共读《小王子》D8

When at last I was able to speak,I said to him: “But—what are you doing here?”

And in answer he repeated, very slowly, as if he were speaking of a matter of great consequence:“If you please—draw me a sheep...”

When a mystery(神秘事物) is too overpowering(不可抗拒的), one dare not disobey(不服从).

Absurd(荒唐的) as it might seem to me, a thousand miles from any human habitation and in danger of death,I took out of my pocket a sheet(纸张) of paper and my fountain-pen(钢笔).

But then I remembered how my studies had been concentrated on geography, history, arithmetic, and grammar,and I told the little chap(小家伙) (a little crossly, too) that I did not know how to draw.

He answered me:

“That doesn’t matter. Draw me a sheep...”

But I had never drawn a sheep.

So I drew for him one of the two pictures I had drawn so often.

It was that of the boa constrictor(巨蟒) from the outside.

And I was astounded(震惊的) to hear the little fellow greet it with,“No, no, no! I do not want an elephant inside a boa constrictor.

A boa constrictor is a very dangerous creature, and an elephant is very cumbersome(笨重).

Where I live, everything is very small.

What I need is a sheep. Draw me a sheep.”

【mystery】ˈmɪstərɪ

A mystery is something that is not understood or known about. 迷

【overpower】ˌəʊvəˈpaʊə

If you overpower someone, you manage to take hold of and keep hold of them, although they struggle a lot. 制服

【disobey】ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ

When someone disobeys a person or an order, they deliberately do not do what they have been told to do. 不服从; 不顺从

【absurd】əbˈsɜːd

If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense. 荒谬的表不满

【sheet】 ʃiːt

A sheet is a large rectangular piece of cotton or other cloth that you sleep on or cover yourself with in a bed. 床单; 被单

【chap】tʃɒp

A chap is a man or boy. 男人; 小伙

【astonish】əˈstɒnɪʃ

If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much. 使十分惊讶

【astounded】əˈstaʊndɪd

If you are astounded by something, you are very shocked or surprised that it could exist or happen. 被震惊的; 惊奇的