Hence this book, Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia, talks about a road trip from Tashkent to Karakalpakstan, where millions of lives have been destroyed by the slow drying up of the sea.

因此，这本书名为《追逐大海：迷失在中亚帝国的幽灵中》，讲述了一段从塔什干到卡拉卡尔的公路之旅。在卡拉卡尔，数百万人的生命因海洋的慢慢干涸而湮灭。

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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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In Tashkent officials say the chaos only underscores the need for a strongman rule.

塔什干的官员说混乱更加强调了需要强有力的统治。

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In Tashkent, Mr. McDonough met with the U.S. Embassy team and with President Islom Karimov.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

Nevertheless, the Taliban held talks with the alliance in Uzbekistan's capital, Tashkent, this week.

ECONOMIST: Afghanistan

Even during the Soviet era, these shadowy cliques manoeuvred for political power in Tashkent.

ECONOMIST: Central Asia