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.
他们就是如许的。必然不要因为如许去进犯他们，小孩子们对大人们应当刻薄些。
They are like that. One must not hold it against them. Children should always show great forbearance toward grown-up people.
这倒并没有使我感到太奇特。我晓得除地球、木星、火星、金星这几个驰称呼的大行星以外，还稀有以百计别的星球，它们有的小得很，就是用望远镜也很丢脸见。当一个天文学者发明了此中一个星球，他不会给它一个名字，而是给它编上一个号码，比方把它称做“325小行星”。