" We do not record them, " said the geographer, " because they are ephemeral."

“我们不记录它们，”地理学家说，“因为它们是短暂。”

Let's consider the benefits of maps from a geographer's perspective.

让我们从地理学家角度考虑地图好处。

Because an explorer who told lies would bring disaster on the books of the geographer.

因为一个说假话探察家会给地理书带来灾难性后果。

" What is a geographer? " asked the little prince.

“什么是地理学家？”小王子问。

Moroccan geographer said the most difficult thing about English for him is the future.

一位来自洛哥地理学家说，英语对他来说最困难地方就是将来式。

The geographer was suddenly stirred to excitement.

地理学家忽然激动起来。

The geographer is studying the site.

地理学家正在研究这个地点。

Mapmakers may be geographers and cartographers, but they can also be artists and imperialists, storytellers and propagandists.

地图绘制者可能是地理学家和制图专家，但他们可能既是艺术家又是帝国主义者，既是故事讲述人又是宣传分子。

Then the geographer would note down two mountains in a place where there was only one.

那么，地理学家就会把只有一座山地方写成两座山。

The geographer is much too important to go loafing about.

地理学家很重要，不能到处跑。

" A geographer is a scholar who knows the location of all the seas, rivers, towns, mountains, and deserts."

“地理学家，就是一种学者，他知道哪里有海洋，哪里有江河、城市、山脉、沙漠。”

" I am a geographer." the old gentleman said to him.

“我是地理学家。”老先生对他说。

" The planet Earth, " replied the geographer. " It has a good reputation."

“地球这颗行星，”地理学家回答他说，“它有好名声。”

" We do not record flowers, " said the geographer.

“我们是不记载花朵。”地理学家说。

What do geographers actually do? Well, we collect data to begin with.

地理学家实际上是做什么？好吧，我们首先收集数据。

Flyvbjerg is an economic geographer who years ago became fascinated with infrastructure megaprojects.

Flyvbjerg 是一位经济地理学家，多年前就对大型基础设施项目着迷。

So as geographers we ask, “Why were potatoes domesticated here and not anywhere else? ”

因此，作为地理学家，我们会问：“为什么土豆 在这里被驯化而不是其他任何地方？”

" 'But one never knows.' " 'One never knows, ' said the geographer.

“‘但谁不知道。’”“‘谁不知道，’地理学家说。

What is a geographer, asked the little prince.

小王子问，地理学家是什么？

" The planet Earth, " replied the geographer.

“是地球。”地理学家回答道。