To the west of Dunhuang lies the Taklamakan Desert.

位于敦煌西部的是塔克拉玛干沙漠。

The Taklamakan Desert is a deserted place with a sparce population.

克拉马干大沙漠是个人烟希少的地方。

After 13 days, the plume of dust passed back over the Taklamakan desert, having completed a full circuit of the globe.

13天后，这股空中的沙球回到了塔克拉玛干沙漠，完成了整个环游世界一圈。

On the road that runs south of the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China is the town of Hotan.

和田县城位于中国新疆自治区塔克拉玛干沙漠南边的路上。

Cele County, with the Kunlun Mountain in its south and the hinterland of the Taklamakan Desert in its north, is an extremely arid area.

策勒县南倚昆仑山，北入塔克拉玛干沙漠腹地，属极端干旱的荒漠地区。

The main road left from Xi'an, going either to the north or south of the Taklamakan desert, one of the most arid in the world, before crossing the Pamir Mountains.

主要的道路就是从西安出发，要么沿着塔克拉玛干沙漠（世界上最干旱地区之一）的北部行走，要么沿着塔克拉玛干沙漠的南部行走，然后再跨越帕米尔高原。

Dunhuang has a special place in history because of its location close to the parting of the northern and southern routes that skirted the impassable Taklamakan desert.

敦煌历史上拥有特别的地理位置，因为它接近南北路线的分界处，绕过不可通行的塔克拉玛干沙漠。

The tests results can be consulted or applied in engineering construction of the Taklamakan Desert petroleum engineering construction or approximate geologic condition.

所得试验、测试成果可供塔克拉玛干沙漠石油工程建设或相近的地质条件下的工程建设参考或应用。

In Hotan, where the Yurungkash River carries jade down from the Kunlun mountains and into the Taklamakan desert, prices has risen tenfold since 2003, sparking a mad rush for the precious stone.

玉龙喀什河携美玉沿昆仑山奔流而下，进入塔克拉玛干大沙漠，玉价也从2003年起飙升了十倍，由此引发了一场疯狂的淘玉热。

The cheese dates back to 1,615BC and wasessentially vacuum-packed with the bodies of the mysterious Bronze Age peoplewho were buried in the Taklamakan Desert, making it the oldest ever recovered.

该奶酪可追溯至公元前1615年，真空包装在神秘的青铜时代的人物身上，被埋葬在塔克拉玛干沙漠中，这是目前为止发现的最古老的奶酪。

Thee cheese dates back to 1,615BC and wasessentially vacuum-packed with the bodies of the mysterious Bronze Age peoplewho were buried in the Taklamakan Desert, making it the oldest ever recovered.

该奶酪可追溯至公元前1615年，真空包装在神秘的青铜时代的人物身上，被埋葬在塔克拉玛干沙漠中，这是目前为止发现的最古老的奶酪。