来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：新约及其历史背景 第3集 第3集》

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  in our departments who are in Judaic studies,
  研究犹太教
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  Islam, Hinduism, all kinds of religions --
  伊斯兰教 印度教等各种宗教
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  you can imagine that people who are in other religions
  那些信仰其它宗教的人
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  might not want to call things "In the year of our Lord,"
  可能不愿意使用 我主的纪元
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  since Jesus is not their Lord.
  因为他们的主不是耶稣
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  So in simply the interests of reflecting the plurality of
  所以为尊重大多数学者的意愿
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  our own departments, we tend to use these terms,
  我们大多使用这类术语
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  rather than BC and AD.
  代替BC和AD
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  But it means the same thing.
  但意思是一样的
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  Alexander defeated the Persian Army, which at that time
  亚历山大大帝打败了波斯军队
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  controlled all of Asia Minor, Modern Turkey,
  当时波斯控制着整个小亚细亚 即土耳其
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  and had even threatened to control Greece.
  甚至一度威胁到希腊诸城