they want to end it.

他们想结束战争
Not because they are peaceful and loveable fellows,

不是因为他们热爱和平
but because they're afraid of where this thing will go.

而是因为担心之后的事态发展
We are now dealing with another term

如果用另一个
that came into fruition in the twentieth century;

在20世纪开始使用的术语来描述的话
escalation is what these guys were afraid of.

即他们害怕"事态升级"
We got this little fight going on here but next thing you know

现在只是场小仗但之后
we may find the Peloponnesian League involved.

伯罗奔尼撒联盟恐怕也会参与进来了
But the Corinthians clearly aren't worried about that

但科林斯人显然不担心这个
and that's going to be a point we have to cope with.

这点之后我们会讲
The Corcyraeans say, look if you don't work this out with us now,

克基拉岛人觉得如果这样行不通
we may have to seek allies,

我们就需要寻找盟友