But the little prince seemed shocked by this offer,“Tie him? What a queer idea!”
“But if you don’t tie him,” I said, “he will wander off somewhere, and get lost.”
My friend broke into another peal of laughter,“But where do you think he would go?”
“Anywhere. Straight ahead of him.”
Then the little prince said, earnestly,“That doesn’t matter. Where I live, everything is so small!”
And, with perhaps a hint of sadness, he added,
“Straight ahead of him, nobody can go very far...”
〖精读笔记〗
◆shocked [ʃɒkt] v.使震惊; 使惊愕; 使气愤
◆offer /'ɒfə/ n.提议
◆queer /kwɪə/ adj.奇怪的；不舒服的
◆wander /'wɒndə/ v.漫步;闲逛;游荡
wander off走失，迷路，无意之中走错路
◆get lost 迷路
◆straight /streɪt/ adv. 直接地; 径直地
◆ahead of（介词）在...前面，在...前方
◆earnestly /'ə:nistli/ adv.认真地;诚挚地
◆perhaps /pə'hæps/ adv.也许；可能
◆hint /hɪnt/ n.少许;微量
a hint of少许，一点点（修饰不可数名词）
