52. 卖药的商人（讲解）

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"Good morning," said the little prince.

"Good morning," said the merchant.

This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench thirst. You need only swallow one pill a week, and you would feel no need of anything to drink.

"Why are you selling those?" asked the little prince.

"Because they save a tremendous amount of time," said the merchant. "Computations have been made by experts. With these pills, you save fifty-three minutes in every week."

"And what do I do with those fifty-three minutes?"

"Anything you like . . ."

"As for me," said the little prince to himself, "if I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water."

- merchant：n. 商人

- quench：v. 止；例：to quench thirst/fire 止渴/灭火

- tremendous：adj. 极大的；例：a tremendous amount of money 很大的一笔钱

- leisure：n. 空闲，休闲；例：to do sth at leisure 不慌不忙地做某事；例：Are you here for leisure or business? 你是来玩还是来出差？