《小王子英文版》精读笔记Chapter 14-1

The fifth planet was very strange. It was the smallest of all. There was just enough room on it for a street lamp and a lamplighter. The little prince was not able to reach any explanation of the use of a street lamp and a lamplighter, somewhere in the heavens, on a planet which had no people, and not one house.

〖精读笔记〗

◆strange [streɪndʒ] adj.奇怪的

◆street lamp路灯

lamp [læmp] n.灯

◆lamplighter ['læmplaɪtə] n.点灯用具；点燃街灯的灯夫

◆was able to VS could

could

1.表示“潜能”，

2.可以表示过去习惯性动作的完成

was able to

1.表示“能，能够”，常强调“动作的完成”

2.通常表示一次性的事件

Tips在否定句中两者都可以表示“动作未完成”