And the little prince broke into a lovely peal of laughter, which irritated me very much. I like my misfortunes to be taken seriously.
Then he added,“So you, too, come from the sky! Which is your planet?”
At that moment I caught a gleam of light in the impenetrable mystery of his presence; and I demanded, abruptly,
“Do you come from another planet?”
〖精读笔记〗
◆break into 突然开始做(某事)
◆peal /piːl/ n.[C]持久响亮的声音
◆irritate /'ɪrɪteɪt/ vt.激怒;使恼怒;使烦躁
◆misfortune [ˌmɪsˈfɔːrtʃən] n.不幸
◆planet /'plænɪt/ n.行星
◆catch a gleam
◎catch [kætʃ] vt. 捉住; 捕获
◎gleam [ɡliːm] n. 微光;闪光;一丝
a gleam of一丝;一线;少许
◆impenetrable [ɪmˈpenɪtrəbl] adj. 费解的;不能理解的
◆presence [ˈprezns] n. 存在;出席
◆demand /dɪ'mɑːnd/ vt. 要求;查问
◆come from 来自