and right away at the beginning we're getting to such a very Greek thing,

我们现在就要谈到到一个非常希腊式的事情
a Greek characteristic.

一个希腊人的特点——
At the same time that he is this great thing almost like a god,

他几乎像神一样伟大但与此同时
he is also not a god in the most crucial way possible.

在这可能是最关键的一点上他又不是神
Gods do not die. Men die.

神明不死人类却会
The mortality of the human being is a reality

人终有一死这是事实
and it's of the greatest significance and importance,

这是最重要最显著的一点
and of course men are not as strong and as powerful as the gods.

当然人类也不像神那么强壮有力
And indeed, as we shall see,

确实我们可以看到
well, the tragic view of life, which the Greeks invent

悲剧人生观
and which characterizes their culture,

在伊利亚特和奥德赛的一开始就有所体现
is there right at the beginning

这是希腊人首先提出的