"King of the Satyrs,

"萨蒂尔王
why don't you ever lift a spear but instead

你为何不曾举起长矛
Only use dreadful words to wage the war."

而要用绝望之语进行战争"
assuming the character of the cowardly Telius.

把他比作胆小懦弱的忒琉斯
"But if a little knife is sharpened on a wet stone

"但若用湿润的石头磨砺一把小刀
you roar as though bitten by the fierce Cleon."

你就像被凶猛的克里昂咬到一样怒吼"
Cleon, as you know,

我们知道克里昂
was his major opponent in the last years of his life

是他晚年的主要对手
and Cleon was hawkish and an advocate of aggressive active fighting.

克里昂是支持积极应战的强硬派人物
Now, the title of this talk, pericles as general,

这段话的主题是现代舆论
is also the name of the most vehement modern

对伯里克利的将军之名
attack on Pericles as a general.

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