来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第15集 第15集》

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  but on the other hand,
  但是 另一方面
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  it suggests that were many assemblies
  这也暗示出 许多公民大会里
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  with fewer than 6,000 votes.
  出席人数都少于六千人
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  The meetings took place outside, on a hill called the Pnyx,
  会议一般在一座叫尼克斯的山上举行
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  not far from the Acropolis and overlooking the agora.
  它离卫城不远 在山上你可以俯瞰集会广场
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  Citizens sat on the earth of this sharply sloping hill
  公民们坐在山的斜坡上
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  and the speakers stood on a low platform.
  而演讲者站在一个较低的讲台上演讲
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  It was not easy for them to make themselves heard.
  要让听众听清他们的演说 并不容易
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  You can imagine, it's an outdoor place;
  你可以想象 这是户外
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  they don't have microphones.
  他们没有麦克风
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  The great fourth century orators
  公元前四世纪一位伟大的演说家
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  are said to have practiced--
  据说曾经专门进行练习