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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to punish those cities就是惩罚那些 -
that have insulted and damaged the great king,曾伤害过波斯帝国阻碍波斯大帝的城邦 -
Athens and Eretria,雅典和埃雷特里亚 -
to restore Hippeis to the tyranny in Athens然后在雅典复辟希皮斯僭主统治 -
from where he can serve as the king's satrap,这样他就能成为波斯帝国的一个总督了 -
and surely also,to gain a foothold in Greece当然还有在希腊先站住脚 -
on the way to conquering all of Greece.随后逐渐占领希腊全国 -
Why should he want to conquer all of Greece?为什么他要占领整个希腊呢 -
Herodotus tells the story about his relative,希罗多德讲过一个他亲戚的故事 -
he tells him, for God's sake why do you want to go Greece?他的亲戚问道 你为何执意要进攻希腊 -
There's nothing there but a lot rocks.那里除了石头什么都没有 -
What is the point of conquering the place?你把那里占领了有什么意义呢