翻开《小王子》的英文原版,你会发现它不只是写给孩子的童话,更是一面照见成年人世界的镜子。今天我们就从这段经典文字里,一边重温故事,一边解锁高频地道表达、核心句型,为四六级、雅思写作直接蓄力。
So, as the little prince described it to me, I have made a drawing of that planet. I do not much like to take the tone of a moralist. But the danger of the baobabs is so little understood, and such considerable risks would be run by anyone who might get lost on an asteroid, that for once I am breaking through my reserve. "Children," I say plainly, "watch out for the baobabs!"
My friends, like myself, have been skirting this danger for a long time, without ever knowing it; and so it is for them that I have worked so hard over this drawing. The lesson which I pass on by this means is worth all the trouble it has cost me.
Perhaps you will ask me, "Why are there no other drawings in this book as magnificent and impressive as this drawing of the baobabs?"
The reply is simple. I have tried. But with the others I have not been successful. When I made the drawing of the baobabs I was carried beyond myself by the inspiring force of urgent necessity.
于是,按照小王子的描述,我给那个星球画了一幅画。我不太喜欢以说教者的腔调说话。可是猴面包树的危害一向不为人所知,而对迷失在小行星上的人来说,却又非常危险,因此这一次我打破了我的矜持。“孩子们,”我简单直白地说,“要当心猴面包树!”
像我一样,我的朋友们长期以来与这种危险擦肩而过,却对它毫不知情。因此,为了他们,我在这幅画上下了一番功夫。如果通过这种方式能让大家知道这个教训,我再麻烦也是值得的。
也许你会问我:“为什么这本书里其他的图画,都没有这幅猴面包树的画这样壮观,让人印象深刻呢?”
答案很简单:我都尽力画了,但其他的画我画得不是很成功。而当我画这幅猴面包树的画时,有一种急切的心情在驱使着我。
一、重点句型解析 + 写作运用指导
1. 核心长难句:so...that... 结果状语从句
原句:But the danger of the baobabs is so little understood, and such considerable risks would be run by anyone who might get lost on an asteroid, that for once I am breaking through my reserve.
结构拆解:
- 主句1:the danger of the baobabs is so little understood
- 主句2:such considerable risks would be run by anyone who might get lost on an asteroid
- 结果状语从句:that for once I am breaking through my reserve
写作运用指导:
适合用于议论文强调问题严重性并引出态度或行动,可用被动语态提升正式感。
2. 强调句型:it is for...that...
原句:and so it is for them that I have worked so hard over this drawing.
结构拆解:
It is + 被强调部分 + that + 句子剩余部分,用于突出目的、对象、原因。
写作运用指导:
常用于演讲稿、书信、观点段,强化动机与情感。
3. 设问句过渡:Perhaps you will ask me...
原句:Perhaps you will ask me, "Why are there no other drawings in this book as magnificent and impressive as this drawing of the baobabs?"
结构拆解:
用读者视角设问,自然引出解释,逻辑更连贯。
写作运用指导:
可用于观点文、说明文,增强互动感与说服力。
4. 情感驱动句式:When I..., I was carried beyond myself by...
原句:When I made the drawing of the baobabs I was carried beyond myself by the inspiring force of urgent necessity.
结构拆解:
when 时间状语 + 被动结构表达“被强烈动力驱使”。
写作运用指导:
适合记叙文、抒情文,描写创作、坚持、奋斗的内心力量。
二、重点词汇&复杂词汇解析
① considerable /kənˈsɪdərəbl/ adj. 相当大的;重要的
- 音标:英 /kənˈsɪdərəbl/ 美 /kənˈsɪdərəbl/
- 用法:修饰 risk、amount、influence 等不可数或抽象名词
- 搭配:considerable risk 极大风险;considerable influence 巨大影响
- 例句:The plan will bring considerable benefits to local people.
(这项计划将给当地民众带来巨大益处。)
- 易混辨析:
considerable 指“大量的、重要的”,修饰事物;
considerate 指“体贴的、考虑周到的”,修饰人。
- 例句对比:
He is a considerate teacher.(他是一位体贴的老师。)
The project needs considerable time.(这个项目需要大量时间。)
② reserve /rɪˈzɜːv/ n. 矜持;缄默;储备 v. 预订;保留
- 音标:英 /rɪˈzɜːv/ 美 /rɪˈzɜːrv/
- 用法:break through one's reserve 打破矜持;reserve a seat 预订座位
- 例句:He spoke without reserve about his real thoughts.
(他毫无保留地说出了自己的真实想法。)
- 易混辨析:
reserve 保留、矜持;preserve 保护、保存;conserve 节约、保护资源。
- 例句对比:
We should preserve ancient buildings.(我们应保护古建筑。)
We must conserve energy in daily life.(我们日常生活中要节约能源。)
③ plainly /ˈpleɪnli/ adv. 明白地;坦率地
- 音标:英 /ˈpleɪnli/ 美 /ˈpleɪnli/
- 用法:speak plainly 直言不讳;plainly wrong 明显错误
- 例句:She plainly told him that she disagreed.
(她直白地告诉他她不同意。)
④ skirt /skɜːt/ v. 避开;绕开;沿边缘走
- 音标:英 /skɜːt/ 美 /skɜːrt/
- 用法:skirt the danger 置身危险边缘却不自知;skirt the issue 回避问题
- 例句:Many students skirt the real difficulty in study.
(许多学生在学习中回避真正的难点。)
- 易混辨析:
skirt 侧重“绕开、回避”;avoid 侧重“主动避免、躲开”。
⑤ inspiring /ɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ/ adj. 鼓舞人心的
- 音标:英 /ɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ/ 美 /ɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ/
- 用法:修饰事物,表“令人鼓舞的”
- 例句:The story is inspiring to all young readers.
(这个故事对所有年轻读者都很鼓舞人心。)
- 易混辨析:
inspiring 令人鼓舞的(物作主语);inspired 感到鼓舞的(人作主语)。
⑥ urgent /ˈɜːdʒənt/ adj. 紧急的;迫切的
- 音标:英 /ˈɜːdʒənt/ 美 /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
- 搭配:urgent necessity 迫切需要;urgent task 紧急任务
- 例句:It is urgent to raise people's awareness of safety.
(提高人们的安全意识刻不容缓。)
⑦ necessity /nəˈsesəti/ n. 需要;必需品
- 音标:英 /nəˈsesəti/ 美 /nəˈsesəti/
- 搭配:basic necessities 基本必需品;urgent necessity 当务之急
- 例句:Safety is a necessity in every activity.
(安全是一切活动的必要前提。)
- 易混辨析:
necessity 客观必需;need 主观需求。
三、地道用法解析
1. take the tone of a moralist
- 地道含义:摆出说教的口吻
- 例句:I don’t want to take the tone of a moralist, but safety really matters.
(我不想说教,但安全真的很重要。)
2. break through my reserve
- 地道含义:打破矜持、放下顾虑、破例
- 例句:She broke through her reserve and expressed her feelings.
(她放下矜持,表达了自己的感受。)
3. watch out for
- 地道含义:小心、提防、警惕
- 例句:Watch out for false information online.
(小心网络上的虚假信息。)
4. skirting this danger
- 地道含义:与危险擦肩而过,身处险境却不自知
- 例句:Many people are skirting the danger of staying up late.
(很多人长期熬夜,却没意识到自己在与危险擦肩而过。)
5. carried beyond myself
- 地道含义:被强烈情感/使命驱使,超越自我、全身心投入
- 例句:When writing, I was carried beyond myself by love for literature.
(写作时,我被对文学的热爱所驱使,完全投入其中。)
6. urgent necessity
- 地道含义:迫切需要、当务之急
- 例句:Improving reading ability is an urgent necessity for students.
(提升阅读能力对学生来说是当务之急。)
四、汉译英实战练习
1. 熬夜对身体的危害鲜为人知,长期如此会给健康带来巨大风险,因此我破例提醒大家务必重视作息。
2. 正是为了那些长期忽视健康却不自知的年轻人,我才认真写下这篇提醒。
3. 也许你会问我,为什么我如此强调健康的重要性?答案很简单:我被一种迫切的责任感所驱使,希望能真正帮助到别人。
4. 很多人每天与不良习惯擦肩而过,却从未意识到它们正在伤害自己。
5. 我不想以说教者的语气讲话,但保护视力对每个人来说都是当务之急。
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参考答案
1. The harm of staying up late is so little understood, and such considerable risks would be caused to our health by long-term bad habits, that for once I am breaking through my reserve to remind everyone to value our schedule.
2. And so it is for those young people who have been skirting the danger of poor health without ever knowing it that I have worked so hard over this reminder.
3. Perhaps you will ask me why I place such great importance on health. The reply is simple: I was carried beyond myself by the inspiring force of urgent necessity, hoping to truly help others.
4. Many people have been skirting bad habits every day without ever realizing that they are harming themselves.
5. I do not much like to take the tone of a moralist, but protecting our eyesight has become an urgent necessity for everyone.