ZK translation: The nearest city of any size

[Mike Jing]

Got it. Thanks, Jamie.

On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 7:46 AM, Jamie McKittrick <jamiemckit at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Another way of saying it would be "nearest city of note" i.e. the closest
> largest city worth paying attention to. There are other cities around but
> why go to Milton Keynes when you can go to London?
>
> On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 10:28 AM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> P29.3-15   “Do I ask the question or do I accept the situation passively?
>> I want to know the rules.”
>>        “What’s the question?”
>>        “Where are we?” I said.
>>        He nodded slowly, examining the matter. Then he laughed. “The
>> nearest city of any size is across the border, called Bishkek. It’s the
>> capital of Kyrgyzstan. Then there’s Almaty, bigger, more distant, in
>> Kazakhstan. But Almaty is not the capital. It used to be the capital. The
>> capital is now Astana, which has gold skyscrapers and indoor shopping malls
>> where people lounge on sand beaches before plunging into wave pools. Once
>> you know the local names and how to spell them, you’ll feel less detached.”
>>
>> What does "of any size" mean here? Is the stress on "size"?
>>
>> P.S. Please ignore the previous email. My browser somehow messed up the
>> subject line.
>>
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