Firdausi: Persian epic poet whose Book of Kings (1010) recounts the history of Persia from the arrival of the Persians to the Arab conquest.
斐尔杜西：波斯英雄史诗诗人，他的《列王记》(1010年)记叙了波斯从波斯人的到来至阿拉伯征服的历史。
Very roughly this river defines the north west edge of the Indian subcontinent and the Persians, Greeks, Romans and the rest of us applied the name to everything on the other side of that river.
这条河很粗略地定义了印第安次大陆的西北端，而波斯人、希腊人、罗马人和其他的人把这个名字应用到那条河对岸的任何事情。
"For the first time in history, the Iranians are envious of the Arabs," said one activist, referring to Persians' historic sense of superiority to Arab countries.
历史上第一次伊朗人嫉妒阿拉伯人“一名参加活动者在提及波斯人在历史上对阿拉伯人的那种优越感时说道。”
Therefore, the thirteenth is identified with chaos and the reason Persians leave their houses to avoid bad luck on the thirteenth day of the Persian Calendar, a tradition called Sizdah Bedar.
因此，第十三就和混乱联系了起来。波斯人在波斯历上的第十三天会外出、以避免厄运，这个传统被称为“SizdahBedar”，意思是“十三户外”。
New York’s acceptance of cat ownership is relegated to the bookends of life (I think Mabel’s sold those, in the shape of Persians).
纽约对于广大猫奴的接纳程度，趋近于排斥的边缘，就好像一本书被挤到了书立边缘一样（我想起来玛贝尔买过这些玩意儿，形状酷似波斯猫）。
Although the Arabs and the Persians are known to Westerners primarily as desert peoples, they have also been great seafarers.
虽然最初西方人认为阿拉伯人和波斯人生活在沙漠里但他们也曾经是出色的海员。
Few records related to toothpaste or powder then exist, until around 1000 AD when the Persians wrote to advise their people to be wary of the dangers1 of using hard abrasives as toothpowders.
现存的有关牙膏或牙粉的古时记录很少，直到约公元1000年才有波斯人的书面记载，提醒他们的人民提防用硬磨料做牙粉的危险。
He thought the Iranians were right to see 300's depiction of the Persians as "an example of cultural denigration".
他觉得伊朗人肯定把《300勇士》一片中对波斯人的描绘看作“文化毁谤的典型”。
To the ancient Greeks and Persians, the lake’s immense size suggested it was an ocean, hence its name.
巨大的湖面让古希腊人和波斯人误以为它是海，里海也因此得名。
At this time, the Persians were still tributary to the Median Empire ruled by Astyages.
这个时候，波斯仍然向阿斯提亚吉统治下的米提亚人帝国进贡。
The Persians sailed confidently into the Narrows at Salamis to meet their enemy.
波斯人满怀自信地驶入萨拉米斯海峡来迎接他们的敌军。
These doctrines prevailed anciently in India; also among the ancient Persians, and Parsees. In China, the invocation of Omito was held to remit the punishment of the greatest crimes.
这些信条在古代印度盛行；古代波斯和袄教徒也是如此。在中国，祈求阿弥陀佛也是对极大的罪与罚的宽恕。
The Persians discovered how to store ice so that it would not melt.
波斯人发现不会让冰融化的储存方法。
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
王阿，现在求你立这禁令，加盖玉玺，使禁令决不更改。照玛代和波斯人的例是不可更改的。
Babylonia: an ancient empire of Mesopotamia in the Euphrates river valley. It flourished under hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar ii but declined after562b. c. and fell to the persians in539.
巴比伦王国：美索不达米亚的一个古代帝国，幼发拉底河流域。繁荣于汉穆拉比和尼布甲尼撒二世统治之时，但于公元前562年后衰落并于539年落于波斯人手中。
Persia did not produce musk, but the Persians began to use it as early as in the ancient Sassanian dynasty.
波斯不出产麝香，但波斯人至迟在萨珊王朝已开始使用麝香。
Alexander the Great never lost a battle, not to the Persians or to anyone else.
亚历山大大帝从未输过一场战役，不仅是对波斯人还有其他的任何人。
Certain cat breeds are more talkative than other. Siamese cats are well known for being the vocalists of the cat world, while Persians tend to be quieter.
一些特定的品种是出了名的喜欢发声交，猫国世界中暹罗猫就是典型的喜欢唱歌，而波斯猫则更深信沉默是金。
The king answered, "the thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not change."
王回答说，“实有这事、照玛代和波斯人的例、是不可更改的。”
In the year 420, during the war between the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia, 7000 Persians were brought prisoners to Amida, where they suffered extreme want.
公元四二○年，东罗马帝国和波斯战争期间，七千波斯人被俘，送到阿米达。他们缺乏供给，困苦不堪。
In the year 420, during the war between the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia, 7000 Persians were brought prisoners to Amida, where they suffered extreme want.
公元四二○年，东罗马帝国和波斯战争期间，七千波斯人被俘，送到阿米达。他们缺乏供给，困苦不堪。
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