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Chapter 15 ↵ The sixth planet was ten times

larger than the last one. It was inhabited by an

old gentleman who wrote voluminous books. ↵ Oh,

look! Here is an explorer! he exclaimed to

himself when he saw the little prince coming. ↵

The little prince sat down on the table and

panted a little. He had already traveled so much

and so far! ↵ Where do you come from? the old

gentleman said to him. ↵ What is that big book?

said the little prince. What are you doing? ↵ I

am a geographer, ” the old gentleman said to him.

↵ What is a geographer? asked the little prince.

↵ A geographer is a scholar who knows the

location of all the seas, rivers, towns,

mountains, and deserts. ↵ That is very

interesting, ” said the little prince. Here at

last is a man who has a real profession! And he

cast a look around him at the planet of the

geographer. It was the most magnificent and

stately planet that he had ever seen. ↵ Your

planet is very beautiful, ” he said. Has it any

oceans? ↵ I couldn't tell you, ” said the

geographer. ↵ Ah! The little prince was

disappointed. Has it any mountains? ↵ I couldn't

tell you, ” said the geographer. ↵ And towns,

and rivers, and deserts? ↵ I couldn't tell you

that, either. ↵ But you are a geographer! ↵

Exactly, ” the geographer said. But I am not an

explorer. I haven't a single explorer on my

planet. It is not the geographer who goes out to

count the towns, the rivers, the mountains, the

seas, the oceans, and the deserts. The geographer

is much too important to go loafing about. He

does not leave his desk. But he receives the

explorers in his study. He asks them questions,

and he notes down what they recall of their

travels. And if the recollections of any one

among them seem interesting to him, the

geographer orders an inquiry into that explorer's

moral character. ↵ Why is that? ↵ 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. ↵ Because intoxicated men see

double. Then the geographer would note down two

mountains in a place where there was only one. ↵

I know some one, ” said the little prince, “who

would make a bad explorer. ↵ That is possible.

Then, when the moral character of the explorer is

shown to be good, an inquiry is ordered into his

discovery. ↵ One goes to see it? ↵ 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. ↵ 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. ↵ Well? said the geographer

expectantly. ↵ 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. ↵ I have also a flower. ↵ We do

not record flowers, ” said the geographer. ↵ Why

is that? The flower is the most beautiful thing

on my planet! ↵ We do not record them, ” said

the geographer, “because they are ephemeral. ↵

What does that mean—'ephemeral'? ↵

Geographies, ” said the geographer, “are the

books which, of all books, are most concerned

with matters of consequence. They never become

old-fashioned. It is very rarely that a mountain

changes its position. It is very rarely that an

ocean empties itself of its waters. We write of

eternal things. ↵ But extinct volcanoes may come

to life again, ” the little prince interrupted.

What does that mean—'ephemeral'? ↵ Whether

volcanoes are extinct or alive, it comes to the

same thing for us, ” said the geographer. The

thing that matters to us is the mountain. It does

not change. ↵ But what does that mean—

'ephemeral'? repeated the little prince, who

never in his life had let go of a question, once

he had asked it. ↵ It means,'which is in danger

of speedy disappearance. ↵ Is my flower in

danger of speedy disappearance? ↵ Certainly it

is. ↵ My flower is ephemeral, ” the little

prince said to himself, “and she has only four

thorns to defend herself against the world. And I

have left her on my planet, all alone! ↵ That

was his first moment of regret. But he took

courage once more. ↵ What place would you advise

me to visit now? he asked. ↵ The planet Earth, ”

replied the geographer. It has a good reputation.

↵ And the little prince went away, thinking of

his flower. ↵


知识点

重点词汇
pencil [ˈpensl] n. 铅笔；笔状物 vt. 用铅笔写；用眉笔涂 vi. 成铅笔状 {zk gk :4410}

ink [ɪŋk] n. 墨水，墨汁；油墨 vt. 签署；涂墨水于 n. (Ink)人名；(英)英克 {zk gk cet4 cet6 ky :5193}

furnish [ˈfɜ:nɪʃ] vt. 提供；供应；装备 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :5253}

furnished [ˈfɜ:nɪʃt] v. 供应；装备（furnish的过去分词） adj. 家具，有家具的 {gk :5253}

exclaimed [iksˈkleimd] v. 大叫，呼喊（exclaim的过去分词形式） { :5494}

eternal [ɪˈtɜ:nl] adj. 永恒的；不朽的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :5626}

inhabited [ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd] v. 占据（inhabit的过去分词）；居住于 adj. 有人居住的 { :6052}

disappearance [ˌdɪsə'pɪərəns] n. 消失；不见 {cet6 :6530}

loafing [ ] n. 条，一条面包；块；游荡 vt. 游荡；游手好闲；虚度光阴 vi. 游荡；游手好闲；虚度光阴 { :6892}

recollections [ˌrekəˈlekʃənz] n. 回忆；记忆（recollection的复数形式） { :7528}

sharpened ['ʃɑ:pənd] adj. 尖锐的 { :7542}

speedy [ˈspi:di] adj. 快的；迅速的；敏捷的 n. (Speedy)人名；(英)斯皮迪 {toefl :7734}

explorers [ɪk'splɔ:rəz] n. 探险家，勘探者( explorer的名词复数 ) { :7763}

explorer [ik'splɒ:rә] n. 探险家；勘探者；探测器；[医]探针 {gk toefl :7763}

extinct [ɪkˈstɪŋkt] adj. 灭绝的，绝种的；熄灭的 vt. 使熄灭 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :9357}

stately [ˈsteɪtli] adj. 庄严的；堂皇的，宏伟的 {toefl :9774}

thorns [θɔ:nz] n. [植] 刺，刺尖（thorn的复数形式）；[植] 荆棘 { :9881}


难点词汇
recitals [rɪˈsaɪtlz] n. 独唱会( recital的名词复数 ); 独奏会; 小型音乐会、舞蹈表演会等; 一系列事件等的详述 { :11952}

geographer [dʒiˈɒgrəfə(r)] n. 地理学者 { :12741}

ephemeral [ɪˈfemərəl] adj. 短暂的；朝生暮死的 n. 只生存一天的事物 {toefl ielts gre :14116}

voluminous [vəˈlu:mɪnəs] adj. 大量的；多卷的，长篇的；著书多的 {gre :15539}

intoxicated [ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪtɪd] v. 沉醉；中毒（intoxicate的过去分词） adj. 喝醉的；极度兴奋的 { :16545}

expectantly [ɪk'spektəntlɪ] adv. 期望地，期待地 { :18125}

traveled ['trævld] adj. 富有旅行经验的；旅客多的；旅客使用的 v. 旅行（travel的过去分词） { :22076}


复习词汇
prince [prɪns] n. 王子，国君；亲王；贵族 n. (Prince)人名；(英、葡)普林斯；(法)普兰斯； {cet4 cet6 ky :1466}

planet [ˈplænɪt] n. 行星 n. (Planet)人名；(法)普拉内；(西、葡)普拉内特 {zk gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl gre :1592}


生僻词
old-fashioned [ˈəuldˈfæʃənd] adj. 老式的；过时的；守旧的

volcanoes [vɔlˈkeinəuz] n. 火山爆发，火山；火山群（volcano复数）


词组
a mountain [ ] [网络] 爬山；一座山；山脉

are active [ ] 活跃的；积极主动的

danger of [ ] [网络] 在…的危险中

defend herself [ ] vi.自卫

defend herself against [ ] vt.防御

discovery in [ ] 发现

good reputation [ ] [网络] 比喻声誉流芳后世；信誉好；好名声

in danger [in ˈdeindʒə] na. 在危险中 [网络] 垂危；处于危险中；处于危险之中

in pencil [ ] 用铅笔

inquiry into [ ] [网络] 对……的调查；查询；询问

little prince [ ] [网络] 小王子；小王子作曲；小王子小故事

loaf about [ ] un. 奔波；呆一会儿 [网络] 游荡；闲荡；浪游

moral character [ ] na. 品行 [网络] 道德品质；品德；品性

of consequence [ ] na. 有势力的；重要的 [网络] 具有重大意义的；有意义

Old gentleman [ ] [网络] 老先生；老人；对老年男人的尊称

Planet Earth [ ] [网络] 行星地球；地球脉动；地球无限

stir to [ ] 鼓动; 促使(某人)采取行动

the flower [ ] [网络] 那花；花朵；花牌

the moral [ ] [网络] 道德；道德论；德育

the ocean [ ] [网络] 海洋；大海；赞大海

the old gentleman [ ] na. 老头儿 [网络] 老先生

the planet [ ] [网络] 星球；地球；行星

the planet earth [ ] [网络] 地球这颗行星；我们的地球；你出现在我的梦境

to defend [ ] [网络] 保卫；用以抵御；防守

to furnish [ ] [网络] 装备；装设；提供


惯用语
said the geographer
said the little prince
the geographer



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