and we'll cope with that in just a few minutes,

我们待会再来说这个问题
but if you think of us as a unit

但是如果把这队士兵看作一个整体
we have a way of maintaining our security,our safety,

那么只要我所描述的这个方阵
so long as we remain in the proper formation

能够保持阵型的稳固
that I have been describing.

他们就能保证自身的安全
Let me talk about the offensive aspect of it.

让我们再来看看这个阵型的杀伤力
The idea of going into battle is not merely to avoid being killed;

战场上并不只是防守
the purpose is to kill the other fellow.

更重要的是杀敌斩将
How do you do it?

那么怎么做呢
The hoplite has two weapons of which the most important by far

重装步兵有两种武器其中最重要的是长矛
is a pike, I guess, is what we would call it.

我猜我们一般都这么称呼这玩意的
It's a spear that you don't throw.

其形状类似于标枪但不是用来投掷