A smart hotel with a conference centre has just opened in Basra. An entrepreneur says he is planning another on a huge boat in the river.

在巴士拉，一家附带会务中心的整洁旅馆刚刚开业，一个承包商说，他正在计划在一艘河里的大船上开另一家店面。

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There is a little boat in the middle of the river.

河的中央有一条小船。

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But it is possible to hire a boat and travel along the Yalu River to get a glimpse of ordinary life in the secretive socialist state.

但是租用一条小船沿着鸭绿江顺江而下对生活在该神秘国度的普通民众的生活进行概览还是可能的。

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The pastime of punting - propelling a long, flat-bottomed boat along the river - is popular in both cities.

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Despite being pored over by teams of archaeologists and scientists, there is still a lot of mystery over the boat which was unearthed from the banks of the River Usk in Newport 16 months ago.

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