The Greeks were, even though they went to sea plenty, they were terrified of the sea for very good reason.

那时的古希腊人,虽然时常出海,但他们也是非常惧怕大海的

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Or sometimes the Romans liked to take a big theater and fill the central part of the theater, the cavea, with water and then stage naval battles and that kind of thing.

有时候罗马人也喜欢利用大剧院,在大剧院的中心和兽笼，注满水，上演大海战之类的。

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They come up every now and then in springs and rivers and seas and lakes and things.

然而它们却时常出现,有时候是泉水，河流，大海或湖泊，或其他东西。

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You will find very rare of the case of a Greek city, which is founded away from the sea; they always wanted to be close to the sea for varieties of reasons.

你会发现希腊城市中很少见的现象,那就是它们远离大海,诸多的原因致使希腊人,愿意把城市建设在离海近的地方

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The angels, not half so happy in heaven, Went envying her and me: Yes! that was the reason In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of a cloud, chilling Annabel Lee And killing my Annabel Lee.

天使，不再如在天堂般快乐，于是把我和她妒嫉：,对，那便是原因，众所周知，在大海边的王国里）,云中刮起了寒风,冻杀了我的。

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And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud by night Annabel Lee chilling my Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsman came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea.

这就是原因，很久以前，在海边的王国，夜里一阵冷风从云中吹落,冻僵了我的;,于是她高贵的亲戚到来了,把她从我身边带走，将她关进一座坟墓,在大海边的王国里。

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