“那当然。”
“去实地考查吗？”
"Oh, where I live," said the little prince, "it is not very interesting. It is all so small. I have three volcanoes. Two volcanoes are active and the other is extinct. But one never knows.""One never knows," said the geographer.
"Oh, look! Here is an explorer!" he exclaimed to himself when he saw the little prince coming.
"I have also a flower."
“这一大本厚厚的是甚么书？你在这里干甚么？”小王子问道。
"And towns, and rivers, and deserts""I couldn't tell you that, either.""But you are a geographer!"
"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.
The little prince sat down on the table and panted a little. He had already traveled so much and so far!
"What place would you advise me to visit now" he asked.
“火山是燃烧了的也好，复苏的也好，这对我们这些人来讲都是一回事。”地理学家说，“对我们来讲，首要的是山。山是不会变更位置的。”
这是他第一次产生了悔怨，但他又重新抖擞起来：“您是否能建议我下一站去甚么处所看看？”小王子问道。
“地球，”地理学家答复他说，“它很着名……”
"Because an explorer who told lies would bring disaster on the books of the geographer. So would an explorer who drank too much.""Why is that" asked the little prince.