来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第24集 第24集》

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  We have a professional national army,
  我们有一支专业的国家军队
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  and I think this is an objective statement,
  我认为说它是世界上最强大的军队
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  it has become the best army in the world.
  应当算是客观的
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  There are many reasons for that,
  这是有许多因素的
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  but I would argue one reason is that if you can have
  但是我想说
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  the sociological background to permit that kind of an army,
  如果你有了能容许这样的军队的社会背景
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  you are in very good shape indeed.
  这一定是十分良好的社会背景
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  That's what Philip was able to create.
  这就是菲利普所创建的
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  The kind of loyalty, the kind of commitment,
  那种忠诚 那种奉献
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  the kind of association with the cause
  那种和立场的联系
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  that only a citizen or a subject of a king can have,
  都是只有一名公民或忠于国王者才能具有的
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  along with the skill, and the practice, and the conditioning
  还有技巧 练习 和环境