But for now all you need to know is - that these four different kingdoms-- one was where we now have Greece, another one was where Syria is, another was Egypt, and then there was another further north, but that's not as important for us.

不过目前你们只需要知道,这四个不同的王国-,一个是当今的希腊，一个是当今的叙利亚，一个是埃及，还有一个在更北面的地方，不过对我们来说不是很重要。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

They were bigger, they were stronger, they were tougher, they were faster, they were more beautiful, they lived longer. Those were the great old days and then there's us, we, poor miserable wretches.

那时的人们更高大,更强壮,更顽强,他们速度更快,长得更帅,活得更长,这就是那些伟大的往昔岁月,之后就出现了穷苦悲惨可怜的希腊人

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选