🔊 settled down in silence before a collection of empty bottles and also a collection of full bottles.

定居在寂靜中,面前擺著一堆空瓶子和一堆滿瓶。

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settled down /ˈsetld daʊn/

phr. v. 安定下來；平靜下來

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silence /ˈsaɪləns/

n. 寂靜；沉默

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collection /kəˈlekʃn/

n. 收藏品；收集物

🔊 "I am drinking," replied the tippler, with a lugubrious air. "Why are you drinking?"

「我在喝酒,」酒鬼回答,帶著一副憂鬱的神情。「你為什麼要喝酒？」

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tippler /ˈtɪplə(r)/

n. 酒徒；嗜酒者

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lugubrious /ləˈɡuːbriəs/

adj. 憂鬱的；悲哀的

🔊 "To forget that I am ashamed," the tippler confessed, hanging his head.

「為了忘記我感到羞愧,」酒鬼低著頭坦白道。

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confessed /kənˈfest/

v. 承認；坦白

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hanging /ˈhæŋɪŋ/

v. 懸掛；垂下（hang的現在分詞）

🔊 "What are you ashamed of?"

「你羞愧什麼？」

🔊 "I am ashamed of drinking!" The tippler brought his speech to an end and shut himself up in an impregnable silence.

「我羞愧於喝酒！」酒鬼結束了他的話語,將自己封閉在無懈可擊的沉默中。

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brought his speech to an end /brɔːt hɪz spiːtʃ tuː ən end/

phr. v. 結束他的講話

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impregnable /ɪmˈpreɡnəbl/

adj. 堅不可摧的；無法攻破的

🔊 And the little prince went away, puzzled.

而小王子離開了,感到困惑。

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puzzled /ˈpʌzld/

adj. 困惑的；不解的

🔊 "The grown-ups are certainly very, very odd," he said to himself, as he continued on his journey.

「大人們確實非常、非常奇怪,」他繼續旅程時自言自語道。

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grown-ups /ˈɡrəʊn ʌps/

n. 成年人

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odd /ɒd/

adj. 奇怪的；古怪的

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journey /ˈdʒɜːni/

n. 旅程；旅行

Chapter XII (第十二章)