第十五章[第3页/共6页]

"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.

"And towns, and rivers, and deserts""I couldn't tell you that, either.""But you are a geographer!"

“但是燃烧的火山也能够会再复苏的。”小王子打断了地理学家，“甚么叫长久？”

"It means, ‘which is in danger of speedy disappearance.'""Is my flower in danger of speedy disappearance""Certainly it is."

“那当然。”

“如何样？”地理学家充满等候地扣问道。

“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。”

“因为一个扯谎话的探险家会给地理书带来灾害性的结果。一样，一个太爱喝酒的探险家也是如此。”

"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.