" 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.

特洛伊城被希腊围攻历时10年。

Competition fosters excellence, or so thought the Ancient Greeks.

竞技孕育卓越， 至少古希腊就是这么认为的。

Many hard-up, law abiding Greeks would agree.

许多经济拮据并遵纪守法的希腊会认同这一点。

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

由于陷入欧债危机，希腊民直至年不得不继续经历连续六年的经济衰退。

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

古希腊喜欢看戏，举办特别活动来纪念他的神。

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

是什么让他成为希腊中不可忽视的力量？

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

古老的希腊认为当太阳抛弃地球的时候就会生日食和月食的现象。

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

然而，没有其他任何文，像希腊文一样，对罗马产生巨大影响。

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

埃及，希腊，亚洲，你都声称是你了足球。

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

古希腊称肚脐为“omphalos”。

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

古希腊认为猫头鹰是邪恶来临的征兆。

The move is raising concern among many Greeks.

此举引很多希腊的担忧。

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

历史学家说，很久以前，希腊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.

对希腊和罗马来说，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和像奥维德这样的罗马那里拉。罗琳还借鉴了希腊柏拉图和罗马奥维德的作品。

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

希腊于公元前776年开始举办奥林匹克运动会以纪念宙斯。

The ancient Greeks saw Sicily as rich and fertile yet " dangerous and unpredictable" .

古希腊认为西西里岛是个肥沃富饶之地，但它“危险且不可预测”。