来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第6集 第6集》

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  which is the business end of the weapon.
  在刺人的一端有铜质的矛头
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  Its length might be anywhere from six to eight feet in length.
  这种武器大概长六到八英尺
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  I said bronze,
  虽然我说矛头是铜质的
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  but actually the tip was usually iron,
  但其尖端大多是铁质的
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  but it could be bronze as well.
  也有铜质的
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  In addition, it had a butt made also of bronze,
  另外 它的尾部也是铜质的
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  which could be a lethal weapon.
  同样也可作为一种有力的武器
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  If I strike you in a vulnerable place
  如果我用一根有铜质尾部的棍子
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  with a stick that has a bronze butt on it,
  刺你的软肋的话
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  it could well kill you.
  很可能就是一击必杀
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  It would happen because the spear itself was made of wood
  这个设计是因为矛本身是木制的
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  and that meant you can count on it
  所以不能指望太多