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 having decided that,who should be in command.
  还要决定 谁来统领军队
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  All those things had to be settled by the assembly in Athens;
  所有这些事务都要在执政官委员会上决定
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  so,that is where the debate took place.
  所以在讨论应该是在城内进行的
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  Some favored defending the city of Athens.
  一些人支持保卫雅典
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  Now,we don't know how well the city of Athens was walled,
  我们并不清楚当时的雅典
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  defended by fortification at this time in its history.
  城邦的防御工事怎么样
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  It may not have had any walls,but I would be surprised.
  它可能都没有城墙 我会很惊讶的
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  But it certainly did not have a wall
  但是它当时的城墙
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  that was guaranteed to be effective against an attack,
  肯定没有充足的兵力把手 抵御外敌
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  and so I think we should understand
  所以我们要明白的是
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  that is not going to be successful.
  防守绝对不是个好想法
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  To stay home and defend Athens means
  如果留守雅典就意味着