and the Greeks were sometimes fortunate enough

而希腊人有时也够走运
to fight people who were not hoplites,

能和非方阵的战士战斗
like when the Persians came at them

比如当波斯人前来叫阵
they fought hoplites against non-hoplites.

他们就是以方阵部队对抗非方阵部队
Boy, that's a nice day for a hoplite.

孩子们这对方阵部队来说可是够爽
The Persian infantry did not have heavy armor,

波斯步兵没有重装甲
they did not have that kind of a shield,

他们没有那种盾
they had wicker shields;

他们只有藤条盾
fortunately, we have vase paintings that show us Persians.

很幸运我们找到了展示波斯人图景的花瓶
For one thing they're not dressed like civilized people in a dress,

首先他们的衣着和文明人不同
they're wearing pants.

他们穿短裤
But their shields are made of wicker

而他们的盾是用藤条做的