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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  and while he's down there he comes upon Achilles
  他在下往冥界的途中遇到了死去的
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  who has died. And he says,
  阿基里斯 他说到
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  "Well, it's good to see you, Achilles.
  "啊 真高兴见到你 阿基里斯
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  Say, you look fine. You must really be doing okay down here.
  你气色很好啊 一定在下面过得不错
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  I know that you are a judge down here
  我知道你在下面是个广受尊敬的法官
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  and much respected. So, looks like you've beaten the rap."
  看来你混得很开啊"
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  And Achilles says,
  而阿基里斯答道
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  "Odysseus, don't say a word to me about the virtues of death.
  "奥德赛 别跟我提冥界有多好了
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  Better to be a serf, the lowest serf on the earth,
  在世上做一个奴隶 一个最卑贱的奴隶
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  than to be a king in Hades."
  也比在冥界称王要好得多"
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  Now, that's as bad as it can possibly be.
  冥界就是这么糟
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  The great Achilles,
  伟大的阿基里斯