After all, even these heroes need communities in which to live for all the various purposes that human beings do.

毕竟,即使是这些英雄,也需要在市井中生活,像普通人一样为各种目的劳碌奔波

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

And, what they were trying to do was imagine a new world which would be less centralized; but, for the socialists, they wanted more centralization.

他们留下的目的就是,能生活在一个没有中央集权的社会中,但是,对于社会主义者来说则正相反

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

The things I spoke about before: pursuing meaning,purpose; cultivating healthy relationships.

这我之前已谈过，追求有意义的生活，人生的目的;,培养健康的人际关系。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

I think they probably also invented a few things, but it was very,very characteristic of the Greeks to borrow from the cultures they encountered and to adapt them, to make them more useful for their own purposes and nothing could be clearer than the alphabet as an example of that.

我认为他们或许也发明过一些事物,但从他们所遇到的文明中进行借鉴,将之应用到自己的生活中去,并使它们更适于希腊人自己的目的,这样的方式也是非常希腊风格的,也没有什么,能比字母表这个例子更能清晰地说明这点了

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选