来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第10集 第10集》

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  were the kings, the gerousia,
  只能是国王 元老院
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  or a group of people I haven't mentioned to you yet,
  或是其他目前尚未提到的人
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  the ephors, the five ephors.
  五人监察院
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  I'll describe their situation for you,
  稍后我会为你们讲解他们的情况
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  but for the moment
  目前可以告诉你们的是
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  they are annually elected officials of the state.
  监察官是由人民选举出来的年任国家官员
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  In short, the average Spartan
  简而言之 普通的斯巴达公民
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  did not ever speak in the assembly, it appears.
  并不能在会议上发言
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  So it's not a democratic assembly,
  因此 这并不算是一个民主大会
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  even though every single citizen is there, if he wants to be.
  尽管所有公民都能自愿参加会议
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  So, that's part of the mixed
  因此 这就是斯巴达集会
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  and rather confusing aspect of the assembly.
  复杂而又让人难以理解的地方