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一起讀《小王子》 | The Little Prince Chapter 15

• It was inhabited by an old gentleman who wrote voluminous books.

voluminous 龐大的；浩繁的；大部頭的

• It was the most magnificent and stately planet that he had ever seen.

stately 雄偉的；莊嚴的；高貴的；優雅的

• The geographer is much too important to go loafing about.

loaf about 游手好閑；閑逛

• He asks them questions, and he notes down what they recall of their travels.

recall 記起；回想起；回憶說

• And if the recollections of any one among them seem interesting to him, the geographer orders an inquiry into that explorer's moral character.

recollection 記憶；回憶
moral character 品性；品德

• Because intoxicated men see double.

intoxicated 喝醉的

• But one requires the explorer to furnish proofs.

furnish 提供；供應

• The recitals of explorers are put down first in pencil.

recitals 敘述，述說；描述；列舉；訴說

• because they are ephemeral.

ephemeral 短暫的；瞬間的

• 'which is in danger of speedy disappearance.'

speedy 快的；迅速的

• That was his first moment of regret.

regret 悔恨；失望；后悔；惋惜