“It would have been better to come back at the same hour,” said the fox. “If, for example, you come at four o’clock in the afternoon, then at three o’clock I shall begin to be happy. I shall feel happier and happier as the hour advances. At four o’clock, I shall already be worrying and jumping about. I shall show you how happy I am! But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour my heart is to be ready to greet you … One must observe the proper rites …”
“What is a rite?” asked the little prince.
“Those also are actions too often neglected,” said the fox. “They are what make one day different from other days, one hour from other hours. There is a rite, for example, among my hunters. Every Thursday they dance with the village girls. So Thursday is a wonderful day for me! I can take a walk as far as the vineyards. But if the hunters danced at just any time, every day would be like every other day, and I should never have any vacation at all.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, "The Little Prince"
a rite - rytuał
Mówiąc o rytuałach, zwyczajach, czynnościach powtarzających się używamy czasu Present Simple.
Czy wasz dzień jest zaplanowany co do godziny? Czy, podobnie jak lis, uważacie że to dobrze?
Tak, na przykład, wygląda mój dzień (właściwie jego fragment):
On Saturdays I get up at 9 a.m.
I get dressed and have breakfast. I usually watch a breakfast programme on TV.
Then, I clean my teeth and wash my face.
At 11 a.m. I check my e-mail box and surf the net.
At 1 p.m. I do the cleaning.
Next, at about 3 p.m. I have dinner.
After dinner I read a book or a magazine.
In the evening I go out for a walk with my (boy)friend.
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A może ktoś z was podzieli się swoim dziennym rytuałem?







