来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第3集 第3集》

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  So that what we have before us, is that kind of product
  所以 这些就早先吟诵者的产物
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  and that will explain both the similarities and the differences,
  它解释了史诗和史实的相似和差异
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  and that is what underlies our interpretation
  并构成了我们演绎
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  of how the poems got to be what they were.
  《荷马史诗》产生过程的基础
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  So, what is this world like that emerges from the world of Homer?
  那么荷马史诗中的世界究竟是怎样的呢
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  We don't have to make up our minds in advance
  我们不必事先考虑这是一个
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  whether it was a real world or a completely fantastic one,
  真实的抑或虚幻的世界
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  but at least let's see if we can describe what world it looks like.
  但至少要知道我们能否描述这个世界
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  And I'm going to focus my attention on what you might call
  现在我要重点阐述可能被你们称作
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  the political side of that society as it reveals itself in the poems.
  社会的政治层面的史诗内容
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  We hear about key individuals,
  我们了解了关键人物
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  and the last time I mentioned to you two words,
  上一节课我提到了两个词