They were bigger, they were stronger, they were tougher, they were faster, they were more beautiful, they lived longer. Those were the great old days and then there's us, we, poor miserable wretches.

那时的人们更高大,更强壮,更顽强,他们速度更快,长得更帅,活得更长,这就是那些伟大的往昔岁月,之后就出现了穷苦悲惨可怜的希腊人

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