来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第20集 第20集》

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  whose menace was great and impossible to underestimate,
  做出巨大而不能轻视的威胁
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  that would make the fear of immediate consequences of war stronger
  使他们对战争所带来的直接后果的畏惧
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  than all the emotions leading to war,
  超越其他所有可能导致战争的情感
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  but Pericles had come to think of Athens as
  自从组建起了舰队 足以支撑起这一舰队的
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  an invulnerable island since the acquisition of a fleet,
  庞大国库 以及牢固的城墙
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  a vast treasury to support it, and defensible walls.
  伯里克利就一直认为希腊是无懈可击的
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  For such a state
  对这么一个城邦而言
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  to adopt a defensive strategy is natural.
  采取防御性策略是很自然的
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  It had developed a unique and enviable way
  它利用自身的优势
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  of fighting that used these advantages,
  走出了一条独特而令人羡慕的战争道路
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  and avoided much of the danger and
  避免了大部分
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  unpleasantness of ordinary warfare.
  常规战争所导致的危险和不快