来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介第10集第10集》

One reason why the soil wasn't so great for agriculture

这里土地不肥沃的原因之一
was that a lot of it is red clay,

是红土居多
but that turns out to be wonderful for making pottery

但它是制造陶器的绝好材料
and of course Athenian pottery,

这里当然是指雅典陶器
and I'm thinking especially about painted pottery,

尤其是彩陶
fine ware, stuff that is meant for the upper classes,

精致的器皿上流社会用的器物
stuff that artists will work on that will be exported,

以及艺术家们投入心血的出口品
all of that is made of that great red clay,

都是以高质量的红土为原料
the basis for the pottery that the Athenians did.

红土是雅典陶器的基本材料
Another natural resource of great value

另外一个价值连城的资源
and great blessing to those of us who can still

是潘泰列山的大理石
see the remains of the Athenian experience

在那些了解雅典所走过的风风雨雨的人看来