“Then what?” asked the little prince.
“Then the planet now makes a complete turn every minute, and I no longer have a single second for repose. Once every minute I have to light my lamp and put it out!”
“That is very funny! A day lasts only one minute here, where you live!”
“It is not funny at all!” said the lamplighter. “While we have been talking together a month has gone by.”
“A month?”
〖精读笔记〗
◆complete [kəmˈpliːt] adj.完整的;完全的
◆turn [tɜːn]v.(使)转动 n.转动
◆no longer不再
◆second ['sek(ə)nd] num.第二 n.秒;瞬间
◆repose [rɪˈpəʊz] n.休息;睡眠
◆once [wʌns] adv.(每隔…)一次
表示做某事的频率
once a +单数时间表达(once a month)
once every +复数时间表达(once every two or three weeks)
◆last [lɑːst] adj.最后的;最近的v. 持续
◆have been talking现在完成进行时,表示某动作从过去某个时间开始,一直延续到现在,并且还有可能持续下去,此处表示,小王子和点灯人的谈话到说话时为止,已经持续了一个月(即三十分钟)
◆go by时间流逝;﹙从…旁边﹚经过,走过
e.g.
go by the window经过窗口