He was from Persia, in the Middle East.

他来自中东的波斯。

Their fine clothes were made of silk from Persia.

华美的服饰由波斯的绸缎缝就。

Through the medium of the Syrians Greek culture penetrated Persia.

利亚作媒介，希腊文化渗透到波斯。

He was born in France, but I knew him in Persia.

他出生在法国，不我是在波斯认识他的。

America's expense, al-Afghani was born in Persia in 1838.

1838年，阿富汗尼出生在波斯（西南亚国家，现称伊朗）。

And Netanyahu drew a line from that story to modern Persia - Iran.

内塔尼亚胡引用了该故事的其中一段来指责现代波斯——伊朗。

Only, it was the civilisational might of Persia and this was no rumour.

只是，是波斯的文明威力，不是谣言。

Nowruz is believed to have its roots in the Zoroastrian religion of ancient Persia.

诺鲁孜节被认来源于古代波斯的琐罗亚斯德宗教。

A mighty army, led by the great king of Persia, had come from the east.

波斯大帝率领一支强大的军队，从东边开来了。

Persia, for example, was the world's most powerful nation at the time of Alexander the Great.

例如，亚历山大大帝时期，波斯成强国。

The British turned to the Indian subcontinent and then to Persia, the Dutch to the East Indies.

英国前往印度次大陆殖民，随后又向波斯，而荷兰则去往了东印度群岛。

The Old Testament story of Esther, about a plot to destroy the Jews of Persia, or modern-day Iran.

《旧约》中以斯帖的故事，讲的是一个摧毁波斯犹太或现代伊朗的阴谋。

It is thought that they were first put down in writing about a thousand years ago in Persia.

据认，它们是在大约一千年前的波斯首次以书面形式记录下来的。

ALI BABA FINDS THE CAVE In an old town of Persia there lived two brothers, Cassim and Ali Baba.

阿里巴巴发现藏宝洞在波斯的一个古老的小镇中，住着戈西母和阿里巴巴两兄弟。

Cecil Spring-Rice had been buried in Persia.

Cecil Spring-Rice 被埋葬在波斯。

Julian's invasion of Persia fared no better, like many of his predecessors Julian saw the need for a pre-emptive strike on Persia.

朱利安入侵波斯也同样不顺利，和他的前任皇帝一样，朱利安认入侵波斯需要先发制。

Despite his name, and despite a tomb in Kabul restored at America's expense, al-Afghani was born in Persia in 1838.

尽管他的姓名很奇怪，美国修整了喀布尔（阿富汗的首都）的坟墓，1838年，阿富汗尼出生在波斯（西南亚国家，现称伊朗）。

So, there you are in ancient Persia, two strikes down.

所以，你在古代波斯， 两次击落。

There was, among many diversions, the car of the Shah of Persia.

在许多消遣中， 有波斯国王的汽车。

Right across Europe, and on through Turkey and Persia to that little one-horse burg!

穿欧洲，穿土耳其和波斯， 到达那个只有一匹马的小城！