《小王子英文版》精读笔记 Chapter 4-3

If I have told you these details about the asteroid, and made a note of its number for you, it is on account of the grown-ups and their ways.

When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essential matters.

They never say to you, “What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?”

Instead, they demand, “How old is he? How many brothers has he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make?”

Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.

〖精读笔记〗

◆details [ˈdiːteɪlz] n.详情（复数）

◆asteroid /'æstərɒɪd/ n. [天文]小行星

◆make a note of 记录,把…记录下来

◆on account of 因为，由于

◆essential /ɪ'senʃ(ə)l/ adj.基本的；实质的

◆matter /'mætə/ n.事情; 问题

◆collect /kə'lekt/ vt. 收集, 采集

◆butterfly /'bʌtəflaɪ/ n.蝴蝶

◆Instead /ɪn'sted/ adv.作为替代;反而

◆demand /dɪ'mɑːnd/ vt. 要求；查问

◆weigh /weɪ/ v.有…重;重

◆Only +状语 位于句首，句子要用部分倒装结构（此处用助动词do帮助构成倒装句），（only修饰主语时不可倒装）

◆figure /'fɪgə/ n.数字

◆learn /lɜːn/ vt. 学习；获悉；得知