“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。
"It means, ‘which is in danger of speedy disappearance.'""Is my flower in danger of speedy disappearance""Certainly it is."
“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。”
“这一大本厚厚的是甚么书？你在这里干甚么？”小王子问道。
小王子拜候的第六颗星球比上一颗要大十倍。这颗星球上面住着一名老先生，他写了一本庞大的书。
“我不晓得。”地理学家说。
地理学家俄然镇静地慌乱起来。
"The planet Earth," replied the geographer. "It has a good reputation."And the little prince went away, thinking of his flower.
"Your planet is very beautiful," he said. "Has it any oceans""I couldn't tell you," said the geographer.
“我是地理学家。”老先生说。
"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.
"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.