The Greeks said, "The slave is a working animal."

希腊人说 "奴隶是会工作的牲畜"
The slave was treated as an object--

奴隶被当作物品使用
was not really seen as a subject.

而不是当作人
The slave did not have the rights of an individual subject.

奴隶并没有作为一个个体所拥有的权利
There were no individual liberties for the subject.

这一阶层的人们没有个人自由
I mean, it varied from slavery to slavery--right?--in antiquity.

当然在古代不同国家奴隶制不尽相同
That was the idea.

这就是他的观点
Well the serfs, a little step further away.

而农奴阶层则要好一些
They actually do not have ownership,

他们实际上没有所有权
but have possession of the means of production.

但拥有生产工具的使用权
They are not treated as legally free individuals and subjects.

人们并不把他们看作合法自由的个体
Think about the right to the first night.

比如初夜权吧