30. 酒瘾星（讲解）

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The next planet was inhabited by a tippler. This was a very short visit, but it plunged the little prince into deep dejection.

"What are you doing there?" he said to the tippler, whom he found settled down in silence before a collection of empty bottles and also a collection of full bottles.

"I am drinking," replied the tippler, with a lugubrious air.

"Why are you drinking?" demanded the little prince.

"So that I may forget," replied the tippler.

"Forget what?" inquired the little prince, who already was sorry for him.

"Forget that I am ashamed," the tippler confessed, hanging his head.

"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.

语言点

- tippler：n. 有酒瘾的人
- plunge in/into：跳入 / 投身；例：to plunge in the river 跳进河里；例：to plunge into a new career 投身新的事业
- dejection：n. 沮丧
- settle down：歇息 / 舒服地坐下 / 过安定的生活；例：Everybody settled down to listen to the music. 大家都坐下来听音乐。
- collection：n. 收集 / 一批；例：Our music teacher has a huge vinyl collection. 我们的音乐老师收藏了好多黑胶唱片。
- lugubrious：adj. 悲伤的；同义替换：with a lugubrious air = with an air of sadness
- confess：v. 认罪，承认；例：I must confess that I didn’t like you at first. 我必须承认我一开始对你有点偏见。
- impregnable：adj. 坚不可摧的；例：The fortress is impregnable. 这座城堡无法攻破。
- puzzle：n. 迷 / v. 使困惑；例：John is a real puzzle. 小强这个人真是个谜。例：I’m puzzled by his words. 他说的话让我很困惑。