The second planet was inhabited by a conceited man.
“Ah! Ah! I am about to receive a visit from an admirer!” he exclaimed from afar, when he first saw the little prince coming.
For, to conceited men, all other men are admirers.
“Good morning,” said the little prince. “That is a queer hat you are wearing.”
“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.”
〖精读笔记〗
◆inhabit [ɪnˈhæbɪt] vt. 栖息；居住于
◆conceited [kənˈsiːtɪd] adj. 自负的；自高自大的
◆be about to + 动词原形，表达将来时间“将”，是表示最近的将来
◆receive [rɪˈsiːv] vt. 收到；接待；接纳
◆visit [ˈvɪzɪt] n. 访问，参观
◆admirer [ədˈmaɪərə(r)] n. 爱慕者；仰慕者
◆exclaim [ɪkˈskleɪm] vt. 大声说出
◆afar [əˈfɑː(r)] adv. 在远处;从远处
◆see sb. doing看见某人正在做某事
◆queer [kwɪə(r)] adj. 奇怪的，异常的
◆salute [səˈluːt] n. 致敬，欢迎；敬礼
in salute以表示敬意
salute from来自…的致敬
salute to对…的敬意
◆replied [ri'plaid] v. 回答（reply的过去分词）
◆raise [reɪz] vt. 提高；升起；举起
◆acclaim [əˈkleɪm] v. 称赞；为……喝彩，向……欢呼
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