一起读《小王子》 | 第十一章生词与解析

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一起读《小王子》 | The Little Prince Chapter 11

• The second planet was inhabited by a conceited man.

conceited 自负的；傲慢的；自高自大的

• he exclaimed from afar, when he first saw the little prince coming.

exclaim（由于激动、震惊、愤怒等）突然呼喊，惊叫，大声喊
afar 在远处；从远处 经常是 from afar 这样的搭配模式

• "It is a hat for salutes," the conceited man replied. "It is to raise in salute when people acclaim me. Unfortunately, nobody at all ever passes this way."

salute （尤指军人等的）敬礼；敬礼姿势
acclaim 称赞;赞扬

• The conceited man raised his hat in a modest salute.

modest 谦虚的；谦恭的；谦逊的

• After five minutes of this exercise the little prince grew tired of the game's monotony.

monotony 单调乏味；无变化；一成不变