来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介第19集第19集》

This was psychological warfare for what was to follow.

这就是心理战了
That Spartans were to fight the war on the program,

斯巴达人步步经营这次战争
we are the liberators of the Greeks

我们是希腊人的救世主
against these imperialistic,

反对霸权主义强权政治
aggressive Athenians who are destroying everybody's autonomy,

野蛮的雅典人大肆聚敛奴隶
and making it impossible for everybody to live comfortably;

平民们过着食不果腹衣不蔽体的生活
we are the liberators and that's what we're doing.

我们是救世主解救你们脱离苦海
So, now we've seen that the Athenians

那么现在我们知晓雅典人
had refused to rescind the decree and the war had begun.

已经拒绝撤销麦加拉禁令于是战争打响
It's worth asking

值得探讨的是
why did the two sides make the decisions they did.

双方如此做决定的原因
The Spartans refused to arbitrate.

斯巴达人拒绝仲裁