Each side conducts sacrifices in which they ask the gods for assistance in the battle, sometimes they hope that there will be a favorable omen suggesting they're going to win.

双方会各自进行祭祀,祈求神灵的庇护,有时他们希望得到有利的预兆,告诉他们将取得胜利

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We want to respect that person's wish to go on living, we want to make life easier for them if we can with some kinds of assistance.

我们应该尊重人们,生活下去的意愿，我们希望他们,能够通过一些辅助设施，生活地更加轻松。

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He seems less interested in actually praying for divine assistance than he is in chiding the muse for not having come to his aid sooner.

他好像不是在真正请求神的帮助,而是在责备缪斯没有尽快来帮助他。

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