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“一点不错，”地理学家说，“但是我不是探险家。我部下一个探险家都没有。地理学家是不去计算都会、河道、山脉、陆地、戈壁的。地理学家很首要，不能到处跑。他不能分开他的办公室。但他能够在办公室里访问探险家。他扣问探险家，把他们的回想记录下来。如果他以为此中有个探险家的回想是成心机的，那么地理学家就对这个探险家的品德做一番调查。”

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。

因而小王子就走了，他一边走一边想着他的花。

"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.

"We do not record flowers," said the geographer.

"Ah!" The little prince was disappointed. "Has it any mountains""I couldn't tell you," said the geographer.

"Well" said the geographer expectantly.

"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.

“这一大本厚厚的是甚么书？你在这里干甚么？”小王子问道。

"Your planet is very beautiful," he said. "Has it any oceans""I couldn't tell you," said the geographer.

The little prince sat down on the table and panted a little. He had already traveled so much and so far!