来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介第15集第15集》

"Now, while there were other causes of revolts,

"现在叛乱有其他的根源
the principal ones were the failures in bringing

首先是盟国不再缴纳盟金
in the tribute or their quota of ships,

或不再提供船只
and in some cases, refusal of military service.

而且在一些情况下他们拒绝兵役
For the Athenians exacted the tribute strictly

而雅典这方强迫盟国缴纳盟金
and gave offense by applying coercive measures to any

其采用强制手段
who were accustomed or

迫使那些惯于拖延盟金
unwilling to bear the hardships of service.

或不愿再交盟金的盟国履行同盟义务
In some other respects too,

在某种程度上
the Athenians were no longer equally agreeable as leaders.

雅典不再是合格的领袖
They would not take part in expeditions on terms of equality

在远征中他们不再履行平等原则
and they found it easy to reduce those who had revolted."

而且发现镇压那些反抗者很容易"