新外研版：42篇短文巧記高考英語3500詞（25-B5U1）：永遠的小王子
(25-Book5 Unit1）Lifelong Little Prince永遠的小王子
In most countries, turning 18 marks stepping from childhood to adulthood. Reach this milestone, the legal minimum age of majority, means you can get a driving licence, a suitable loan for your very own apartmentand theright to vote in the general election. Meanwhile, you must obey traffic rules when behind the wheel, earn a steady wage to pay the deposit and taxes, get mature enough to understand politics.
在大多數國家，年滿18歲標志著從童年邁入成年。這一法定的最小成年年齡是一個里程碑，意味著（自此）你可以獲得駕駛執照，購買個人公寓的一筆合適的貸款以及在普選中投票的權利。與此同時，開車時你必須遵守交通規則，賺一份穩定的薪水來支付（買房的）訂金和稅款，變得足夠成熟以理解政治。
However, after seeing intimately a great manyselfish grown-ups concerned withmatters ofconsequence , you may find it hard to distinguishinstantly right from wrong at a glance; you may lose yourvirtues such as integrityand jump to conclusions without enough evidence; you may be tempted to lay aside your dreams and devote yourself instead to arithmetic in playing bridge and golf. How to handle these subtle and gradual changes?
然而，在密切地觀察了眾多自私的關心大事的大人之后，或許你會發現很難一眼就立即分清對錯；或許你會失去正直等美德，沒有充足證據就妄下結論；或許你會被誘惑著把夢想擱置一邊，而致力于打橋牌和高爾夫球 (用到的)算術。如何應對這些細微漸進的改變呢？
The author of The Little Princeno doubthave a sayin this question. After seeing a picture of a boa constrictor swallowing its prey whole without chewing, he pondered over it deeply and drew a snake digesting an elephant. However, most grown-ups seeing his masterpiece titled “digestion” didn’t approve of his career option, which was disheartening and tiresome. That’s why he made commitment to teaching us memorable hints to be an Adult.
《小王子》一書的作者無疑在這一問題上很有發言權。在看到一條不咀嚼就咽下整個獵物的蟒蛇的照片后，他仔細考慮然后畫了一條正在消化一頭大象的蛇。然而，大多數看到他這幅名為《消化》的杰作的大人都不贊成他的職業選擇，這是令人沮喪和厭煩的。這就是為什么他投身于這件事：教我們令人難忘的建議以成為一個真正的成年人。
To give an example, he thought we should stick to our career options, including a librarian, an ambulance driver, or a pilot in an airline; we should cherish varied experiences we’re presented with: becoming a boarder, sitting a major exam, commuting to work, giving a presentation in suit and necktie, forming bittersweet bonds with others, doing householdroutines, or signing an organ donation agreement.
比如說，他認為我們應該堅持我們的職業選擇，包括圖書館管理員，救護車司機，或航空公司的飛行員；我們應該珍惜生活帶給我們的各種經歷，（比如）成為寄宿生，參加一次重大考試，通勤上班，穿著西裝打著領帶作報告，和別人建立苦樂參半的關系，做家庭的常規事務，或簽署一份器官捐贈協議。（按照上學到臨終的時間順序背誦）
（選背：He also thought,like a musical symphony, life has high and low moments, and somewhere in between are those moments we call “bittersweet”. Whatever our choices are, we should cherish and embrace these moments. After all, each step we take is one more step forward to becoming a stronger and better person.
他還認為，人生就像一首交響樂，有高潮也有低谷，而在這兩者之間的某些地方，是我們稱之為“苦樂參半”的時刻。無論我們的選擇是什么，我們都應該珍惜和擁抱生命中的這些時刻。畢竟，我們邁出的每一步都是邁向更強大更優秀的自己的一步。）
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