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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  So,there's no army to protect Athens.
  所以雅典城就是一座空城了
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  So if those guys get off the ships,come sailing into the harbor,
  如果波斯的突袭部队成功在港口登陆
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  walk up to town,it's theirs.
  那么就能轻松攻占城池
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  If the Athenians are crazy enough,
  如果雅典人很冲动的话
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  from the Persian point of view,
  波斯人是这么想的
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  to come running down the hill or walking down the hill or whatever
  如果雅典人冲下山来或走下山来
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  to be outnumbered three to two by us--
  我们都是人数上占优势
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  and anyway we're Persians we always beat Greeks,
  而且一直以来 波斯人都能战胜希腊人
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  we've got nothing to worry about,
  我们没什么好担心的
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  then let them do it.
  让他们放马过来吧
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  So they come.
  希腊人真的就冲下来了
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  Now, Miltiades is in charge on the day of the battle.
  米提亚德负责指挥当天的战斗