1·I believe that a modern reader cannot know the associations that a line of ancient oman poetry or prose had for any particular educated sixteenth-century reader.
我相信一个现代的读者不可能知道一行古阿曼诗歌或散文与任何一个受过教育的16世纪读者之间的关联。
2·But if you want to see real Arabia, as opposed to a mass of shopping malls and luxury hotels, there is a far better option: Oman.
但是假如你想看到真正的阿拉伯风土人情而不是众多的大商场和豪华酒店，那么阿曼就是更好的选择。
3·Muscat is rewarding, but it is worth getting a glimpse of the rest of the country, because the interior of Oman is fascinating.
马斯喀特是个好地方，但是看一眼这个国家的其它地方也很值得，因为阿曼的内陆一样令人迷醉。
4·For this reason the restive youth of China and Oman are different from those of north Africa.
基于这个理由，中国及阿曼那些躁动不安的年轻人与北非的年轻人截然不同。
5·Qatar and Oman also have plans for big new projects. Dubai and Bahrain already have big smelters.
迪拜与巴林已经拥有了大型熔炼炉，卡塔尔与阿曼也在策划新的大项目。