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The Spartan boy is tough as nails,
斯巴達男孩堅韌如釘
he has to be able to sleep outside
他得能睡在戶外
when it's raining and even snowing,
不論是刮風下雨還是大雪紛飛
to have to forage and even steal your own food.
還得自己搜尋食物 甚至自己做吃的
Spartans are armed with the best weapons of the day,
斯巴達人擁有當時社會最先進的武器
Spears and swords of iron.
鐵制長矛和寶劍
But Sparta cannot fight Persia alone.
然而斯巴達并沒有能力單獨對抗波斯
Within Greece, Sparta's rival: Athens.
在希臘還有一個與斯巴達對立的城邦: 雅典
Also small, vulnerable,
它同樣的弱小 不堪一擊
A city of merchants, playwrights, and farmers.
這是一個由商人 劇作家和農民組建的城邦
But faced with a powerful enemy,
面對強大的敵人
Athens must decide to accept Persia as its master
雅典人必須作出選擇 是做波斯人的奴仆
Or try and make common cause with its bitter rival.
還是竭力抗爭 與仇敵斯巴達結盟
The decision will determine the future of the western world
這個決定將左右西方世界的未來
And the story of all of us.
以及全人類的歷史
The age of iron gives power to the people.
鐵器時代讓人民有了力量
The small city-state of Athens faces a choice:
小城邦雅典面臨艱難抉擇:
Submit to the Persian empire or fight for freedom.
是向波斯帝國投降認輸 還是為自由而戰
