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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  but there was of course a down side to it as well,
  但同时也必然存在负面影响
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  which is every polis wanted to be great,
  那就是每一个城邦都希望强大
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  and being Greeks they wanted to be greater
  而身为希腊人 他们想要比
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  than their neighbors
  邻邦更为强大
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  and sometimes that involved conflict,
  因此 有时这会引来战争
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  and it often among the Greeks did involve war.
  有很多希腊人参与其中
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  Now, the Greeks were not
  希腊人在历史中
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  unique in history in constantly being at war.
  并非唯一频繁遭受战火的民族
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  That is, if you just examine the history of the human race,
  如果你回顾人类历史
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  so soon as they were sufficiently organized to wage
  凡是准备充足后发动战争的人
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  war they began doing it all the time,
  一旦战争开始都必会持续下去
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  but it is true that the life of the Greek world
  但可以肯定的是 希腊时期