来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第19集 第19集》

• 
  
  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
• 
  
  protect them from a third party, when it was necessary.
  在必要时保护他们免于外来侵略
• 
  
  So, if the Spartans said,
  所以如果斯巴达人说
• 
  
  well we're not going to do that,
  我们中立
• 
  
  we'll leave it to some arbitrator to take care of,
  交由仲裁者来决定谁对谁错吧
• 
  
  then they had to worry that the
  他们就必然会质疑
• 
  
  fundamental reason for the league,
  建立同盟的根本诉求
• 
  
  which gave them their power and their security,
  即本应给予他们的权利和保障
• 
  
  would disappear and that would be the end of that.
  可能会不复存在
• 
  
  They also had to worry that if they did not
  他们同样担心
• 
  
  do what the Corinthians and the Megarians
  如果不按照科林斯 麦加拉