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1、Unit19Language【导读】 《小王子》是法国作家安托万·德·圣·埃克苏佩里于1942年写成的著名儿童文学短篇小说。本书的主人公是来自外星球的小王子。书中以一位飞行员作为故事叙述者,讲述了小王子从自己星球出发前往地球的过程中,所经历的各种历险。作者以小王子的孩子式的眼光,透视出成人的空虚、盲目,愚妄和死板教条,用浅显天真的语言写出了人类的孤独寂寞、没有根基随风流浪的命运。同时,也表达出作者对金钱关系的批判,对真善美的讴歌。Prince(Excerpt)Itwasthenthatthefoxa
2、ppeared.“Goodmorning,”saidthefox.“Goodmorning,”thelittleprincerespondedpolitely,althoughwhenheturnedaroundhesawnothing.“Iamrighthere,”thevoicesaid,“undertheappletree.”“Whoareyou?”askedthelittleprince,andadded,“Youareveryprettytolookat.”“Iamafox,”saidth
3、efox.“Comeandplaywithme,”proposedthelittleprince.“Iamsounhappy.”“Icannotplaywithyou,”thefoxsaid.“Iamnottamed.”“Ah!Pleaseexcuseme,”saidthelittleprince.But,aftersomethought,headded:“Whatdoesthatmean—‘tame’?”“Youdonotlivehere,”saidthefox.“Whatisitthatyoua
4、relookingfor?”“Iamlookingformen,”saidthelittleprince.“Whatdoesthatmean—‘tame’?”“Men,”saidthefox.“Theyhaveguns,andtheyhunt.Itisverydisturbing.Theyalsoraisechickens.Thesearetheironlyinterests.Areyoulookingforchickens?”“No,”saidthelittleprince.“Iamlooking
5、forfriends.Whatdoesthatmean—‘tame’?”“Itisanacttoooftenneglected,”saidthefox.“Itmeanstoestablishties.”“Toestablishties?”“Justthat,”saidthefox.“Tome,youarestillnothingmorethanalittleboywhoisjustlikeahundredthousandotherlittleboys.AndIhavenoneedofyou.Andy
6、ou,onyourpart,havenoneedofme.Toyou,Iamnothingmorethanafoxlikeahundredthousandotherfoxes.Butifyoutameme,thenweshallneedeachother.Tome,youwillbeuniqueinalltheworld.Toyou,Ishallbeuniqueinalltheworld...”“Iambeginningtounderstand,”saidthelittleprince.“There
7、isaflower...Ithinkthatshehastamedme...”“Itispossible,”saidthefox.“OntheEarthoneseesallsortsofthings...”“Mylifeisverymonotonous,”thefoxsaid.“Ihuntchickens;menhuntme.Allthechickensarejustalike,andallthemenarejustalike.And,inconsequence,Iamalittlebored.Bu
8、tifyoutameme,itwillbeasifthesuncametoshineonmylife.Ishallknowthesoundofastepthatwillbedifferentfromalltheothers.Otherstepssendmehurryingbackunderneaththeground.Yourswillcallme,likemusic,outofmyburrow.Andthenlook:youseethegrainfieldsdown