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一起讀《小王子》 | The Little Prince Chapter 24
- I made a gesture of weariness. It is absurd to look for a well, at random, in the immensity of the desert.
weariness 疲倦；疲勞
at random 隨機地；偶然地
immensity 巨大；廣大
- When we had trudged along for several hours, in silence, the darkness fell, and the stars began to come out.
trudge （尤指因疲憊或沮喪）拖著沉重的腳步走，步履艱難地走
- Thirst had made me a little feverish, and I looked at them as if I were in a dream. T
feverish 發燒的；發熱的
- He merely said to me
merely 只不過；僅僅
- I knew very well that it was impossible to cross-examine him.
cross-examine (律師就某人所提供的證據進行)盤問，反詰
- I looked across the ridges of sand that were stretched out before us in the moonlight.
ridge 脊；山脊；山脈
stretch out 伸出，伸開
- One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing.
dune (海洋或沙漠附近的)沙丘
- But it cast an enchantment over that house.
enchantment 魅力；陶醉；狂喜
- As the little prince dropped off to sleep, I took him in my arms and set out walking once more.
dropped off to sleep 打瞌睡；睡著
- I felt deeply moved, and stirred.
stirred 激發(強烈的感情)
- In the moonlight I looked at his pale forehead, his closed eyes, his locks of hair that trembled in the wind
trembled顫動；搖動；搖晃
- And I felt him to be more fragile still. I felt the need of protecting him, as if he himself were a flame that might be extinguished by a little puff of wind...
fragile 脆弱的
extinguish 熄滅；撲滅
puff （吹出的）一縷，一股
