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。

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.

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马丁图皮是列格坦伦敦研究院的高级研究员。

Mr. Tupy is a senior fellow at the Legatum Institute in London.

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奥列格并不是我唯一遇到的友好的俄罗斯人。

Oleg wasn't the only friendly Russian I encountered.

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Another book, which I haven't put on reserve yet but I'm going to, is by Peter Unger, who is a philosopher.

另一本书,虽然我还没有把它,列进参考书目,但是我要加上它,是彼得·昂格尔写的,他是个哲学家

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