Antoine de Saint-Exupy was a French writer and aviator. He worked as a pilot before and during World War II.
Saint-Exupy wrote adventure stories about pilots traveling to exciting places. His most famous book was The Little Prince. Although there was a lot of imagination to it, The Little Prince was actually a story about life. Saint-Exupy drew on his experience of surviving a plane crash in the Sahara Desert while writing the novella. The Little Prince went on to become one of the best-selling books of all time. On this date in 1944, Saint- Exupery disappeared on a flight during a special mission over the Mediterranean.
Saint-Exupy wrote adventure stories about pilots traveling to exciting places. His most famous book was The Little Prince. Although there was a lot of imagination to it, The Little Prince was actually a story about life. Saint-Exupy drew on his experience of surviving a plane crash in the Sahara Desert while writing the novella. The Little Prince went on to become one of the best-selling books of all time. On this date in 1944, Saint- Exupery disappeared on a flight during a special mission over the Mediterranean.
安東尼.聖修伯里是法國作家和飛行員。他在二次大戰前和大戰期間的工作是飛機駕駛。
聖修伯里所寫的冒險故事是關於飛行員到各個有趣的地方旅行。他最著名的書叫做《小王子》。雖然書中充滿許多想像,不過《小王子》這本書實際上談的 是關於人生的故事。聖修伯里寫這部短篇小說時借用了自己在撒哈拉沙漠墜機的生還經驗。《小王子》後來成為史上最暢銷的書籍之一。1944年的今天,聖修伯 里在一次飛越地中海的特殊任務中失去蹤影。
聖修伯里所寫的冒險故事是關於飛行員到各個有趣的地方旅行。他最著名的書叫做《小王子》。雖然書中充滿許多想像,不過《小王子》這本書實際上談的 是關於人生的故事。聖修伯里寫這部短篇小說時借用了自己在撒哈拉沙漠墜機的生還經驗。《小王子》後來成為史上最暢銷的書籍之一。1944年的今天,聖修伯 里在一次飛越地中海的特殊任務中失去蹤影。
知識大補帖
1944年聖修伯里(圖,資料照片)在任務中神祕消失,大家卻遍尋不著他 的遺骸(corpse)和飛機殘骸(wreckage),直到2004年4月,失蹤近60年後,飛機殘骸才在法國南部馬賽(Marseille)附近的海 底被尋獲。法國在聖修伯里逝世50周年時,曾將他與「小王子」的形象印在50元法郎的鈔票上,以紀念這位天馬行空的作家,而他家鄉里昂(Lyon)的聖修 伯里機場(Lyon-Saint-Exupry Airport)也是以他的名字來命名的。2008年3月,一位在二戰時期擔任德國戰鬥機飛行員(fighter pilot)的霍斯特.李伯坦承自己是擊落聖修伯里座機的人。
單字片語
˙aviator n.飛行員˙pilot n.飛機駕駛員
˙draw on... 利用……
例:The detective drew on his years of experience to solve the mystery.(這名偵探運用他多年的經驗解開這樁懸案。)
˙crash n.墜毀;撞擊
˙novella n.短篇小說
˙best-selling a.暢銷的
例:The best-selling author will show up at the launch party to promote her new book.(該暢銷作家會在她的新書宣傳發表會上現身。)
˙best-seller n.暢銷書,暢銷品
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