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President Niyazov of Turkmenistan has ordered the construction of a palace made of ice in the heart of his desert country, one of the hottest on earth.It is the latest in a series of colossal building projects instigated by the all-powerful president that seem to defy the country's environment."Let us build a palace of ice," said President Niyazov, "big and grand enough for 1,000 people."
土库曼斯坦位于沙漠地区，是世界上最炎热的地方之一，而土库曼斯坦总统尼亚佐夫最近却下令在该国中心地区修建一座冰雪宫殿。尼亚佐夫，这位拥有至高权力的总统似乎在挑战本国的自然环境，他提议建设一系列大型建筑项目，其中包括最近提出的修建“冰宫”的计划。总统尼亚佐夫说：“让我们建造一座能够容纳1000人的巨大而庄严的冰雪宫殿吧。”
The palace will stand in the mountains just outside the capital, Ashgabat.President Niyazov made the announcement in a speech broadcast on Turkmen television, which in effect made it a presidential order.
宫殿将会建在首都阿什哈巴德城外的山上。总统尼亚佐夫在土库曼斯坦的电视讲话中宣布了这条消息，实际上这就是总统御令。
The idea is to build the palace in the Copa Deg Mountains outside Ashgabat, now baking in the summer heat, with a long cable-car running up from the city."Our children can learn to ski," Mr Niyazov enthused, "we can build cafes there, and restaurants."President Niyazov's extravagant buildings are a hallmark of his idiosyncratic regime.He is currently building one of the biggest mosques in the world, and has a chain of conventional palaces.
这座宫殿将被修建在阿斯噶巴特城外的库帕岱格山上，在夏日的骄阳下，库帕岱格山现在正是一片火热，长长的缆车从城市通往山顶。尼亚佐夫兴奋地说：“我们的儿童可以学滑冰。还可以在那儿建咖啡馆和饭店。”总统尼亚佐夫修建的奢华建筑反映了他特殊的政治权力。
