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 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
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  was much more filled with war throughout the history
  贯穿于城邦历史中的战争
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  of the polis than other civilizations,
  确实远远多余其它文明时代
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  because other civilizations after a time,
  因为其它文明在经过一段时间后
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  had one great power that was
  总会有一股强权