29. 自负星（讲解）

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The second planet was inhabited by a conceited man.

"Ah! Ah! I am about to receive a visit from an admirer!" he exclaimed from afar, when he first saw the little prince coming.

For, to conceited men, all other men are admirers.

"Good morning," said the little prince. "That is a queer hat you are wearing."

"It is a hat for salutes," the conceited man replied. "It is to raise in salute when people acclaim me. Unfortunately, nobody at all ever passes this way."

"Yes?" said the little prince, who did not understand what the conceited man was talking about.

"Clap your hands, one against the other," the conceited man now directed him.

The little prince clapped his hands. The conceited man raised his hat in a modest salute.

"This is more entertaining than the visit to the king," the little prince said to himself. And he began again to clap his hands, one against the other. The conceited man again raised his hat in salute.

After five minutes of this exercise the little prince grew tired of the game's monotony.

"And what should one do to make the hat come down?" he asked.

But the conceited man did not hear him. Conceited people never hear anything but praise.

"Do you really admire me very much?" he demanded of the little prince.

"What does that mean--'admire'?"

"To admire means that you regard me as the handsomest, the best-dressed, the richest, and the most intelligent man on this planet."

"But you are the only man on your planet!"

"Do me this kindness. Admire me just the same."

"I admire you," said the little prince, shrugging his shoulders slightly, "but what is there in that to interest you so much?"

And the little prince went away.

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

语言点

- conceited：adj. 自负的；例：She is so conceited about her looks. 她对自己的外貌甚为得意
- admire：v. 羡慕，欣赏；例：I admire your persistence. 我欣赏你的执着。admirer：n. 崇拜者
- afar：adv. 在远处；例：news from afar 来自远方的消息
- queer：adj. 奇怪的；例：“Tie him! What a queer idea!” “拴住他？这个想法太奇怪啦！”
- salute：n. / v. 敬礼；例：We salute you! 我们向你致敬！
- acclaim：v. / n. 称赞；例：I’m not doing this just to win acclaim. 我不是为了得到表扬才这么做的。
- direct：v. 指挥；例：Can you direct me to the station? 请问到车站怎么走？adj. 直的；例：This is a direct line to the president’s office. 这个电话线路直通主席办公室。
- modest：adj. 谦虚的；例：Don’t be modest. You are the hero. 别谦虚，你帮了大忙了。
- entertain：v. 使快乐；例：Let me entertain you with a joke! 我给你讲个笑话吧！
- exercise：n. 练习，活动；例：a breathing exercise 呼吸练习；例：This has been a useful exercise. 这件事没白做。
- monotony：n. 乏味
- praise：n. 称赞；例：Let us give praise unto the Lord! 让我们赞美上帝吧！
- regard as：看作；例：I regard you as a friend. 我把你当做朋友。