《小王子英文版》精读笔记Chapter 13-10

“Yes, that is true,” said the little prince. “And what do you do with them?”

“I administer them,” replied the businessman. “I count them and recount them. It is difficult. But I am a man who is naturally interested in matters of consequence.”

The little prince was still not satisfied.

“If I owned a silk scarf,” he said, “I could put it around my neck and take it away with me. If I owned a flower, I could pluck that flower and take it away with me. But you cannot pluck the stars from heaven...”

〖精读笔记〗

◆administer [ədˈmɪnɪstə(r)] vt. 管理；执行

◆count [kaʊnt] v. 数数；计算总数；把……算入

◆recount [rɪ'kaʊnt] v. 重新计数或计算；讲述，叙述

◆be interested in对…感兴趣（后常接名词或动名词）

◆naturally [ˈnætʃrəli] adv. 自然地；生来，天生地

◆still [stɪl] adv. 仍然

◆satisfied [ˈsætɪsfaɪd] adj. 感到满意的

◆silk [sɪlk] adj. 丝的；丝绸的；丝制的

◆scarf [skɑːf] n. 围巾

◆take away拿走;夺走（加代词需放在take和away中间）

◆pluck [plʌk] v. 采摘；扯；拔掉

◆heaven [ˈhevn] n. 天堂；天空