他是一个阿拉伯商人。

He is an Arab merchant.

过去有一段时间，很多人知道他的商店，有阿拉伯商人，有英国和法国的地质学家，还有口袋里从不缺钱的德国士兵。

There had been a time when many people knew of his shop: Arab merchants, French and English geologists, German soldiers who were always well-heeled.