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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You could say that,其中一种含义是 -
and this is one way that makes sense,这种说法比较可信 -
these were men who were sufficiently well off这些人都是很富足的 -
that they could own a team of oxen,所以他们能拥有一对牛 -
two oxen,我说是两头牛 -
who were yoked together to pull the plow.它们被套在一起拉犁 -
That would make them respectably well off farmers.这样他们就是农民中比较受人尊敬的了 -
We are talking about people of the hoplite class.这里说的人是指重装步兵阶级 -
Another theory is that they were indeed named that,另一种说法就是 它之所以如此称谓 -
because they were hoplites,是因为他们曾是重装步兵 -
because they lined up in the phalanx他们组成一个方阵 -
and they were yoked together,他们紧密地结合在一起