来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第16集 第16集》

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  tell a slave from a free man very readily in ancient Athens.
  轻易辨别奴隶和自由人
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  All of this is meant to be
  所有这些
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  by contrast with the picture of the South.
  与美国南方的情形形成鲜明对比
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  Even more remarkable,
  更为突出的是
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  the Athenians were on occasion
  雅典人时不时地
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  willing to contemplate the liberation of all their slaves.
  愿意考虑解放他们所有的奴隶
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  In 406,
  公元前406年
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  their city facing defeat in the Peloponnesian War,
  他们的城邦在伯罗奔尼萨战争中战败
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  they freed all slaves of military age
  他们解放了战争时期的所有奴隶
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  and granted citizenship to those who
  并且将公民身份授予那些
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  rode the ships that won the Battle of Arginusae.
  驾驶舰船赢得阿吉纽西之战的奴隶们
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  Twice more, at crucial moments,
  还有两次 正值重要时期