standing his ground, and

为了保卫他的家园而牺牲
fighting hard for his children and his land."

为了保卫他的儿女而牺牲
I hope you noticed all of the things we've been talking about

我希望你们注意我们所提到的所有内容中
that are contained in that statement.

涉及到的信息
All of those are reasons why you should be willing

都在告诉你为什么他们选择
to risk your life for your polis, because thereby,

为城邦而牺牲
you can win yourself immortality,

因为如此你可以赢得永生
one of the few ways that you can do that as a Greek.

作为希腊人少有的获得永生的方法之一
Okay, but there is another--what if things go well?

但还有一种情况如果战士们凯旋归来呢
What if you don't get killed?

如果没有被杀呢
"But if he escapes the doom of that death,

如果他逃脱了死亡的厄运
the destroyer of bodies and wins his battle,

和身体的毁灭从而赢得胜利