“那么，有都会、河道、戈壁吗？”
“地球，”地理学家答复他说，“它很着名……”
“我们不记录它们，”地理学家说，“因为花草是长久的。”
"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.
“你从那里来的呀？”老先生问小王子。
“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。”
"Ah!" The little prince was disappointed. "Has it any mountains""I couldn't tell you," said the geographer.
小王子在桌旁坐下，有点气喘吁吁。他此次观光有点久。
"The planet Earth," replied the geographer. "It has a good reputation."And the little prince went away, thinking of his flower.
"And towns, and rivers, and deserts""I couldn't tell you that, either.""But you are a geographer!"
“我的花是很快就会消逝的吗？”
“甚么叫长久？”
“这确切难说。”地理学家说道。
“我晓得的未几。”地理学家说。
“去实地考查吗？”
“但是，‘长久’是甚么意义？”小王子再三地问道。他一旦提出一个题目是从不放过的。