来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第2集 第2集》

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  but the one that he learned as a child,
  而是从小所学的语言
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  was Greek, some version of the Greek language.
  即是希腊语的 或是一些希腊地区的方言的
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  These are linguistic terms. But of course,
  这时的希腊语主要是一些语意项 不过当然
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  the people who spoke them, especially in the early years,
  那些讲希腊语的人 特别是在早期
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  tended to be part of a relatively narrow
  是一个相对小范围的人群
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  collection of people, who intermarried with each other chiefly,
  他们主要在族群内部通婚
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  and therefore developed common cultural characteristics.
  由此 发展出相近的文化特征
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  So of course, the language is only a clue.
  当然 语言只是文化的一部分
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  When you speak about Greeks you will be speaking about something more
  当你谈论到希腊人的时候 你不仅仅说
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  than merely the fact that they spoke a certain language.
  他们只是讲一种特定语言的人群
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  In the nineteenth century,
  在十九世纪
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  there was a lot of talk about races.
  有许多关于人种的讨论