fortune“财富”来自罗马神话中的幸运女神福尔图那Fortu

Day 335 morning 2021

fortune（财富）：罗马神话中的幸运女神福尔图那Fortuna

福尔图娜 Fortuna 是罗马神话中的幸运女神，她主管人和国家的命运。

她的形象一般为一手执羊角，象征丰饶和财富，一手执车轮，象征命运的变迁兴衰。

英语单词 fortune 就源自幸运女神的名字 Fortuna 。

习语 wheel of fortune 字面意思是幸运女神的车轮，比喻命运或人生的变迁。

fortune： ['fɔːtʃuːn; -tʃ(ə)n]  n. 财富，命运，好运 vt. 给予财富 vi. 偶然发生

The first time he saw my airplane, for instance (I shall not draw my airplane; that would be much too complicated for me), he asked me: “What is that object?”

“That is not an object. It flies. It is an airplane. It is my airplane.”

And I was proud to have him learn that I could fly. Then he cried out:

“What! You dropped down from the sky?”

“Yes,” I answered, modestly.

“Oh! That is funny!”

And the little prince broke into a lovely peal of laughter, which irritated me very much. I like my misfortunes to be taken seriously.