来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：新约及其历史背景 第4集 第4集》

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  Greco-Egyptian kingdom there,
  希腊-埃及帝国
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  so when we talk about these things
  当我们谈论到这些
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  sometimes you'll hear us talk about
  有时候会说到
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  the Syrian Empire or the Greco Syrian Empire,
  叙利亚帝国或希腊-叙利亚帝国
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  or simply the Greek Empire.
  或者简单的说 希腊帝国
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  That's because there was a Greek sort of veneer over
  这是因为这个希腊在版图位置上
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  what would have been local differences.
  与之前略有不同
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  You'd have Egyptians speaking ancient Egyptian languages
  当时埃及人说古埃及语
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  but the elites in the cities would be speaking Greek,
  但城市中的精英们说希腊语
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  so the culture, the elite culture would still be Greek
  于是精英文化仍然是希腊式的
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  and the same way in Syria.
  叙利亚也一样
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  The Ptolemies are easier to keep straight
  在托勒密比较容易理清楚关系