“Nothing. I own them.”
“You own the stars?”
“Yes.”
“But I have already seen a king who—”
“Kings do not own, they reign over. It is a very different matter.”
“And what good does it do you to own the stars?”
“It does me the good of making me rich.”
“And what good does it do you to be rich?”
“It makes it possible for me to buy more stars, if any are ever discovered.”
〖精读笔记〗
◆own [əʊn] vt. 拥有；承认
◆already [ɔːlˈredi] adv. 已经，早已；先前
◆reign over统治
reign [reɪn] v.统治；支配
◆matter /'mætə/ n.事情; 问题
◆what good does it do you to own the stars？（it指代后面的不定式）
do sb good对（某人）有好处/益处
此句陈述语序为：It does you what good....（即相当于就下一句中making me rich部分进行提问）
◆It makes it possible for me to buy more stars
第一个it：指上句中的to be rich
第二个it：为形式宾语，真正的宾语为后面的to buy more stars
possible为宾语补足语
◆any代词，指星星
◆discover [dɪˈskʌvə(r)] v. 发现；发觉
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