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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  to men at the age of 30,
  到三十岁的男人
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  but the guys between 20 and 30 will be the teachers,
  而二十到三十岁的年轻人是老师
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  and the boys below them will be their pupils.
  比他们年幼的孩子就是学生
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  Now, other elements involved in this picture,
  这幅图景中的另一个元素
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  there was as you always
  就是你经常会在系统中发现
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  find in systems where boys are packed together,
  孩子们会给归到一个小队中去
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  and there are older and younger boys,
  小队中有年长的也有年少的
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  hazing is part of this game,
  恃强凌弱是游戏的一部分
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  all part of the business of being tough and manly
  所有让人变得更顽强更爷们的活动
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  and so on and so forth.
  都如此循环往复
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  But for the Spartans, that wasn't enough.
  但对斯巴达人而言 那还不够
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  As we will see, what they are shooting for
  正如我们所见 他们的目的