“Then what?” asked the little prince.
“Then the planet now makes a complete turn every minute, and I no longer have a single second for repose. Once every minute I have to light my lamp and put it out!”
“That is very funny! A day lasts only one minute here, where you live!”
“It is not funny at all!” said the lamplighter. “While we have been talking together a month has gone by.”
“A month?”
〖精读笔记〗
◆complete [kəmˈpliːt] adj.完整的；完全的
◆turn [tɜːn]v.（使）转动 n.转动
◆no longer不再
◆second ['sek(ə)nd] num.第二 n.秒；瞬间
◆repose [rɪˈpəʊz] n.休息；睡眠
◆once [wʌns] adv.（每隔…）一次
表示做某事的频率
once a +单数时间表达（once a month）
once every +复数时间表达（once every two or three weeks）
◆last [lɑːst] adj.最后的；最近的v. 持续
◆have been talking现在完成进行时，表示某动作从过去某个时间开始，一直延续到现在，并且还有可能持续下去，此处表示，小王子和点灯人的谈话到说话时为止，已经持续了一个月（即三十分钟）
◆go by时间流逝；﹙从…旁边﹚经过，走过
e.g.
go by the window经过窗口
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