徐霞客出生在一個(gè)富庶的家庭中。

Xu Xiake was born in a prosperous family.?

受到父親的影響，他喜歡地理、探險(xiǎn)和游記之類的書籍。

Influenced by his father, he loved to read books about geography, adventure, traveling and so on.?

這些書籍使他從小就熱愛祖國(guó)的壯麗河山，立志要游遍名山大川。

These books developed his early love of the motherland's magnificent scenery, and made him determined to travel over mountains and rivers.?

徐霞客一生周游考察了十六個(gè)省，足跡幾乎遍及全國(guó)。

Xu Xiake had visited sixteen provinces, leaving his footprints in nearly every corner of our country.?

他在考察過程中，從來不盲目迷信書本上的結(jié)論。

He neither used books as the single guide for his travel, nor did accept conclusions given by books without thinking.?

他發(fā)現(xiàn)前人研究的地理的確記載了許多不可靠的地方。

As a result, he finally discovered considerable inaccuracies occurring in the geographical notes written by predecessors.?

為了進(jìn)行細(xì)致的考察，他很少乘車坐船，幾乎全靠雙腳。

In order to get a detailed and truthful picture of the places he visited, he rarely traveled by carriage or boat, but almost all on foot. ? ?