She and her pregnant daughter were running through the bush when they came upon a group of rebels.

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In a battle between the Athenians and their neighbors near Eleusis he came to the assistance of his countrymen, routed the foe and died upon the field most gallantly.

在一场雅典人和其邻居,埃莱夫西斯的战争中,特勒斯在同胞的援助下击败了敌人,最后英勇地战死疆场

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The reason for that I think is that the early times in which these civilizations arose saw all kinds of dangers coming, and the most--the swiftest, the least suspected, the one that could come upon you overnight came from the sea.

在我看来原因是,在这些文明所诞生的早期世界危机四伏,而来的最迅速,最难以预测,最可能,一夜之间骤然降临的灾难,正来自于海上

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