世界小史 第112期:國(guó)家在戰(zhàn)斗

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 　　As is usually the case with wars, not only Athens but the whole country was exhausted1 by the conflict, and the victors were no exception.

　　正如戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中常會(huì)發(fā)生的那樣，不僅是雅典，整個(gè)國(guó)家在戰(zhàn)斗中耗盡了精力，勝利者也是這樣。

　　To add to it all, a small tribe near Delphi, provoked by the priests of the Oracle2, invaded and plundered3 the sanctuary4 of Apollo.

　　更有甚者，在德爾菲附近的一個(gè)小部落，受到了那兒的神諭祭司們的引誘，占領(lǐng)并掠奪了阿波羅神諭圣地。

　　Utter confusion followed.

　　產(chǎn)生一片極大的混亂。

　　A foreign tribe – though not so very foreign – took advantage of this confusion to interfere5.

　　一個(gè)陌生的民族——但不是一個(gè)很陌生的民族——介入這場(chǎng)混亂之中。

　　These were the Macedonians, a people who lived in the mountains to the north of Greece.

　　他們是居住在希臘以北山區(qū)的并叫馬其頓人的民族。

　　The Macedonians were related to the Greeks, but they were barbarous and warlike.

　　馬其頓人和希臘人是同族，但馬其頓人野蠻且好戰(zhàn)。

　　Their king, Philip, was a man of great cunning.

　　他們有一位很聰明的國(guó)王菲利普。

　　He spoke6 excellent Greek and was familiar with Greek customs and culture, and his aim was to be king of all Greece.

　　他講一口流利的希臘語(yǔ)，熟悉希臘習(xí)俗和文化，他的目標(biāo)是當(dāng)整個(gè)希臘的國(guó)王。

　　Since the invasion of the sanctuary at Delphi concerned all tribes loyal to the Greek religion, he had a good excuse to intervene.

　　既然在爭(zhēng)奪希臘圣地德爾菲的戰(zhàn)斗中涉及各部落對(duì)信仰希臘宗教的忠誠(chéng)，他有一個(gè)好的借口加以干涉。

　　There was a politician in Athens, however, who was suspicious of Philip of Macedon.

　　雖然在雅典有一位政治家，他懷疑馬其頓的菲利普王。