“But extinct volcanoes may come tolife again,” the little prince interrupted.“What does that mean ‘ephemeral’?”

“Whether volcanoes are extinct or alive, it comes to the same thing for us,” said the geographer. “The thing that matters to usis the mountain. It does not change.”

“But what does that mean—‘ephemeral’?” repeated the little prince,?who never in his life had let go of a question, once he had asked it.

“It means, ‘which is in danger of?speedy disappearance.”’

“Is my flower in danger of speedy disappearance?”

“Certainly it is.”

〖精讀筆記〗

◆come to

1.蘇醒

It took her a while to come to herself again.

她過了一會兒才回過神來。

2.就...而言；關(guān)于；至于

When it comes to politics, I know nothing.

至于政治，我一竅不通。

◆interrupt [??nt??r?pt] vt. 中斷；打斷

◆matter to sb對某人重要/要緊

My health matters more to my doctor than to my family.我的醫(yī)生比我的家人還要重視我的健康。

◆in danger of處于...危險之中

◆speedy [?spi?di] adj. 快的；迅速的；敏捷的

◆disappearance [?d?s??p??r?ns] n. 消失；不見