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The life of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of The Little Prince, was as interesting as any of his books.
《小王子》作者安東尼‧聖艾修伯里的傳奇一生宛如他的作品一樣耐人尋味。




　　 Antoine de Saint-Exupery's name became famous throughout the world because of the love people felt for his best-known book, The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince in French), but the fascinating details of his life helped create his legend. Saint-Exupery was born in Lyon, France in 1900. After studying architecture, he entered the military where he began training as a pilot, a role that became a great inspiration in his life and books—but flying also led to his tragic death.
　　 Although trained as a pilot, Saint-Exupery decided to get an office job to satisfy his fiancee's family. But Saint-Exupery was destined to fly. When the relationship ended, he entered the air force and the writer-to-be was finally making a living among the clouds. As he worked as a pilot, he began to publish books and stories. His early stories mostly revolved around the lives of aviators and were well received. Then, in 1935, Saint-Exupery and his navigator crashed in the Sahara desert. Surrounded by nothing but sand, the men had only a little food and wine to keep them alive. They became so thirsty that they were hallucinating, and the ir dehydrated bodies stopped producing sweat. Finally, a Saharan nomad took them to safety. This desert crash actually became the inspiration for The Little Prince.
　　 The next disaster Saint-Exupery flew into did not end as happily. In 1944, during World War II, he left on a mission and never returned. Although the military records of his death are unclear, the writer of the little prince who traveled the universe died in combat in World War II.





detail n. 細節，詳情
in detail　　詳細地
例: The middle-aged man described what he had witnessed in detail to the police.
（那名中年男子向警方詳加描述自己所目睹的一切。）
lead to + N/V-ing　　導致∕促成……
= result in + N/V-ing
例: Too much pressure in one's life can lead to a mental breakdown.
（一個人的生活若有太多壓力會導致精神崩潰。）
satisfy vt. 使滿意，使高興
be satisfied with...　　對……感到滿意
= be content/contented with...
例: The track coach was not satisfied with the performance of his team.
（那位田徑教練對他隊上的表現不滿意。）
be destined + to V/for N　　注定會……
= be bound to V
= be doomed to V/N
注意:
"be destined to/for" 之後可接正負面意義的原形動詞或名詞；"be bound to" 之後可接正負面意義的原形動詞；而 "be doomed to" 之後所接的都是表負面意義的原形動詞或名詞（如失敗、死亡等）。
例: Al is destined to win the competition because he is the best artist.
（艾爾一定會贏得比賽，因為他是最頂尖的藝術家。）
例: Daniel is doomed to flunk because he never studies.
（丹尼爾從不唸書，所以考試一定會不及格。）
make a living　　謀生
= earn a living
例: Kevin makes a living as a corn farmer.
（凱文靠種玉米維生。）
revolve vi. 旋轉
revolve around...　　繞著……轉；以……為中心
例: Angela's life revolves around chatting on the Internet.
（安琪拉生活的重心就是上網聊天。）
crash vi. & n. 墜毀；碰撞
crash into...　　撞上……
例: The car crashed into the tree, killing the driver on the spot.
（這輛車撞上樹，駕駛當場死亡。）
nothing but...　　只有……（= only...）
be nothing but + N　　只不過是……
= be nothing more than + N
例: Sam has nothing but good memories from his high school days.
（山姆對他的中學生活只充滿著美好的回憶。）
例: David believes politicians are nothing but con artists.
（大衛認為政客只不過是些騙子罷了。）
take...to safety　　帶……到安全之處
例: The soldiers took the rescued townspeople to safety.
（士兵們將救出來的鎮民帶到安全之處。）
on a mission　　執行任務
注意:
凡表『探險』、『旅遊』、『旅程』等名詞通常介詞用 on 來表示，如：on duty（值班）、on tour（巡迴演出）、on vacation（渡假中）等。
例: The lifeguard heard someone calling for help while on duty.
（那位救生員值班時聽到有人在喊救命。）



best-known a. 最出名的，最為人所知的
fascinating a. 迷人的，美妙的
architecture n. 建築學
inspiration n. 靈感
fiancee n. 未婚妻
fiance n. 未婚夫
the air force　　空軍
the army 　　陸軍
the marine corps　　海軍陸戰隊
corps n. 軍隊，部隊
writer-to-be　　即將成為作家的人
注意:
N-to-be 表『即將成為……的人』，如：father-to-be（準爸爸）、mother-to-be（準媽媽）。
aviator n. 飛行員
navigato n. 領航員
hallucinate vi. 出現幻覺
dehydrated a. 脫水的
nomad n. 游牧民族（的一員）
combat n. 戰鬥


throughout the world　　遍及全世界
keep...alive　　使……活下去∕繼續生存



　　享譽全球的安東尼‧聖艾修伯里，以著名的《小王子》（法文原名為 Le Petit Prince）一書贏得全球讀者愛戴，而他精采絕倫的一生，促成了和他相關的傳奇故事。聖艾修伯里於 1900 年在法國里昂出生，他從建築系畢業後，便從軍接受飛行官訓練。這個職業成為他人生和寫作的靈感來源，但同樣也釀成他不幸身亡的悲劇。
　　 雖然聖艾修伯里受過飛行訓練，但他為了讓未婚妻的家人感到滿意，決定從事朝九晚五的辦公室工作。不過他的人生注定要與飛行為伍。當他們分手後，這位未來的作家加入了空軍，終於以騰雲駕霧維生。成為飛行員後的他，開始寫故事出書，早期作品寫的多半是飛行員生涯，並獲得了廣大迴響。接著，在 1935 年，聖艾修伯里和領航員在撒哈拉沙漠墜機。當時兩人處於一片荒涼沙漠之中，僅靠少許食物和葡萄酒維生。在極度口渴的情況下，他們開始出現幻覺，身體也因為脫水而不再排汗。最後，一個當地的游牧者救了他們一命。而這次沙漠墜機事件，正是《小王子》一書的靈感來源。
　　 但下一場劫數，聖艾修伯里就未能僥倖逃過了。1944 年正值二次大戰期間，他受命出任務，從此未能復返。有關他的死亡，軍方記錄至今仍是個謎團。這位創作《小王子》的作家，曾經雲遊四方，最後卻在二次大戰的烽火中殞落。