It is the story of an American travelling to a strange land, and of the people he meets on his way: Rustam, his translator, a lovely 24-year-old who picked up his colorful English in California, Oleg and Natasha, his hosts in Tashkent, and a string of foreign aid workers.

这是一个美国人只身前往陌生土地的故事，这也是他途中遇到的人的故事：他的翻译鲁斯塔姆，一个可爱的24岁年轻人，在加利福尼亚学会了有趣的英语；奥列格和娜塔莎，他在塔什干的借宿人家；以及许多外国救援人员。

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Among them is Oleg Deripaska.

奥列格·德里帕斯卡(oleg Deripaska)就是其中有一个。

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Oleg wasn't the only friendly Russian I encountered.

奥列格并不是我唯一遇到的友好的俄罗斯人。

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Oleg Boraxov,65, says he doesn't understand what all the fuss is about.

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Would you agree Oleg has an excellent understanding of how things work in the United States?

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