英中英21_TheLittlePrince小王子_林_乐明无念

[ Chapter 11 ] - the little prince visits theconceited man  小王子拜访了那个自负的人The second planet was inhabited by a conceited man."Ah! Ah! I am about to receive a visit from an admirer!" heexclaimed from afar, when he first saw the little prince coming.For, to conceited men, all other men are admirers."Good morning," said the little prince. "That is a queerhat you are wearing.""It is a hat for salutes," the conceited man replied. "Itis to raise in salute when people acclaim me. Unfortunately, nobody at all everpasses this way.""Yes?" said the little prince, who did not understand what theconceited man was talking about."Clap your hands, one against the other," the conceited man nowdirected him.The little prince clapped his hands. The conceited man raised his hat in amodest salute."This is more entertaining than the visit to the king," thelittle prince said to himself. And he began again to clap his hands, oneagainst the other. The conceited man against raised his hat in salute.After five minutes of this exercise the little prince grew tired of the game'smonotony."And what should one do to make the hat come down?" he asked.But the conceited man did not hear him. Conceited people never hearanything but praise."Do you really admire me very much?" he demanded of the littleprince."What does that mean-- 'admire'?""To admire mean that you regard me as the handsomest, the best-dressed,the richest, and the most intelligent man on this planet.""But you are the only man on your planet!""Do me this kindness. Admire me just the same.""I admire you," said the little prince, shrugging his shouldersslightly, "but what is there in that to interest you so much?"And the little prince went away."Thegrown-ups are certainly very odd," he said to himself, as he continued onhis journey.