that's the boundary between Lydia and Persia,

那是吕底亚和波斯的分界线
what will happen?" The oracle replied,

会有什么后果神谕回答说
"A great empire will be destroyed," And Croesus said,

一个伟大的帝国将被摧毁于是克洛伊索斯说
"Terrific that's what I have in mind."

太棒了正如我愿
He invaded and he was clobbered,

他大举入侵波斯但惨遭重创
and then you read the splendid story Herodotus

接着你就读到希罗多德
tells of how he was captured.

讲述他如何被俘的故事了
He was up on a pyre,

他在火葬柴堆上
and he was going to be burned when he remembered Solon,

在即将被烧死之时想到梭伦
the Greek, who had come to him and warned him about the vain glory,

这个希腊人曾警告过他这只是虚荣而已
and he said,oh Solon, oh Solon.

他感叹着哎梭伦哎梭伦
I guess Apollo must have then said, he's reached wisdom

我猜阿波罗一定曾经说过他很有智慧