来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介第19集第19集》

Why didn't he do that?

为什么他不这样做呢
It was obvious again that his intention was

很显然他的用意是
not to frighten or anger the Spartans,

不想取得压倒性的胜利
the head of the Peloponnesian league

以免惊吓或激怒
by such a crushing victory,

伯罗奔尼撒联盟的首领斯巴达人
but instead to employ the technique of deterrence.

他要采取威慑的手段
Now, the decision to send only ten was debatable.

如今只派出十艘战船的做法引起了争议
After those ten had been sent the question

派出这十艘战船之后
was raised again in the Athenian assembly,

这个问题在雅典公民大会上又被提出了
obviously by people who didn't agree with Pericles' approach,

很显然是伯里克利的反对派提出来的
who insisted that there should be a larger fleet sent,

他们坚持认为应该派出更大的舰队
and Pericles apparently could not

而伯里克利显然无法