Competition fosters excellence, or so thought the Ancient Greeks.

竞技孕育卓越， 至少古希腊人就是这么认的。

" Katherine" , coined by the ancient Greeks, it denotes " purity."

" 凯瑟琳" ，源自古希腊，代表纯洁。

This attitude would have surprised the ancient Greeks, who believed humor to be essentially aggressive.

我的这种观点也许会让古希腊人大震惊，因认幽默是一种本质上带有侵略性的品质。

In 1458, the Turks defeated the Greeks and seized control of Athens.

1458年，土耳其人战胜了希腊人，掌握了雅典的控制权。

It was the ancient Greeks who first dreamed up the idea of atoms.

最先设想出原子的是古希腊人。

Troy was besieged by the Greeks for ten years.

特洛伊城被希腊人围攻历时10年。

The Greeks would chew mastic tree bark.

希腊人会咀嚼皮。

Eventually, some Greeks began dabbling with experiments.

最终，一些希腊人开始涉足实验。

An emotion the Greeks discovered for Humanity.

希腊人人类所发现的一种感情。

I believe the Greeks call that hamartia.

我想希腊人管这个叫悲剧性缺陷指古希腊悲剧中人物由于自身性格等缺陷而造成的错误。

" Beware of Greeks bearing gifts, " roughly translated.

大意是“小心带礼物来的希腊人”。

That means we don't need the Greeks anymore to tell us what to think about architecture.

这意味着我不再需要希腊来告诉我建筑的意义。

The move is raising concern among many Greeks.

此举引发很多希腊人的担忧。

This idea was not alien to the Greeks.

这个观念对希腊人并不陌生。

The battle ended in triumph for the Greeks.

这场战役最后由希腊人贏得胜利。

A titter broke out from the elegant Greeks.

举止优雅的希腊人当即发出一阵窃笑。

So Greeks are ready to try something new.

所以希腊民众准备试试新的领导层。

Many hard-up, law abiding Greeks would agree.

许多经济拮据并遵纪守法的希腊人会认同这一点。

The ancient Greeks called the belly button an 'omphalos.'

古希腊人称肚脐“omphalos”。

The Jews rode strong until the Greeks left Jerusalem.

犹太人英勇作战，把希腊人赶出了耶路撒冷。