TheFuneralOrationofPericles
伯裡克利/Pericles
伯裡克利（公元前495—公元前429），古雅典最偉大的政治家，貴族出身，卻是民主派領袖，實行奴隸主民主政治。當政期間完成了奴隸主民主憲法，發展工商業，獎勵文化，大興土木。從公元前443年到公元前429年，他任將軍委員會的首席將軍，成為雅典的最高統治者。在他任職期間，雅典文化和國勢都發展到巔峰狀態。
PracticingforBetterLearning
Readthefollowingarticlecarefully,andanswerthequestionsbelow.
1.WhatmakestheAthenianhappyandsatisfied?
2.Whatdoes「thedoubleadvantage」refertointhelastparagraph?
Ourconstitutiondoesnotcopythelawsofneighboringstates;weareratherapatterntoothersthanimitatorsourselves.Itsadministrationfavorsthemanyinsteadofthefew;thisiswhyitiscalledademocracy.Ifwelooktothelaws,theyaffordequaljusticetoallintheirprivatedifferences;iftosocialstanding,advancementinpubliclifefallstoreputationforcapacity,classconsiderationsnotbeingallowedtointerferewithmerit;noragaindoespovertybartheway;ifamanisabletoservethestate,heisnothinderedbytheobscurityofhiscondition.Thefreedomwhichweenjoyinourgovernmentextendsalsotoourordinarylife.There,farfromexercisingajealoussurveillanceovereachother,wedonotfeelcalledupontobeangrywithourneighborfordoingwhathelikes,oreventoindulgeinthoseinjuriouslookswhichcannotfailtobeoffensive,althoughtheyinflictnopositivepenalty.Butallthiseaseinourprivaterelationsdoesnotmakeuslawlessascitizens.Againstthisfearisourchiefsafeguardteachingustoobeythemagistratesandthelawsparticularlysuchasregardstheprotectionoftheinjured,whethertheyareactuallyonthestatutebook,orbelongtothatcodewhich,althoughunwritten,yetcannotbebrokenwithoutacknowledgeddisgrace.
Furtherweprovideplentyofmeansforthemindtorefreshitselffrombusiness.Wecelebrategamesandsacrificesallyearroundandtheeleganceofourprivateestablishmentsformsadailysourceofpleasureandhelpstobanishthespleen;whilethemagnitudeofourcitydrawstheproduceoftheworldintoourharbor,sothattotheAthenianthefruitsofothercountriesareasfamiliaraluxuryasthoseofhisown.