In Persia, perfume was considered a sign of high rank or class.

In a town in Persia there lived two brothers.

波斯的某座小镇住着两个兄弟.

I admit that the Rhodians did not wish to see us conquer the King of Persia.

我承认洛迪安人不愿意看到我们战胜波斯王.

Persia is ancient name of Iran.

波斯是古伊朗的国名.

The Parthians had gone out of history, absorbed into the general population of Persia.

安息人早已从历史上消退, 融入波斯的普通民众.

Twenty thousand Persian soldiers had fallen before that handful of men.

两万波斯士兵败在这一小队人面前.

Such is the texture of Persian history.

这就是波斯历史的梗概.

He knows nothing about Persian art; that's quite outside his province.

他对波斯艺术一窍不通, 那不是他的本行.

A Persian rug covered the hardwood floors.

硬木地板上铺着一张波斯地毯。

Three hundred brave Greeks held off a Persian army of a million men.

三百个勇敢的希腊人抵御住了一百万个波斯人的进攻.

Large crowds stood in the space between the Persian cavalry.

大批群众挤满了波斯骑兵中间的空隙.

Qeshm is the largest Iranian island in the Persian Gulf, and home to 100-thousand people.

卡什姆是伊朗在波斯湾最大的岛屿, 岛上有10万人居住.

The Persian Gulf has a notoriously bad weather.

波斯湾的天气是出名的恶劣.

He indicated the location of the Persian Gulf with a pen on the map.

他用一支笔在地图上标出了波斯湾的位置.

PALM JUMEIRAH, the giant palm-shaped peninsula in the Persian Gulf, is famous for its luxury homes.

朱美拉棕榈, 波斯湾的巨型掌 状 半岛, 因其豪宅而闻名.

They resumed their journey when the rains ended and continued by land from the Persian Gulf.

雨季过后,他们又重新航行,再在波斯湾登陆,由陆地继续前进.

The Persian Gulf is rich in petroleum.

波斯湾盛产石油.

A bizarre showcase for all this lethal hardware is the 13-month-old Persian Gulf conflict.

这样大量的杀人武器在长达13个月的波斯湾冲突中作了淋漓尽致的表演.

We await help from the Persians.

我们正等待着波斯的援兵.

Alexander the Great never lost a battle, not to the Persians or to anyone else.

伟大的亚力山大从未打过败仗, 无论是对波斯还是其他的战争.

All day long the army of the Persians was held at hay.

波斯军队被牵制了一整天.