地理学家俄然镇静地慌乱起来。
“我是地理学家。”老先生说。
"Well" said the geographer expectantly.
“我晓得的未几。”地理学家说。
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"Ah!" The little prince was disappointed. "Has it any mountains""I couldn't tell you," said the geographer.
“我们是不记录花草的。”地理学家说。
"Where do you come from" the old gentleman said to him.
“你从那里来的呀？”老先生问小王子。
“甚么叫长久？”
"I have also a flower."
“去实地考查吗？”
“我不晓得。”地理学家说。
“可您还是地理学家呢！”
“地理学家就是一种学者，他晓得那里有陆地，那里有河道、都会、山脉、戈壁。”
"The planet Earth," replied the geographer. "It has a good reputation."And the little prince went away, thinking of his flower.
“恰好，你是从远方来的！你是个探险家！你来给我先容一下你的星球吧！”
"But you― you come from far away! You are an explorer! You shall describe your planet to me!"And, having opened his big register, the geographer sharpened his pencil. The recitals of explorers are put down first in pencil. One waits until the explorer has furnished proofs, before putting them down in ink.
因而小王子就走了，他一边走一边想着他的花。
"It means, ‘which is in danger of speedy disappearance.'""Is my flower in danger of speedy disappearance""Certainly it is."
"No. That would be too complicated. But one requires the explorer to furnish proofs. For example, if the discovery in question is that of a large mountain, one requires that large stones be brought back from it."The geographer was suddenly stirred to excitement.