来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第18集 第18集》

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  Again, some scholars who think the war inevitable
  认为战争不可避免的学者
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  will say this strengthening of the empire
  会说这种强化
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  was in fact itself a growth of Athenian power
  事实上是雅典势力的增长
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  and that seems to me to be a great stretch
  这在我看来 这是对”强化”
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  of the understanding of that word.
  这个字眼用法的夸张
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  What it is is a consolidation of what they already have,
  事实上他们只是巩固既得利益
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  and there's no evidence that these actions
  也没有证据表明我所提到的行动
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  that I'm talking about frighten the Spartans or upset them,
  造成了斯巴达人的惊恐或者烦恼
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  and that's worth a lot,
  这点非同小可
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  because we hear plenty of complaints about
  因为我们听到了不少对雅典人
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  what the Athenians are doing in the final crisis,
  在最终的危机来临前所作事情的非议
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  but nobody makes any reference to these events
  但并没有人提及一些学者所想的