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, what you should do is to get up
  因此 你现在要做的就是起床
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  and speak to your soldiers, and say
  然后告诉你的士兵们
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  that you're never going to take Troy.
  你们永远也攻不下特洛伊
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  You might as well pack up and go home,
  你不妨收拾行装 返回家乡
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  and then they'll say, 'No, king, no,
  那样他们就会说 '不 王
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  we refuse to do that. We insist on staying.
  我们拒绝这么做 我们坚持要留下来
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  We're going to re-up and do another term,
  我们会再次应募 延长役期
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  and we're going to take the city.'"
  我们将会攻下这座城市'"
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  So, Agamemnon says, "Great, I'll do that,"
  阿伽门农说 "好 我会这么做的"
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  And he calls the troops together to battle,
  于是他把军队全都集结到了战场
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  and he makes his little speech.
  并做了简短的发言
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  I wish I could reproduce the Homer.
  我希望能够再现荷马的原话