But the little prince, having now completed his preparations for departure, had no wish to grieve the old monarch.
“If Your Majesty wishes to be promptly obeyed,” he said, “he should be able to give me a reasonable order. He should be able, for example, to order me to be gone by the end of one minute. It seems to me that conditions are favorable...”
〖精读笔记〗
preparations [,prepə'reɪʃ(ə)nz] n. 准备工作
departure [dɪˈpɑː.tʃər] n.离开；启程，出发
grieve [ɡriːv] vt. 使悲伤，使苦恼
monarch [ˈmɒnək] n. 君主，帝王
Your Majesty 陛下（当面称呼，男/女君主皆可），背后要称男性君主His Majesty，称女性君主Her Majesty
majesty[ˈmædʒəsti] n. 威严；王权；权威
promptly [ˈprɒmptli] adv. 迅速地；立即地
by the end of到……结束时；到……时为止；在……之前
condition [kənˈdɪʃn] n. 条件；情况；环境
favorable ['feɪvərəbl] adj. 有利的；良好的
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