《小王子英文版》精读笔记 Chapter 2-4

That, however, is not my fault. The grown-ups discouraged me in my painter’s career when I was six years old, and I never learned to draw anything, except boas from the outside and boas from the inside.

〖 精读笔记 〗

fault /fɔːlt/ n.错误

discourage /dɪs'kʌrɪdʒ/ v.打消…的念头;阻止

career /kə'rɪə/ n. 事业，职业；生涯

when I was six years old 时间状语从句

except [ɪkˈsept] prep. 除……之外

　　except & besides

　　except除……之外都，即不包括后面的名词或代词所表示的人或事物

　　besides除……之外还，即包括后面人或物在内，相当于as well as

　　Tips

　　beside是介词，“在...旁边，在...附近”（sit beside her坐到她身边）