世界小史 第90期:斯巴达人
英语课
In time, most of the continent was subdued 1 by the descendants of these invaders 2,
当时，该大陆的大部分被这些侵略者的后裔征服，
who, like the Spartans 3, maintained a distance between themselves and the peoples they had conquered.
他们像斯巴达人一样，保持他们和他们所奴役民族之间的距离。
Traces of this division persist today in what is known as the "caste system".
这种划分延续至今，被称为“种姓制度”。
In it, professions or occupations are strictly 4 separated from each other.
该制度中，不同职业被严格地分开。
Men who were warriors 6 had to remain warriors, and their sons had to be warriors too, because they belonged to the warrior 5 caste.
是武士的男人必须永远当武士，他们的子孙也只可以当武士，因为他们属于武士种姓。
Other castes were similarly closed, like those of farmers and craftsmen 7.
其它种姓几乎同样严格自成一体，如手工业者和农民。
A farmer could never become a craftsman 8, or a craftsman a farmer – nor could their sons.
一个农民永远不能成为手工业者，反之亦然——他的儿子也不能。
Someone who was a member of one caste couldn't marry a girl from another – or even share a meal with a member of another caste.
一个种姓的男子不可以娶另一个种姓的姑娘为妻——连与另一个种姓的某个人同桌吃饭也不行。
At the top were the priests, or Brahmins – even higher than the warriors.
最高种姓是僧侣，是婆罗门——他们的地位比武士还高。
入侵者，侵略者，侵入物( invader的名词复数 )
- They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
- The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。
n.斯巴达（spartan的复数形式）
- The ancient Spartans used to expose babies that they did not want. 古斯巴达人常遗弃他们不要的婴儿。
- But one by one the Spartans fell. 可是斯巴达人一个一个地倒下了。
adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地
- His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
- The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。
n.勇士，武士，斗士
- The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
- A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。
武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )
- I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
- The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。
n. 技工
- rugs handmade by local craftsmen 由当地工艺师手工制作的小地毯
- The craftsmen have ensured faithful reproduction of the original painting. 工匠保证要复制一幅最接近原作的画。
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