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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  and, if possible, they'll even send them to a university in the States,
  如果可能 送他们到美国的大学
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  or to graduate school in the States,
  或者美国的研究生院
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  and this is partly because
  部分原因是
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  there are good universities in the States,
  美国有很好的大学
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  but it's also partly because they know that to get ahead
  但另一部分是因为他们的孩子想要拔尖
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  their kids need to use English, they need to become,
  必须会说英语 他们需要变得
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  in some sense, to some extent Americanized.
  某种意义上 某种程度的美国化
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  This is what's going on even in places like Jerusalem at this time.
  在当时像耶路撒冷这样的地方也是这样
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  Jerusalem wasn't a huge city but it was important enough that
  耶路撒冷不是大城市 但是非常重要
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  there were elites there themselves,
  因为上流社会的精英都在那
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  and so they responded to this urge of Hellenizing culture to
  他们急切的想要接受希腊文化
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  have their kids educated in the gymnasium.
  让他们孩子们在训练场中接受教育