreck    海难；失事船只；使遭遇海难
raft    筏子；充气船；大量
thunderstruck    惊呆的
portrait    肖像；描绘
charm    魅力；迷人之处；小挂件；护身符；咒语；魔法；
              吸引；使陶醉；诱使；以魔力控制
charming    迷人的；真是了不起啊！[表示评价不高]
apparition    幻影
stray    走失；漫不经心地移动；偏离正题；有外遇；误入歧途；
            流浪的；零星的；
            走势的宠物；走散者
uncertainly    迟疑地
faint    微弱的；渺茫的；虚弱的；淡淡的；眩晕的；无效的；
           昏厥
overpower    制服；征服；压倒
overpowering    难以忍受的；难以抑制的；不可抗拒的
disobey    不服从
fountain pen    钢笔
astound    使震惊；感到震惊的
greet    迎接；向……打招呼；对……作出反应；突然被……感知
cumbersome    笨重的；笨拙的；累赘的
indulgently    宽容的
toss off    轻松写好；草草写好；把……一饮而尽

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