who was after all a contemporary,

也是将军的
A general himself,

修昔底德所论证和褒奖
and the historian of the period

同时在那之后一段时期的历史学家
whose interpretations have dominated opinion ever since he wrote.

对这一观点的阐述也占据统治地位
For all the objectivity of Thucydides' styles,

修昔底德的客观性风格
he tells the story very much from Pericles' viewpoint.

使他从伯里克利的视点上考虑
For instance, when he describes the revolt against

比如他在谈到战争第二年
the athenian leader in the second year of the war,

这位雅典领袖的抗争
and the athenians' unsuccessful effort to make peace,

以及雅典人追求和平的失败
this is how he describes the aftermath.

他是这样描述这个后果的
"being totally at a loss as to what to do,

"在尝试完全失败后
they -- the athenian people -- attack Pericles,

雅典人攻击伯里克利