“This man,” the little prince said to himself, “reasons a little like my poor tippler...”
Nevertheless, he still had some more questions.
“How is it possible for one to own the stars?”
“To whom do they belong?”the businessman retorted, peevishly.
“I don’t know. To nobody.”
“Then they belong to me, because I was the first person to think of it.”
“Is that all that is necessary?”
〖精读笔记〗
a little“一点”
1.作量词，修饰不可数名词
2.作代词，代替名词
3.作副词，表达“程度”时,修饰动词、形容词、副词、介词短语（此句用法）
tippler [ˈtɪplə(r)] n. 酒鬼
nevertheless [ˌnevəðəˈles] adv. 然而，不过
To whom do they belong?（正式用法）
→Whom do they belong to?（口语中更常见，且whom常用作who）
belong to属于
陈述语序为：They belong to whom.
疑问代词对介词宾语提问时，可将介词与疑问代词一起放句首。
retort [rɪˈtɔːt] v. 反驳，回嘴
peevishly [ˈpiːvɪʃli] adv. 急躁地，暴躁地
think of记起，想到；考虑
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