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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  The Greeks had no choice but to try to find their own way,
  希腊人没有选择 只能努力找到自己的路
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  uninfluenced as Mycenae was
  并没有像迈锡尼人那样
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  influenced by Mesopotamia and Egypt;
  受到美索不达米亚和埃及的影响
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  uninfluenced by anything-
  他们没有被任何事物影响--
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  starting from the lowest possible place
  从可能性最小的地方开始发展
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  and having to make a living, and to go forward,
  要维持它的活力 向前发展
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  and to shape a world which was their own
  从而形成了一个他们自己的世界
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  because there wasn't
  因为没有任何
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  anything else to guide them.
  任何事物指导着他们
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  Next time we'll take a look at
  下一节课我们会学习