斯巴达式的生活
<p>分享一个知识点：</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="Spartan">Spartan</span> <span word="life">life</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="Bernard">Bernard</span> <span word="Madoff">Madoff</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disgraced">disgraced</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="financier">financier</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="frauds">frauds</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="swapped">swapped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drug">drug</span>-<span word="fuelled">fuelled</span> <span word="excess">excess</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spartan">spartan</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="companions">companions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mafia">mafia</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="spy">spy</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="papers">papers</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Madoff">Madoff</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Ponzi">Ponzi</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cheat">cheat</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investors">investors</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spartan">spartan</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="simplicity">simplicity</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Spartan">Spartan</span> <span word="life">life</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Spartan">Spartan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="characterized">characterized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="vigorous">vigorous</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="training">training</span>, <span word="severity">severity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deprivation">deprivation</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Spartans">Spartans</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>.</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Athenians">Athenians</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="advocated">advocated</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="liberty">liberty</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spartans">Spartans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warfare">warfare</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Web">Web</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="culled">culled</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tidbits">tidbits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="Spartan">Spartan</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> - <span word="comparing">comparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="Madoff">Madoff</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="sunshine">sunshine</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="round">round</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spartan">Spartan</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dorian">Dorian</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>) <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warrior">warrior</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Spartan">Spartan</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="comrades">comrades</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="barracks">barracks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="married">married</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forbidden">forbidden</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Athenian">Athenian</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Spartans">Spartans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wives">wives</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span>: <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="force">force</span> (<span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mull">mull</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="point">point</span> - <span word="women">women</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sparta">Sparta</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="see">see</span>). <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 30 <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spartan">Spartan</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> ‘<span word="equal">equal</span>’, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span>. <span word="Military">Military</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 60.</p>
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