31. 生意星（讲解）

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The fourth planet belonged to a businessman. This man was so much occupied that he did not even raise his head at the little prince's arrival.



"Good morning," the little prince said to him. "Your cigarette has gone out."

"Three and two make five. Five and seven make twelve. Twelve and three make fifteen. Good morning. Fifteen and seven make twenty-two. Twenty-two and six make twenty-eight. I haven't time to light it again. Twenty-six and five make thirty-one. Phew! Then that makes five-hundred-and-one million, six-hundred-twenty-two-thousand, seven-hundred-thirty-one."

"Five hundred million what?" asked the little prince.

"Eh? Are you still there? Five-hundred-and-one million--I can't stop . . . I have so much to do! I am concerned with matters of consequence. I don't amuse myself with balderdash. Two and five make seven . . ."

"Five-hundred-and-one million what?" repeated the little prince, who never in his life had let go of a question once he had asked it.

The businessman raised his head.

"During the fifty-four years that I have inhabited this planet, I have been disturbed only three times. The first time was twenty-two years ago, when some giddy goose fell from goodness knows where. He made the most frightful noise that resounded all over the place, and I made four mistakes in my addition. The second time, eleven years ago, I was disturbed by an attack of rheumatism. I don't get enough exercise. I have no time for loafing. The third time--well, this is it! I was saying, then, five-hundred-and-one millions--"

"Millions of what?"

The businessman suddenly realized that there was no hope of being left in peace until he answered this question.

语言点

- belong to：属于；例：This book belongs to me. 这本书是我的。
- occupy：v. 占用 / 占领 / 使忙碌；例：This toilet is occupied. 厕所里有人。例：I enjoy keeping myself occupied. 我这人喜欢忙一点。
- arrival：n. 到达；扩展：arrivals 到港区 / departures 出发大厅
- cigarette：n. 香烟；扩展：cigar 雪茄
- make：v. 总计；例：That makes ¥100 in total. 总共100元。
- amuse：v. 逗……笑；例：He made faces to amuse her. 他做鬼脸逗她笑。
- balderdash：n. 胡言乱语
- disturb：v. 打断，打扰；例：The little prince disturbed my thoughts. 小王子打断了我的思维。
- giddy：adj. 头晕的；例：I feel giddy. 我有点晕。
- goodness：上帝啊；例：My goodness! 我的天啊！
- frightful：adj. 可怕的；同义词：horrible
- resound：v. 发出回响
- addition：n. 加法；in addition . . . 另外
- rheumatism：n. 风湿病
- loaf：v. 游手好闲；扩展：a loaf of bread 一条面包