来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第5集 第5集》
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and Zeus keeps them free of wars.宙斯使他们远离战争 -
They don't suffer famines or disasters.他们不必承受饥馑和灾祸 -
Their flocks have thick wool.他们的羊皮毛厚实有料 -
Their wives bear them children.他们的妻儿繁荣 -
So fruitful is their land that他们的土地丰饶 -
they are spared the evil necessity of traveling on ships这一切让他们远离了航行的厄运 -
and there you have an interesting point about the Greeks.这时你会发现关于希腊很有趣的一点 -
Hesiod is not alone in saying,赫西奥德不是唯一一个说 -
for God's sake try not to take a voyage at sea看在上帝的份上不要试图在海上航行 -
because your chances of coming back are really bad,因为你几乎不可能返航 -
which was a reality to a degree.在某种程度上这是实话 -
That's a very strange thing because the Greeks但奇怪的是 希腊人