After five minutes of this exercise the little prince grew tired of the game’s monotony.
“And what should one do to make the hat come down?” he asked.
But the conceited man did not hear him. Conceited people never hear anything but praise.
“Do you really admire me very much?” he demanded of the little prince.
“What does that mean—‘admire’?”
〖精读笔记〗
exercise [ˈeksəsaɪz] n. 练习；操练
grow /grəʊ/ V-LINK 连系动词，变得；变成
monotony [məˈnɒtəni] n.[U] 单调乏味; 一成不变
come down下来，降落，落下
praise [preɪz] n. 赞扬，称赞
demand [dɪˈmɑːnd] v. 逼问；查问，查询
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