“Exactly,” the geographer said. “But I am not an explorer. I haven’t a single explorer on my planet. It is not the geographer who goes out to count the towns, the rivers, the mountains, the seas, the oceans, and the deserts. The geographer is much too important to go loafing about. He does not leave his desk. But he receives the explorers in his study. He asks them questions, and he notes down what they recall of their travels. And if the recollections of any one among them seem interesting to him, the geographer orders an inquiry intothat explorer’s moral character.”
〖精读笔记〗
count [kaʊnt] v. 数数；计算总数；把……算入
紫色字体部分为强调句结构：It is/was +被强调部分+ that/who +其他部分
→强调句中去掉It is/was和that/who强调结构，句子仍然是完整的
e.g.
It was yesterday that he met your father.他是昨天看到你父亲的。
被强调部分可以是主语、宾语或状语，状语中常出现介词。不能是定语或谓语。
too ... to ... 太……以致不能……
loaf [ləʊf] vi. 游荡；游手好闲
about [əˈbaʊt] adv. 到处; 附近; 各处
desk [desk] n. 书桌; 办公桌
receive [rɪˈsiːv] vt. 收到；接待
study [ˈstʌdi] n. 书房
note down记录某事；迅速记录
recall [rɪˈkɔːl] vt. 回想起，记起
recollection [ˌrekəˈlekʃn] n. 回忆；回忆起的事物
among [əˈmʌŋ] prep. 在……中间；在……之中
order +调查+ into +目标，可表达“对...进行调查”
e.g.
The government has ordered an investigation into the accident.政府要求对事故进行调查。
inquiry [ɪn'kwaɪrɪ] n. 询问；调查
moral [ˈmɒrəl] adj. 道德的；精神上的；品性端正的
character [ˈkærəktər] n. 性格，品质
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