So that's the way the world looks when the polis is invented and when colonization begins to become a big thing.

这就是城邦建立以及殖民开始兴起之时,古希腊世界的面貌

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We'll see the statistics are really just fascinating about how big these armies become.

我们来看些统计数据,这些军队大得惊人

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I always worry about people who have such important businesses because some big deal may become in crisis or something; people like that have trouble sometimes adhering to a schedule.

我时常担心,这些人事务缠身,可能会因为某些突发的危机或别的事情,而改变自己的日程

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