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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  Solon answered, Tellus of Athens.
  可梭仑回答说 雅典的特勒斯
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  I'll bet you never heard of Tellus of Athens,
  我打赌你们从没听说过雅典的特勒斯
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  neither had Croesus,
  包括克罗伊斯在内的
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  neither had anybody else outside of Athens.
  任何一个非雅典人都不知道
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  Croesus was astonished
  克罗伊斯很吃惊
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  and he asked Solon why did he select Tellus?
  他问梭仑为什么选特勒斯
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  Here's what Herodotus says:
  下面是希罗多德记录的
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  First, because his city was flourishing,
  首先 根据资料 他的城邦
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  that is his polis, that is the word to read,
  在那个年代非常繁荣昌盛
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  it's flourishing in his time
  他的城邦在他那时非常繁荣
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  and he himself had sons both beautiful and good.
  他的儿子们既英俊又善良
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  The words in Greek are
  希腊语中表达该意的词