It was as if he were trapped on a large local desert basin where one step was identical to the next and the interesting peaks were far away. 他就好像陷入了一个巨大的沙漠腹地，前一步与下一步纹丝未变，而有意思的顶峰却还很遥远的前方。
On the road leading from Dubai to Oman, deep in the desert, a kilometre-long dragon-shaped building has become a symbol of China's growing ties with the Middle East. 从迪拜到阿曼的路上，在沙漠腹地之中，一座长达一公里的龙形建筑物已成为一个标志，象征着中国与中东之间日益加强的关系。
