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Voice 2: However, much of what the Pythia said did not make sense. So some male priests listened to her words. Then they turned the words into a message that people could understand. However, some people claimed that the priests invented these messages. They said that the priests had spies. These spies informed the priests about the current political situation. So the priests only told people what they thought the people wanted to hear. Or they gave general advice that people could use in any situation.
聲音2：然而，皮提亞所說的大部分話都沒有道理。因此，有些男祭司會聆聽她說的話。然后將這些話變成人們可以理解的信息。不過，有些人聲稱是祭司編造了這些信息。他們說祭司有間諜。這些間諜會向祭司通報當前的政治局勢。所以祭司只告訴人們他們認為民眾想要聽到的話。或者他們會給出人們可以在任何情況下使用的一般性建議。
Voice 1: True or not, many visitors still came to the oracle at Delphi. Kings came to find out if they should go to war. Farmers asked when they should plant their seeds. Women wanted to know which man they would marry. One famous visitor was King Croesus. He was a king in the fifth century BC. He ruled ancient Lydia, now western Turkey. He went to the oracle at Delphi.
聲音1：無論真實與否，許多游客仍會前往“德爾斐的神諭”。國王前往該地詢問是否應該發動戰爭。農民會詢問播種時間。女人們則想知道她們會嫁給誰。其中一位著名的游客是克里薩斯國王。他是公元前五世紀的國王。他統治著古老的呂底亞王國，即現在的土耳其西部。他前往了德爾菲的神諭。
Voice 4: "Now, tell me: should I march against the King of Persia? He has a large army."
聲音4：“現在告訴我，我要向波斯國王宣戰嗎？他擁有一支龐大的軍隊。”
Voice 5: "Yes, King Croesus, you should march. Cross the River Halys. After that you will destroy a large kingdom."
聲音5：“應該，克里薩斯國王，你應該進軍。跨過哈里斯河。之后你會毀滅一個大王國。”
Voice 1: King Croesus did march to war with the King of Persia. But King Croesus lost. A kingdom was destroyed. But it was King Croesus's kingdom!
聲音1：克里薩斯國王確實向波斯國王宣戰了。但克里薩斯國王戰敗。一個王國被摧毀了。但毀滅的是克里薩斯國王統治的王國！
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