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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  do not represent a fragmentation
  并不是一般所认为的
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  of forces as might possibly be thought,
  力量的分散
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  but rather a diversification
  而是部队组成的
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  and a sophistication of arms,
  多元化和复杂化
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  as one historian puts it,
  正如一位历史学家所言
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  a symphony not a cacophony of professionally equipped men.
  是这些专业士兵们的交响乐 而非不协和音
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  Philip's contribution to the history of western warfare, therefore,
  菲利普对西方战事历史的贡献
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  is not so much tactical as it is organizational,
  更多在组织上 而非战术上
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  creating this complex organization that
  他创造了这个复杂的组织构成
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  could have a variety of tactical uses.
  能施展多种战术
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  Now at first, the equipment and the tactics of this Macedonian phalanx
  起先 这些马其顿方阵的装备和战术
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  for itself did not differ considerably from
  和传统希腊步兵