Greek culture was climbing toward its classical peak, thanks to natural philosophers ( Thales, Parmenides), early political leaders ( Solon), engineers ( Chersiphron), and poets ( Sappho, Pindar). 希腊文化得利于自然哲学家(泰利斯、帕梅尼德斯),早期政治领袖(梭仑),工程学家(伽尔瑟夫农)、和诗人(莎孚、品达),也正在走向其古典文化的顶峰。
Pindar, the father of lyric poetry, took as his chief subject the winning of games, and the spirit of the end-zone dance has been with us ever since. 抒情诗之父品达,就把取胜看作第一要务,从那之后,我们就秉承了橄榄球比赛中在得分区跳舞庆祝的精神。
An ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple units. 希腊抒情诗人品达所用的颂诗形式;三部分中有三组。
Heroes like Tantalus and Ixion in Pindar, who betray the gods'trust in them, are sent from the radiance of Olympian feasts to the utter darkness of Hades. 品达笔下的英雄,如背叛了诸神信任的坦塔罗斯和伊克西翁,从奥林匹斯山盛会的光芒中被驱逐到哈德斯之冥府的黑暗之中。
Of the many lyric poets of ancient Greece, two are still admired by readers today: Sappho and Pindar. 古希腊抒情诗人中,萨福和品达至今仍被人们广泛赞赏。