Safar had told me that it was almost unknown for a turcoman family to yield its daughter to a russian man 萨法（作者在土库曼斯坦认识的一位朋友）曾告诉我，土库曼家庭中几乎很少有人把女儿嫁给俄罗斯人。
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In its cubicles the close - tiered bunks were stacked with russian factory workers and gangs of gossiping turcomans 车厢单间内，上下铺位间的空间狭窄，上面全都挤满了俄罗斯工人和成群唧喳不停的土库曼人。
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But the russian ' s conviction of their cultural superiority , and the turcomans ' deep conservatism , played havoc with this hope 但俄罗斯人认定，他们的文化是优越的，而土库曼人是非常保守的，这极大地破坏了这一意愿。
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From a tundra of sheets poked the beards of turcoman farmers , and the weathered heads of soldiers resting on their caps 所有被单仿佛就是一片苔原，土库曼农民把他们的胡子露在了被单外面，而枕着帽子的士兵则把他们那饱受风霜之苦的脑袋露了出来。
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Eastward from ashkhabad my train lumbered across a region of oases where rivers dropped out of iran to die in the turcoman desert 我乘坐的列车由阿什哈巴德驶出，一路向东，在土库曼沙漠中的绿洲地区中缓慢行驶，源自伊朗的数条河流便在这里汇集。
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Adding to the strangeness , there were russians among them : big , blond men who danced , and affectionate young women kissing their turcoman friends 更不可思议的是，俄罗斯人加入了他们中间：高大的金发男子在跳舞，热情洋溢的年轻姑娘在亲吻着他们的土库曼朋友。
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Along this narrow littoral , a century ago , the tekke turcomans had grazed their camels and tough argamak horses , and tilled the soil around forty - three earthen fortresses 一个世纪之前，在这个滨海地区的沿岸，提基亚土库曼人用泥土建立起43个堡垒，他们在周围放牧骆驼和凶悍的阿葛马克马，并耕种土地。
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So , as i watched , the feasting and dancing assumed the make - believe of an advertisement , and i was not surprised when the russian guests departed early , their presence a fleeting token , while the turcomans danced on into the night 所以，正如我所看到的，这里的晚宴和舞会好似广告一样是虚假的，当俄罗斯宾客早早地离去? ?他们的存在转瞬即逝，而土库曼人则一直跳到深夜时，我并没有感到吃惊。
