1·As our guide, Ashok Verma, later told me in Varanasi, India: “Crafts are the best thing to buy; they have people’s dreams woven into them.”
就像我们的导游 Ashok Verma后来在瓦拉纳西告诉我们的那样，“手工艺品是最值得买的东西，里面有人们的梦想。”
2·Direct buses from Varanasi to the Nepalese border at Sunauli take 9 hours and cost about rs 100.
从瓦拉纳西直达尼泊尔边境的巴士在Sunauli口岸，路程9小时，路费100印度卢比。
3·Cows, such as these two in Varanasi, are a common sight on India's congested streets. Hindus Revere cows, believing that they offer sustenance and ask nothing in return.
如瓦拉纳西的这两头牛一样，在印度拥挤的街上随处可以见到牛。印度教徒敬畏牛，认为他们只提供食物，不思回报。
4·Varanasi is a crowded city and its infrastructure has hardly changed in the past decades.
瓦拉纳西是一个拥挤的城市，过去几十年来，其基础设施几乎没有什么变化。
5·In India the dying make pilgrimages to sacred sites, such as Varanasi, to be cremated and released into the River Ganges, India's holiest waterway.
在印度，易篑之人去诸如瓦拉纳西的圣地朝圣，以求火葬之后将骨灰撒入恒河之中。