She insisted at first ( through my khmer interpreter ) that she was free and not controlled by the guesthouse .
她一开始坚称(通过我的高棉语翻译)自己是自由人,不受客栈控制。
Vietnamese invaders toppled the khmer rouge in 1979 , ushering in further instability .
1979年,越南入侵者推翻了红色高棉的统治,柬埔寨政局陷入更大的不稳定。
The cambodian site of angkor is the ancient capital of the powerful khmer empire .
柬埔寨的吴哥古迹曾是强大的高棉帝国的首都。
He was willing to do things and go to places that most international bureaucrats would have found too risky : bringing the khmer rouge to the negotiating table was a high point .