But Passepartout persisted in chaffing him by asking him if he made much by his present occupation.

他也随和着路路通哈哈大笑了一阵。这时，路路通就高兴地问他：" 您这种职业是不是出息很大？"

A book, face downward, on the table, a roll of manuscript, a half-written sheet, a newspaper, some tools of his present occupation, and several rejected daguerreotypes, conveyed an impression as if he were close at hand.

桌上一本书，面朝下，一卷手稿，一张写了一半的纸，一张报纸，他目前职业的一些工具，还有几张被拒绝的银版照片，给人的印象就好像他近在咫尺。

Apart from the fact that I am not in possession of all the elements necessary for the pursuit of the truth, my present occupation does not allow me to devote so much time as I could wish to this matter.

除了我不具备追求真理所需的所有要素这一事实外，我目前的职业不允许我在这件事上投入我希望的那么多时间。