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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  and that's part of the answer,
  这只是一部分回答
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  because we must understand that the ancient idea--
  因为我们必须得理解古代的观念
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  in fact,I'm willing to say,
  实际上 我想说的是
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  the idea that dominated thinking about such matters right down
  这个战争的观念是如此的深入人心
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  probably into the nineteenth century in many cases,
  以至于到十九世纪时还非常流行
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  but certainly before the advent of Christianity was this.
  至少直到基督教的出现还是如此
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  That conquest is good.
  那就是 征服胜于一切
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  It's good to be strong,it's good to be rich,
  人们推崇强大和富有
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  it's good to be powerful.
  人们渴望无上的权利
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  Therefore,it's good to be
  因此 人们就想变得
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  stronger,richer,and more powerful.
  更强 更富有 拥有更多权利
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  If there's somebody on your frontier,take them over,
  所以当你的国家旁有个邻国时 征服它