《小王子英文版》精读笔记Chapter 9-4

And when he watered the flower for the last time, and prepared to place her under the shelter of her glass globe, he realized that he was very close to tears.

“Goodbye,” he said to the flower.

But she made no answer.

“Goodbye,” he said again.

The flower coughed. But it was not because she had a cold.

“I have been silly,” she said to him, at last. “I ask your forgiveness. Try to be happy...”

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water [ˈwɔːtə(r)] n. vt.给…浇水

prepare todo准备做某事

place [pleɪs] vt.放置

Litter baskets have been placed under the trees, but people still throw their rubbish everywhere.

树下都已设置了废物筐，但是人们仍到处扔垃圾。

shelter [ˈʃeltə(r)] n.躲避处；避难所；庇护

bevery close to非常接近

silly [ˈsɪli] adj.愚蠢的

havea cold感冒

forgiveness [fəˈɡɪvnəs] n.宽恕