The Little Prince -1943 by Antoine de-Exupery

Chapter 1?

In the book it said: "Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole, without chewing it. After that they are not able to move, and they sleep through the six months that they need for digestion."

I drew the inside of the boa constrictor, so that the grown-ups could see it clearly.

dishearten: to make someone lose hope or confidence

I would bring myself down to his level. I would talk to him about bridge, and golf, and politics, and neckties.

primeval forest 原始森林

lay aside 放在一邊

intimately 親密地

something improve my opinion of somebody 某事改變了我對某人的看法

Chapter 2

the Desert of Sahara

As I has with me neither a mechanic nor any passengers, I set myself to attempt the difficult repairs all alone.

set: to give sb a piece of work, a task, etc

drinking water 飲用水

I was more isolated than a shipwrecked sailor on a raft in the middle of the ocean. 我比一個在大海中落難的水手還要與世隔絕。

I jumped to my feet, completely thunderstruck. 看到這個就想跳起來了。

jump to your feet: to stand up very quickly?

thunderstruck ?[not usually before noun] (formal) extremely surprised and shocked?

discourage 注意發(fā)音

faint from something 由于某事感到虛弱

a light break over the face of somebody 某人臉上喜笑顏開，笑容滿面

all alone = all by myself = by my own means 我被alone的意思誤導(dǎo)了，其實就是自己做事。

give a suggestion of 給人···樣印象，suggestion極細微的印象 a hint of suggestion

fountain pen 鋼筆/ writing brush 毛筆/ marker 馬克筆

chap: ?used to talk about ?a man in a friendly way (informal, becoming old-fashioned)

crossly 不大高興地， 乖戾地，生氣地， 摻雜了復(fù)雜情感

break the ice 破冰，

break the leg 會出現(xiàn)在演講或者表演之類的場合，用來祝好運，【有自己的使用背景，不可亂用】