they are, in a relative sense, very weak, very short on power

从某种程度上说他们很软弱权力很少
and really quite poor compared to these Mycenaean kings,

这和在迈锡尼遗迹中发现的
the results of whose work and lives we see at places like Mycenae.

国王们的生活及职权有很大的差距
Remember, i tried to emphasize how rich you would have to be

记住我试着强调要多富有
to undertake the building of the temple,

才能建造一坐庙宇
to undertake the construction of one of those beehive tombs.

才能拥有一座蜂巢墓
You had to be very confident

你不得不相信
because it was going to take a long time,

建造一座蜂巢墓要花费很长时间
a fantastic amount of labor, a tremendous amount of money to do that.

大量的劳动力以及庞大的金钱支持
There is no evidence in Homer that anybody

在《荷马史诗》中没有任何证据表明
had that kind of wealth or that kind of power.

谁有这样大的财富和权力
What do the queens in Homer do in their spare time?

《荷马史诗》中的王后如何打发闲暇