So, you go to the oracle and what do you ask the oracle?

所以你去了神示所,会问什么呢

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The god says to him, "Here's what you need to do. You need to try the spirit of your men, and in that way to inspirit them to carry on until victory.

神对他说,"你需要尝试去鼓舞部下的军心,以此来激励他们坚持下去,直到取得胜利

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Okay, now suppose you are the Oikistes, you've gotten the permission from your city to go forward, and you go to the Delphic Oracle and the Delphic Oracle says fine, by all means, go where you want to go.

好吧,现在假设,你被选为Oikistes,即被选出来建设城邦新殖民地的首领 你得到了向前行进的许可,然后你去了特尔斐神示所,神谕说一切顺利,这意味着,你想去哪都可以

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