利雅得,沙特阿拉伯的首都,在50年前几乎不能称之为城市,其人口到1990年超过了2百万,现今则超过5百万。
Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, hardly a city at all 50 years ago, by 1990 had a population of more than 2m and today has 5m.
例如,三个年轻的沙特电影工作者在互联网上发布了一部无害的纪录片,内容是讲沙特首都利雅得的贫困,可是自10月中旬以来他们一直被关在监狱,日渐憔悴。
Three young Saudi film-makers, for instance, have languished in prison since mid-October after airing an innocuous documentary about poverty in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, over the internet.
达兰,一座位于首都利雅得东边400公里的沙特阿拉伯城市。在达兰的某个巴扎(阿拉伯语:市集)上,他正享受着西瓜的美妙滋味。
Enjoying a watermelon at the bazaar in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 400 kilometers east of the capital, Riyadh, on May 16, 2008.
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