And I'm not Persian, by the way.

顺便一句，是波斯。

And President George H.W. Bush edged towards war in the Persian Gulf.

总统乔治·赫伯特·沃克·布什在波斯湾的战争一触即发。

Suddenly the Persian came up behind him and took his arm.

突然那个波斯从他后面走上抓住他的手臂。

The Persian put his hands on the wall.

波斯把手放到墙上。

From the BBC Persian Service, here is Majid Afshar.

以下是BBC波斯语频道的马吉德·阿夫沙的报道。

'That man isn't Indian; he's Persian, ' said Zhila. 'I don't like him.

“那个是印度，他是波斯，”支拉。“喜欢他。

In March of nineteen ninety-one, Red Adair went to Kuwait following the Persian Gulf War.

1991年3月，在海湾战争后，雷德·亚戴去了科威特。

Though he was Greek, Herodotus's hometown of Halicarnassus was part of the Persian Empire.

尽管希罗多徳是希腊，但他的家乡哈利卡那索斯是波斯帝国的一部分。

It used to be a monarchy governed by a Shah, a Persian king.

该国曾是由波斯国王统治的君主制国家，波斯国王的称号为沙。

The shores of the Persian Gulf are primed to hit that limit.

波斯湾海岸已经准备好达到这个极限。

Iraq had been defeated in the Persian Gulf War of nineteen ninety-one.

1991年，伊拉克在波斯湾战争中战败。

Navahang also produces music for some Persian artists based outside Iran.

Navahang也为伊朗以外地区的波斯艺术家制作音乐。

The one exception was the fur of long-haired Persian cats.

只有长毛猫波斯猫的皮毛是例外。

It looks like its sailing into the Persian Gulf!

它看起就像是要驶进波斯湾了！

Also, did you know that the Persian Royal Road was its precursor?

此外，你知道波斯御道是它的前身吗？

The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was the tomb of the Persian satrap, Mausolus, built-in 351 BCE.

哈利卡那苏斯陵墓是波斯总督摩索拉斯的陵墓，建于公元前 351 年。

And Persian Gulf officials say 4 oil tankers have been damaged by sabotage.

波斯湾官员，4艘油轮被蓄意破坏。

They established trading colonies in Africa, the Persian Gulf, India and China.

他们在非洲、波斯湾、印度和中国建立起了贸易殖民地。

The 16th and 17th centuries were a golden age for Persian garden carpets.

十六和十七世纪是波斯花园地毯的黄金时期。

We call this place the Persian Gulf for a reason.

们称这个地方为波斯湾是有原因的。