《小王子英文版》精读笔记Chapter 12-3

“Ashamed of what?” insisted the little prince, who wanted to help him.

“Ashamed of drinking!” The tippler brought his speech to an end, and shut himself up in an impregnable silence.

And the little prince went away, puzzled.

“The grown-ups are certainly very, very odd,” he said to himself, as he continued on his journey.

〖精读笔记〗

◆insist [ɪnˈsɪst] vt.坚持，强调；坚持说

insist on/upon坚持

→ He insists on speaking to you personally.他坚持要和你本人谈。

◆speech [spiːtʃ] n.演讲；讲话

◆shut sb. up使闭嘴;让...闭嘴（在实际对话中使用是一种不太礼貌的表达）

◆impregnable [ɪmˈpreɡnəbl] adj.坚不可摧的；不受影响的

◆puzzled [ˈpʌzld] adj.困惑的；茫然的