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.
当然，对我们这些晓得糊口的人来讲，我们才不在乎那些编号呢！我真情愿像讲童话那样来开端这个故事，我真想如许开首：“畴前，有一个小王子，他住在一个和他身材差未几大的星球上，他巴望具有一个朋友……”对晓得糊口的人来讲，如许说便能够显得更加实在。
Fortunately, however, for the reputation of Asteroid B-612, a Turkish dictator made a law that his subjects, under pain of death, should change to European costume. So in 1920 the astronomer gave his demonstration all over again, dressed with impressive style and elegance. And this time everybody accepted his report.
If you were to say to the grown-ups: "I saw a beautiful house made of rosy brick, with geraniums in the windows and doves on the roof," they would not be able to get any idea of that house at all. You would have to say to them: "I saw a house that cost $20,000." Then they would exclaim: "Oh, what a pretty house that is!&qu