来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第13集 第13集》
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a Milesian by the name of Aristagoras,一个名为阿里斯塔戈拉斯的米利都人 -
who gets into trouble with the great king.他与波斯大帝结怨 -
He has talked the great king into an expedition他曾为己私利 -
that he wanted to launch说服波斯大帝 -
against the island of Naxos in the Aegean Sea.远征爱琴海的的海岛拿索斯 -
He says Naxos is a cinch; it's a nice fat place.他说拿索斯手到擒来 土地肥沃 -
They're not ready, and if we sail now secretly,并且防守不强 如果我们即刻秘密出航 -
I'll be able to quickly take the island,很快就能把该岛收入囊中 -
and the great king will have another expansion of his empire,那么波斯大帝就将拥有一块新的领地 -
and of course Aristagoras would benefit both financially,而阿里斯塔戈拉斯自己 -
and also by the presumed honor他也理所当然地认为 -
that he would gain from the great king.会从波斯大帝那里得到嘉奖