《小王子》精讀Chapter2 講義-高中英語課外閱讀課程

TheLittlePrince[Chapter1]--thenarratorcrashesinthedesertandmakestheacquaintanceofthelittlence.SoIlivedmylifealone,withoutanyonethatIcouldreallytalkto,untilIhadanaccidentwithmyplaneintheDesertofSahara,sixyearsago.Somethingwasbrokeninmyengine.AndasIhadwithmeneitheramechanicnoranypassengers,Isetmyselftoattemptthedifficultrepairsallalone.Itwasaquestionoflifeordeathforme:Ihadscarcelyenoughdrinkingwatertolastaweek.【詞匯】①broken/?br??k?n/adj.損壞的，破碎的；衰弱的②attempt/??tempt/v.努力，嘗試③scarcely/?ske?sli/adv.勉強(qiáng)，幾乎不④drinkingwater飲用水【句型】neither...nor...既不……也不……【難點(diǎn)分析】句中第一個that引導(dǎo)定語從句，用來修飾前面的不定代詞anyone.until引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，表示“直到”的意思?！窘?jīng)典佳句】Itwasaquestionoflifeordeath.【譯文】我一直孤獨(dú)地生活著，沒有一個談得來的人，直到六年前,我的飛機(jī)出了故障，降落在撒哈拉沙漠上。發(fā)動機(jī)里有個零件壞掉了，我身邊既沒有機(jī)械師，也沒有乘客，于是我打算獨(dú)自完成一項艱難的修復(fù)工作。這是一個生死攸關(guān)的時刻，因為我?guī)У乃粔蚝纫粋€星期了。Thefirstnight,then,Iwenttosleeponthesand,athousandmilesfromanyhumanhabitation.Iwasmoreisolatedthanashipwreckedsailoronaraftinthemiddleoftheocean.Thusyoucanimaginemyamazement,atsunrise,whenIwasawakenedbyanoddlittlevoice.Itsaid:

"Ifyouplease--drawmeasheep!"

"What!"

"Drawmeasheep!"【詞匯】①habitation/?h?b??te??n/n.居??；住所②isolated/?a?s?le?t?d/adj.遙遠(yuǎn)的，偏僻的；與世隔絕的③shipwrecked/???prekt/adj.遭遇海難的④raft/rɑ?ft/n.木排，木筏；橡皮艇，充氣船⑤thus/e?s/<正式>因此；<正式>這樣⑥amazement/??me?zm?nt/n.驚詫，驚奇⑦odd/?d/adj.奇怪的，反常的；偶然出現(xiàn)的【句型】beawakenedby...被……喚醒【譯文】第一天晚上，我睡在遠(yuǎn)離人煙的沙漠里，感覺比靠一塊兒船板在大海上漂流的遇難者還要孤獨(dú)。所以，當(dāng)天蒙蒙亮,有一個奇妙的聲音輕輕地把我喊醒的時候，你們可以想象，我有多驚訝。

只聽這個聲咅說："對不起……請給我畫一只綿羊……”

"什么？”

“請給我畫一只綿羊……”Ijumpedtomyfeet,completelythunderstruck.Iblinkedmyeyeshard.Ilookedcarefullyallaroundme.AndIsawamostextraordinarysmallperson,whostoodthereexaminingmewithgreatseriousness.Hereyoumayseethebestportraitthat,later,Iwasabletomakeofhim.Butmydrawingiscertainlyverymuchlesscharmingthanitsmodel.【詞匯】①completely/k?m?pli?tli/adv.完全地，徹底地②thunderstruck/?θ?nd?str?k/adj.遭雷擊的；驚愕的；嚇壞了的③blink/bl??k/v.眨（眼）；（燈）閃爍④extraordinary/?k?str??d(?)n(?)ri/adj.異乎尋常的，令人驚奇的；⑤seriousness/?s??ri?sn?s/n.嚴(yán)重性；嚴(yán)肅；認(rèn)真⑥portrait/?p??tre?t/n.（尤指只刻畫臉、頭和肩部的）肖像，照片，雕像；描繪【難點(diǎn)分析】who在句子中引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，修飾前面的名詞smallperson.句中的examining作為定語從句中的非謂語動詞，和主語smallperson構(gòu)成主動關(guān)系?！咀g文】我像遭了電擊似的，猛地跳了起來。我用力揉了揉眼睛。仔仔細(xì)細(xì)地看了看。只見眼前出現(xiàn)了一個從來沒有見過的小人兒，正認(rèn)真地看著我呢。后來，我畫了一幅他的肖像，就是旁邊這幅。當(dāng)然，我的畫遠(yuǎn)不及他本人可愛。That,however,isnotmyfault.Thegrown-upsdiscouragedmeinmypainter’scareerwhenIwassixyearsold,andIneverlearnedtodrawanything,exceptboasfromtheoutsideandboasfromtheinside.【詞匯】①discouraged/d?s?k?r?d?d/adj.泄氣的，心灰意冷的②except/?k?sept/prep.除……外，不包括【譯文】這并不是我的過錯，因為我的繪畫生涯在六歲那年就被大人斷送了，除了我的作品一號和作品二號，我再沒畫過什么東西。NowIstaredatthissuddenapparitionwithmyeyesfairlystartingoutofmyheadinastonishment.Remember,Ihadcrashedinthedesertathousandmilesfromanyinhabitedregion.

Andyetmylittlemanseemedneithertobestrayinguncertainlyamongthesands,nortobefaintingfromfatigueorhungerorthirstorfear.Nothingabouthimgaveanysuggestionofachildlostinthemiddleofthedesert,athousandmilesfromanyhumanhabitation.WhenatlastIwasabletospeak,Isaidtohim:"But--whatareyoudoinghere?"【詞匯】①stareat盯著②apparition/??p??r??(?)n/n.幽靈；幻影；鬼怪；離奇出現(xiàn)的東西③fairly/?fe?li/adv.相當(dāng)?shù)兀H；公平地，公正地④astonishment/??st?n??m?nt/n.n.驚訝，驚愕⑤crashin闖入，涌入⑥inhabited/?n?h?b?t?d/adj.有人居住的⑦strayingv.走失，迷路；走神，離題⑧fatigue/f??ti?ɡ/n.疲乏，厭倦【句型】neither...nor...既不……也不……【譯文】我驚訝地瞪大了眼睛。你們可別忘記，這兒距離有人居住的地方還有好遠(yuǎn)好遠(yuǎn)呢。但是這個小人兒，看上去安然無恙，并不像迷了路，也不像渴得要命、餓得要命、累得要命或怕得要命。他一點(diǎn)兒都不像在遠(yuǎn)離人類居住的大沙漠里迷路的孩子。我花了好長時間才反應(yīng)過來，對他說：

"孩子……你在這兒干嗎呢？"

Andinanswerherepeated,veryslowly,asifhewerespeakingofamatterofgreatconsequence:"Ifyouplease--drawmeasheep..."【詞匯】consequence/?k?ns?kw?ns/n.結(jié)果，后果；重要性，價值amatterofgreatconsequence非常重要的事情【句型】asif仿佛，好像。表達(dá)虛擬語氣?！咀g文】他又輕輕地重復(fù)了一遍，仿佛那是一件極其要緊的事情。“很抱歉……請給我畫一只綿羊吧……”Whenamysteryistoooverpowering,onedarenotdisobey.Absurdasitmightseemtome,athousandmilesfromanyhumanhabitationandindangerofdeath,Itookoutofmypocketasheetofpaperandmyfountain-pen.ButthenIrememberedhowmystudieshadbeenconcentratedongeography,history,arithmetic,andgrammar,andItoldthelittlechap(alittlecrossly,too)thatIdidnotknowhowtodraw.Heansweredme:"Thatdoesn’tmatter.Drawmeasheep..."【詞匯】①mystery/?m?st(?)ri/n.難以理解（或解釋）的事物，奧秘②overpowering/???v??pa??r??/adj.壓倒性的；無法抵抗的③disobey/?d?s??be?/v.違反；不服從④absurd/?b?s??d/adj.愚蠢的，荒謬的⑤arithmetic/??r?θm?t?k/n.算術(shù)；演算，計算⑥chap/t??p/家伙⑦crossly/?kr?sli/故意為難地；相反地；發(fā)怒地【句型】①indangerof處于……危險中②concentrateon集中精力于；全神貫注于【譯文】當(dāng)人們受到神秘事物的強(qiáng)烈沖擊時，一般人是不敢不聽從的。就像現(xiàn)在，我遠(yuǎn)離有人居住的地方，又處于死亡的威脅下，在這兒想到畫畫實(shí)在太匪夷所思，但我還是掏岀一支鋼筆和一張紙。這時我想起我只學(xué)過數(shù)學(xué)、語法、地理和歷史，于是我不情愿地對他說，我不會畫畫。小人兒回答：“沒有關(guān)系。請給我畫一只綿羊吧?！盉utIhadneverdrawnasheep.SoIdrewforhimoneofthetwopicturesIhaddrawnsooften.Itwasthatoftheboaconstrictorfromtheoutside.AndIwasastoundedtohearthelittlefellowgreetitwith,"No,no,no!Idonotwantanelephantinsideaboaconstrictor.Aboaconstrictorisaverydangerouscreature,andanelephantisverycumbersome.WhereIlive,everythingisverysmall.WhatIneedisasheep.Drawmeasheep."【詞匯】①astound/??sta?nd/vt.使驚駭，使震驚②cumbersome/?k?mb?s?m/adj.笨重的；繁瑣的，復(fù)雜的【譯文】我從來沒有畫過綿羊，就從我只會畫的兩張圖里挑了一張遞給他，是作品一號，那張沒有剖開的蟒蛇圖。但我被他說的話驚呆了?！板e了！錯了！我可不要蟒蛇肚子里的大象。蟒蛇太危險,大象又太占地方。我那里，什么都是小小的。我只要一只綿羊,請給我畫一只綿羊。”SothenImadeadrawing.Helookedatitcarefully,thenhesaid:"No.Thissheepisalreadyverysickly.Makemeanother."

SoImadeanotherdrawing.Myfriendsmiledgentlyandindulgently."Youseeyourself,"hesaid,"thatthisisnotasheep.Thisisaram.Ithashorns."

SothenIdidmydrawingoveroncemore.Butitwasrejectedtoo,justliketheothers."Thisoneistooold.Iwantasheepthatwilllivealongtime."

Bythistimemypatiencewasexhausted,becauseIwasinahurrytostarttakingmyengineapart.SoItossedoffthisdrawing.AndIthrewoutanexplanationwithit.

"Thisisonlyhisbox.Thesheepyouaskedforisinside."

【詞匯】①indulgently/?n?d?ld??ntli/adv.溺愛地；放任地②ram/r?m/n.公羊；白羊（星）座③horn/h??n/n.角；角質(zhì)；號角；喇叭④exhausted/?ɡ?z??st?d/adj.筋疲力盡的；耗盡的，枯竭的⑤explanation/?ekspl??ne??(?)n/n.解釋，說明；解釋性說法【句型】①take...apart拆開②tossoff毫不費(fèi)力地做出；迅速完成【譯文】我只好畫了起來。

他認(rèn)真地看著，指著我畫好的綿羊說：“不對！這只綿羊看起來病得不輕，再給我畫一只吧?！蔽耶嬃肆硗庖恢弧Ｐ∪藘荷埔獾匦α诵?，說道:“你看，這不是綿羊，是山羊。它頭上長著角?！庇谑俏矣之嬃艘环?。

但這一張也沒通過?！斑@只實(shí)在太老了，我要一只能活很長時間的綿羊?！边@時我的耐心已經(jīng)用盡了。我急著要把發(fā)動機(jī)拆下來，所以隨手畫了一張，對他說道：“這是一個箱子，你要的綿羊，就在里面?！?/p>

Iwasverysurprisedtoseealightbreakoverthefaceofmyyoun