《小王子英文版》精读笔记Chapter 15-8

The geographer was suddenly stirred to excitement.

“But you—you come from far away! You are an explorer! You shall describeyour 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.

〖精读笔记〗

◆stir [stɜːd] v. 搅动;搅拌;搅和

◆excitement [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] n. 兴奋；刺激

◆describe [dɪˈskraɪb] vt. 描述，形容；描绘

◆register [ˈredʒɪstər] n. 登记本；注册簿；（官方）记录

◆sharpen [ˈʃɑːpən] vt. 削尖；磨快

sharpen his pencil削铅笔

◆recital [rɪˈsaɪtl] n. 朗诵；(口述)逐一列举；赘述

◆put sth down 写下；记录；键入

◆ink [ɪŋk] n. 墨水，墨汁；油墨

in ink用墨水