“I have nothing more to do here,” he said to the king. “So I shall set out on my way again.”

“Do not go,” said the king, who was very proud of having a subject.

“Do not go. I will make you a Minister!”

“Minister of what?”

“Minster of—of Justice!”

“But there is nobody here to judge!”

“We do not know that,” the king said to him. “I have not yet made a complete tour of my kingdom. I am very old. There is no room here for a carriage. And it tires me to walk.”

“Oh, but I have looked already!” said the little prince, turning around to give one more glance to the other side of the planet. On that side, as on this, there was nobody at all...

〖精读笔记〗

◆set out启程; 出发

◆be proud of以……而骄傲

◆Minister [ˈmɪnɪstə(r)] n. 部长；大臣

◆Justice [ˈdʒʌstɪs] n. 司法；正义；法官

◆judge [dʒʌdʒ] v. 判断；裁判

◆tour [tʊə(r); tɔː(r)] n. 游览，参观

◆room [ruːm] n.空间，空地方

◆carriage [ˈkærɪdʒ] n.四轮马车

◆tire [ˈtaɪə(r)] v.（使）感到疲劳；（使）感到累

◆turn around转动; 转身; 扭转

◆glance [ɡlɑːns] n. 一瞥；扫视