I better say something about oil in the ancient world, so that you get a grip on what's going on here.

我最好说一下油在古代世界的地位,以便你能明白为什么会出售芳香油

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

Often times I ran into you at a coffee shop, a local coffee shop called Small World.

我经常会在一家咖啡店遇到你，咖啡馆叫做，小小世界。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

You cannot imagine, it seems to me, in the world that Hesiod describes, Achilles or anybody else saying, "Well, you insulted me and so I'm not going to fight anymore for my polis."

对我来说,你无法想象,在赫西奥德描述的世界中,阿喀琉斯或其他人说,"好吧,你侮辱了我,因此我不会再为我的城邦作战"

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选