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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  which has completely gone away, as more and more examples of
  而现在已经无可争议 因为已经有
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  this writing have become available and scholars are now
  越来越多这样的文字出土 学者们现在
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  able, by and large, to be confident
  对辨认出这些东西的含义
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  that they know what these things say.
  相当有自信了
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  So, the fact that this was a Greek script that was available
  所以 这个在迈锡尼时期出现的
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  in the Mycenaean Period tells us very confidently
  希腊语书写方法 让我们有足够理由说
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  that the Mycenaeans were Greeks.
  迈锡尼人就是希腊人
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  But of course, a lot was known about these Mycenaeans
  当然 大量关于迈锡尼的知识
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  well before the syllabary was deciphered.
  在那些表音文字被破译前就知道了
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  It's worth saying a word about that,
  这里得说的是
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  because I want to undermine any great confidence
  我想给自信满满的家伙泼点儿冷水
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  that you may have and what you can believe that scholars tell you,
  你曾深信不疑的学者们告诉你的那些事