来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第9集 第9集》

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  before they conquered
  而他们觉得这样做
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  Mycenae and that settled their problem forever.
  就会一劳永逸
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  Thereafter, they didn't need anymore land;
  那之后 他们不再需要更多的土地了
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  they had all the land they needed to feed themselves
  他们拥有了可以自给自足的土地
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  and take care of what they needed,
  来供其所需
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  and to be farmed by these captive helots.
  战败的农奴耕种着这些土地
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  Yet, if we imagine ourselves
  但是 如果我们想像一下
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  let's say for the sake of argument in the year 675,
  就像在675年时所争论的那样
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  it looks as though Sparta has certainly not yet become
  斯巴达好像还并没有成为
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  the kind of place we will see in its fully developed state.
  我们最终所知道的那种繁荣的城邦
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  For instance, it is still
  比如 其仍旧
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  engaging in the kinds of cultural activities
  有着其它城邦所特有的