When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you, "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?" Instead, they demand: "How old is he? How many brothers has he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make?" Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.
If you were to say to the grown-ups: "I saw a beautiful house made of rosy brick, with geraniums in the windows and doves on the roof," they would not be able to get any idea of that house at all. You would have to say to them: "I saw a house that cost $20,000." Then they would exclaim: "Oh, what a pretty house that is!"
i have had to grow old.
慢慢的，
不管你，
愿不愿意，
我们最终，
还是成为了，
小的时候，
那个自己，
最讨厌的人。
转:
be scarcely any larger than 比…大不了多少
in addition to 除...之外
have a hard time doing 难以…
have serious reason to believe 有十足理由相信
on account of 因为…的缘故
learn about 了解，学习
get an idea of 了解
what good would it do 有何益处
leave you in peace from their questions 不会提出一大堆问题来和你纠缠
hold...against 对某人有看法（成见）
be a matter of indifference 无足轻重
in the fashion of fairy-tales 以童话形式
a...air of... 一种..态度（a much greater air of truth 一种更为真实的态度）
setting down 记下
take up 拿起；开始从事；占据(时间,地方)
true to life 栩栩如生
has no resemblance to 跟…毫不相似
feel doubts about 不确定
fumble along 摸索着
fair-to-middling 还过得去
TheLittlePrince小王子 第四章
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