1·After all those birch trees it was a novel experience to wake to the rolling hills and steppes of Mongolia - a welcome contrast.
在看了这么多桦树之后，早上醒来后看见蒙古起伏的群山和草原，这是一种新奇的体验和愉快的对比。
2·In the name of the tsar, they demanded pelts as yasak (tribute) from reindeer herders, steppes nomads and hunter-gatherers.
他们以沙皇的名义要求驯鹿放养者、草原游牧民、狩猎与采集部落交出毛皮作为贡品。
3·As a rule, dishes on the Asian steppes and mountains feature mutton or horse.
像是一个约定俗成，这里的亚洲高山草原特色菜是羊肉和马肉。
4·It's a symbolic shift, because it wasn't so long ago that it was Russian engineers who toiled away to lay rails across the steppes of Central Asia.
这是一个具有象征意义的转变，因为就在不那么久以前，在中亚大草原上辛勤铺设铁路的，还是俄罗斯的工程技术人员。
5·The plain-furred Pallas's cat melts into the treeless steppes of central Asia, while the small Andean mountain cat has a silver-grey coat that matches the rocky landscape.
素色的雅典娜的猫可以溶入中亚荒脊的草原里而小安第斯同猫长有银灰色的皮毛，这种颜色与多石的地貌色很好地溶合在一起。