来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第8集 第8集》

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  they were expected to do,
  他们都要做 他们必须做
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  whatever the Persian king told them to do.
  他们必须服从
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  Now, he was not fanatical and he did not make requests
  波斯王并不狂热 他不会对奴隶提出
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  that typically were impossible for people to do.
  一些非常疯狂的要求
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  In fact, the Persian rule over their conquered peoples was, in many ways,
  实际上 波斯帝国对被征服国家的统治
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  easier and more generous and less intrusive than other peoples.
  在很多方面都比其他人更加通融 慷慨和尊重
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  For instance, in the realm of religion, the Persians did not bother;
  例如 波斯人并不干涉宗教信仰
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  they didn't interfere with people's exercise of religion.
  他们不干涉人们的宗教活动
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  Those of you who have read a book called, The Old Testament,
  看过《旧约》的同学应该记得
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  will remember that the Persians show up at important places
  书中有描述到波斯人出现在重要场合
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  and they get treated very nicely.
  并受到了盛情款待
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  There's a bad Persian or two here or there,
  当然书中也有行为不端的波斯人