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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  Another aspect that is very important
  另外一个启蒙思想的
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  in this sort of enlightenment approach is individualism,
  重要方面是 个人主义
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  that the core of everything is the single individual person.
  即一切事物的核心在于每个单独的个人
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  As we shall see,
  我们可以看到
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  this is very different from the Greeks.
  这和希腊人的观点截然不同
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  Now, the Greeks were very much concerned individuals
  虽然希腊人很关注个人
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  and this is especially true of the democrats in Athens.
  这在雅典的民主人士中非常明显
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  But even their most potent spokesman and leader
  但即便是他们最强硬的代表和领袖
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  placed the goals, and achievements,
  也把目标 成就以及其他个人事务
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  and everything else of an individual behind something
  都摆在一个他们认为
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  that they thought was more important, which was the community at large,
  更重要的事情之下 即社区利益
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  which, in historical times was the polis.
  在当时的历史时期 就是城邦利益至上