来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第19集 第19集》
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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 -
Why?为什么 -
Because their whole system depended upon the allies of Sparta因为以斯巴达为首的整个军事同盟 -
being able to count on the Spartans to都指望斯巴达人