On matters of consequence, the little prince had ideas which were very different from those of the grown-ups.
“I myself own a flower,” he continued his conversation with the businessman,“which I water every day. I own three volcanoes, which I clean out every week (for I also clean out the one that is extinct; one never knows). It is of some use to my volcanoes, and it is of some use to my flower, that I own them. But you are of no use to the stars...”
〖精讀筆記〗
be different from與……不同
grown-up? n. 成年人
myself “我自己”，此處作主語I的同位語
continue [k?n?t?nju?] vt. 繼續(xù)說…；使…繼續(xù)
conversation with和…的談話
volcano [v?l?ke?n??] n. 火山
clean out全面清理
extinct [?k?st??kt] adj. 熄滅的摘仅；死的 (火山)
