On matters of consequence, the little prince had ideas which were very different from those of the grown-ups.
“I myself own a flower,” he continued his conversation with the businessman,“which I water every day. I own three volcanoes, which I clean out every week (for I also clean out the one that is extinct; one never knows). It is of some use to my volcanoes, and it is of some use to my flower, that I own them. But you are of no use to the stars...”
〖精读笔记〗
be different from与……不同
grown-up n. 成年人
myself “我自己”，此处作主语I的同位语
continue [kənˈtɪnjuː] vt. 继续说…；使…继续
conversation with和…的谈话
volcano [vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ] n. 火山
clean out全面清理
extinct [ɪkˈstɪŋkt] adj. 熄灭的；死的 (火山)
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