Similarly the Arab chieftains on their silken Byzantine divans could not forget the desert, and hoarded riches far beyond any possible physical need .

• 同样，那些坐在拜占庭帝国柔软光滑的长沙发上的阿拉伯酋长们也不会忘记沙漠，因而贮藏起远远超过身体可能需要的财富。