I equate Persia with luxury; with rich tapestries and beautiful rugs, and my mother’s fat, fuzzy Persian cat named Otis. But I also think of a fantastic Persian King named Cyrus the Great who believed in religious and cultural tolerance and who freed the Jews from Babylon to return to Israel.
equate v.(使)等同;使(两个或两个以上事物)相等,使平衡
Persia n.波斯(西南亚国家,现称伊朗)
luxury n.奢华,华贵;奢侈品;不常有的乐趣,难得的享受
tapestries n.挂毯(tapestry 的复数)
rugs n.地毯;毯子(rug 的复数)
fuzzy adj.有绒毛的,毛茸茸的
fantastic adj.极好的,非常棒的;极大的,极高的;不切实际的,异想天开的;奇异的
Cyrus the Great 居鲁士大帝(波斯国王)
Jews n.犹太人,犹太教徒(Jew 的复数)
Israel n.以色列(亚洲国家);犹太人,以色列人
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