来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第12集 第12集》

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  and the notion of the phratry as the core of such things,
  但氏族这个观念作为[雅典政治制度]的核心
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  was never abolished;
  从未被废除过
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  it would have been out of the question to abolish it.
  废除它是不可想象的
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  It had too many religious associations,
  因为它与宗教关系及其密切
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  and it never really lost its place in the Athenian mind.
  而且它也从没在雅典人心中失去地位
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  Yes, your official enrollment as a citizen was in the deme,
  是的 你的公民身份虽在德谟里正式备案
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  but there was still a tremendous allegiance to the phratry,
  但人们对氏族依然极度忠诚
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  and the phratry was still run by aristocrats.
  因此氏族仍被贵族掌控
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  So, it didn't have its full effect.
  但它不再像以前那样有影响
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  The deme elected an official called a Demarche.
  德谟选举出一个代表 叫做德玛奇
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  We might call them mayor
  我们也可以叫市长
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  or whatever the local official is called,
  或者其他地方长官的称谓