“Yes, that is true,” said the little prince. “And what do you do with them?”
“I administer them,” replied the businessman. “I count them and recount them. It is difficult. But I am a man who is naturally interested in matters of consequence.”
The little prince was still not satisfied.
“If I owned a silk scarf,” he said, “I could put it around my neck and take it away with me. If I owned a flower, I could pluck that flower and take it away with me. But you cannot pluck the stars from heaven...”
〖精读笔记〗
◆administer [ədˈmɪnɪstə(r)] vt. 管理；执行
◆count [kaʊnt] v. 数数；计算总数；把……算入
◆recount [rɪ'kaʊnt] v. 重新计数或计算；讲述，叙述
◆be interested in对…感兴趣（后常接名词或动名词）
◆naturally [ˈnætʃrəli] adv. 自然地；生来，天生地
◆still [stɪl] adv. 仍然
◆satisfied [ˈsætɪsfaɪd] adj. 感到满意的
◆silk [sɪlk] adj. 丝的；丝绸的；丝制的
◆scarf [skɑːf] n. 围巾
◆take away拿走;夺走（加代词需放在take和away中间）
◆pluck [plʌk] v. 采摘；扯；拔掉
◆heaven [ˈhevn] n. 天堂；天空
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