来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介第16集第16集》

Now the people we're talking about, these faculty meetings,

我们所谈到的教职工会议中的这些人
have extraordinary educations,

是拥有良好教育的人
they are alleged to have unusual intellectual ability,

他们拥有非凡的智力
and they belong to a profession

他们从属的这一职业里
where public speaking is part of the trade.

公共演说就是其必备能力之一
The meetings are conducted in the decorum of established rules

会议以成文规定的礼貌得体为引导
of order that forbid interruptions and personal attack.

强调规矩禁止打岔或进行人身攻击
If a guy wants to say that man is a god damn liar,

如果有个伙计说某个人是该死的骗子
somebody will call him to account

有人就会要求他解释清楚
and say that was a violation of personal privilege

并且告诉他这是侵犯人身权利的行为
and you should cut it out.

应该适可而止
That's not the way it happened in the Athenian assembly.

在雅典议会中的情况则不是如此