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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  some of it went all the way to the Western Mediterranean.
  其中一些出现在西地中海
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  This was a civilization that was not shut in on itself,
  迈锡尼文明不是一个封闭的文明
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  but was in touch with the entire Mediterranean region.
  它与整个地中海地区都有着联系
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  The major thing they seem to be selling
  他们出售的主要物品
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  were aromatic oils in little vials.
  是小瓶的芳香油
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  Think of them as some combination of oil and perfume.
  可以把它当做油和香料的混合体
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  I better say something about oil in the ancient world,
  我最好说一下油在古代世界的地位
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  so that you get a grip on what's going on here.
  以便你能明白为什么会出售芳香油
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  The ancient Greeks had no soap.
  古希腊人没有肥皂
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  Think about that for a moment. That's a problem, isn't it?
  仔细想想 这是一个难题 不是吗
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  Yet, they wanted to get clean
  当他们想要保持清洁时
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  and so what device they used was to take oil,
  他们所使用的东西就是油