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〔Burton〕British explorer and Orientalist. Disguised as a Pathan, he journeyed (1853) to the forbidden cities of Mecca and Medina and in 1858 tried unsuccessfully to discover the source of the Nile River. His best-known work is a translation ofThe Arabian Nights (1885-1888), which was considered scandalous at the time. 伯顿，理查德·弗朗西斯：(1821-1890) 英国探险家和东方学家。他假扮成帕坦人游历了禁城麦加和麦地那(1853年），1858年他试图探索尼罗河源头，但未成功。他最有名的作品是《天方夜谭》 （1885-1888年）的译本，此部作品在当时被认为是丑恶可耻的 |