Perhaps I shall be dead and forgotten before the next transit of Venus! '

也许我会在下一次金星凌日之前死去并被遗忘！

I have so much to tell you about my visit; one thing is, that the astronomical world is getting quite excited about the coming Transit of Venus.

关于我的访问， 我有很多话要告诉你； 一件事是，天文学界对即将到来的金星凌日感到非常兴奋。

These at the last moment had been modified to fall in with the winter expedition formerly mentioned, to observe the Transit of Venus at a remote southern station.

这些在最后一刻被修改，以配合前面提到的冬季探险，在一个偏远的南方站观察金星凌日。

'Nowhere yet, my lady. He's gone traipsing all over Europe and America, and then to the South Pacific Ocean about this Transit of Venus that's going to be done there.

还没有，我的女士。他走遍了欧洲和美洲，然后为了将要在那里完成的金星凌日而去了南太平洋。