两个持戟士卒先走进门来，在入口处的两旁站岗。跟着进来的是个传令官，还有号手。

Two soldiers with halberds came first and took their stand at each side of the entry. Then followed a herald, and the trumpeter.

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它起源于公元前5世纪雅典长跑运动员费迪皮迪兹的故事，他以传令官的身份从马拉松到雅典跑了26英里宣告希腊在战争中的胜利，最后却牺牲生命。

It came from the story in the 5th century B. C. how a herald named Phidippides ran the 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greek victory and died on the spot.

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然而，没有传令官来通知这个城镇。

No heralds, however, came down to inform the town.

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