Then there are the cars themselves, battered Toyota taxis and even Ladas from bygone Soviet days.

其次危险也源于车辆自身的原因，老旧丰田出租车甚至是前苏联时代拉达车频频发生故障。

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Putin's Lada was in fact escorted by at least a hundred foreign-made security vehicles and police cars, an ambulance-and two spare Ladas.

普京的拉达之旅实际上有至少一百辆外国制造的安保车辆、警车、一辆救护车前呼后拥——还有两辆拉达备用。

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In Yakutsk itself, most of the cars are second-hand Japanese imports; apparently, they handle the cold better than Ladas and other traditional Russian vehicles.

在雅库茨克本地，大多数汽车是从日本进口的二手车。很明显，这些日本汽车比拉达和其它传统的俄国汽车更耐寒。

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Bloggers quickly punctured the public-relations balloon, posting photos of several spare Ladas being carried along in Mr. Putin's motorcade.

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It is an acknowledgement of what everyone here knows, that racial prejudice in Russia is as common as Ladas are.

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Its Ladas still sell in provincial Russia because there are lots of dealers, the cars are cheap and there are few alternatives.

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