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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  besides using the sea, the shipping lanes for travel,
  因为除了海运 海上航线
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  which was much faster than overland travel,
  比陆地上快得多
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  the Romans maintained roads.
  罗马人还修筑道路
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  They didn't really care about roads for everybody else.
  道路并不是为民众而建
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  They wanted the roads for their Army,
  军队调动需要修筑道路
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  just like the US Interstate system was originally created in
  就像最初美国修筑州际公路只是为了
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  case the Army needed to be moved across the country very quickly
  苏联来袭时军队能够
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  if the Soviets attacked.
  在国内迅速调动
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  So this is the same way with the Romans.
  罗马人也是这样
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  They built roads for the army,
  他们为军队而筑路
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  but of course other people used the roads too.
  当然了 其他人也从中得益
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  This was why Christianity and other things
  这就是为什么基督教跟其他宗教