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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  that is the critical moment in this,
  这一重要的变革运动
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  very very important moment in the history of the human race and
  是人类历史上一段极其重要的时期
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  there certainly is no example of it that I know of, apart from Greece,
  而且据我所知 希腊之外并没有先例
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  when it happens right about this period.
  当它恰恰发生在这个时期
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  You can imagine that this can
  你可以想象得出 这种变革
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  only happen gradually; none of this happens overnight.
  只能缓慢的进行 并不能一蹴而就
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  But if you think of the time span about 900 to 700 B.C.,
  但是如果你发现它发生在
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  that is, when these changes are taking place.
  大约公元前900年到700年之间时
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  I would have guessed at an increasing pace
  我猜想它具有极大的跨越性
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  as you go further down the road.
  在你继续深入研究下去之后
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  Then what happens is the population grows,
  然后你会发现人口在急剧的增长
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  and for this the archaeological evidence is very strong.
  有很多考古证据都可以有力的证实这一点