1·Twice in the 19th century, the Saudi emirate collapsed owing to struggles between brothers and cousins over who should rule.
19世纪沙特酋长国已经两次由于兄弟之间和堂兄弟之间的倾轧而崩溃。
2·Dubai, located in the southern Persian Gulf on the Arabian peninsula, is both a city and an emirate in the UAE (United Arab Emirates).
迪拜位于波斯湾南部的阿拉伯半岛上，它既是一座城市，又是阿拉伯联合酋长国中的一个酋长国。
3·In the relatively liberal and rich emirate of Kuwait, for instance, women got the right to vote five years ago and won their first seats in parliament last year.
例如，在相对开明和富裕的科威特酋长国，妇女于5年前获得了选举权，并于去年赢得了第一个议会妇女席位。
4·Chris Davidson of Durham University, who has written a history of the emirate, describes it as a "spongelike economy", designed to absorb foreign money.
达拉谟大学的克里斯·戴维森为这个酋长国撰写了一部史书，把其比作“海绵经济”，即为吸取外资而服务。
5·The emirate has been performing quite well in sectors in which it has traditionally been successful.
该酋长国传统上较为成功的行业一直表现上佳。