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

" 凯瑟琳" ，源自古希腊，代表纯洁。

Troy was besieged by the Greeks for ten years.

特洛伊城被希腊人围攻时10年。

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为的。

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

我们的这种观点也许会让古希腊人大为震惊，因为他们认为幽默是一种本质上带有侵略性的品质。

Beleaguered Greeks are set to endure a sixth year of recession in 2013.

由于陷入欧债危机，希腊人民直至明年不得不继续经连续六年的经济衰退。

Ancient Greeks did just this, and got a number that wasn't too far off.

古希腊人就是这么做的，他们得出了一个跟真实情况差不太多的数字。

Ancient Greeks loved watching plays and hosting special events to honor their gods.

古希腊人喜欢看戏，举办特别活动来纪念他们的神。

What made them a force to be reckoned with among the Greeks?

是什么让他们成为希腊人中不可忽视的力量？

Ancient Greeks thought of an eclipse as a time when the sun abandoned the earth.

古老的希腊人认为当太阳抛弃地球的时候就会发生日食和月食的现象。

However, no other civilization influenced the Romans as much as the ancient Greeks.

然而，有他任何文明，像希腊文明一样，对罗马人产生巨大影响。

Egyptians, Greeks, Asians, you all claim that you invented football.

埃及人，希腊人，亚洲人，你们都声称是你们发明了足球。

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

古希腊人称肚脐为“omphalos”。

Ancient Greeks believed that owls were a sign that evil was coming.

古希腊人认为猫头鹰是邪恶来临的征兆。

The move is raising concern among many Greeks.

此举引发很多希腊人的担忧。

Historians say long ago the Greeks connected a green color on the face with sickness.

史学家说，很久以前，希腊人把脸上的绿色与疾病联系在一起。

The Greeks used to say, " You suffer your way to wisdom."

古希腊人常说说，“必经磨难，终得智慧”。

To the Greeks and Romans, painting a sculpture made it complete.

对希腊人和罗马人来说，给雕塑上色才能使它完整。

Like all Greeks, she's known the legend of Delphi since childhood.

如同所有的希腊人一般，她从小就听过了德尔斐的传说。

Rowling also pulls from Greeks like Plato and Romans like Ovid.

罗琳也从像柏拉图这样的希腊人和像奥维德这样的罗马人那里拉。罗琳还借鉴了希腊人柏拉图和罗马人奥维德的作品。

The Greeks started the Olympics in 776 B.C. to honour the god Zeus.

希腊人于公元前776年开始举办奥林匹克运动会以纪念宙斯。