Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great, written by Carol Wyatt. Focus question. How did Alexander the Great create his large empire?

亚历山大大帝，作者：卡罗尔·怀亚特 思考问题 亚历山大大帝是如何建立起庞大帝国的？

A Great Leader Nearly 2 ,300 years ago, there lived a powerful leader named Alexander the Great. Alexander was the king of Macedonia, which was part of ancient Greece. Alexander set out with his armies to explore and claim new lands. He ended up with a great empire.

伟大的领袖 近2300年前，有一位强大的领袖名叫亚历山大大帝 亚历山大是马其顿的国王，马其顿是古希腊的一部分 亚历山大率领大军出发，去探索并征服新的土地 最终他建立起了一个庞大的帝国

Preparing to be King Alexander was born in 356 BC. Alexander's father, Philip II, was king of Macedonia before Alexander. With the support of a powerful army, Philip kept Macedonia, and most of the surrounding Greek city -states, under his control. Alexander's mother Olympias firmly wanted her son to be king of Macedonia one day. Alexander wanted to be a powerful leader.

成为国王的准备 亚历山大出生于公元前356年 亚历山大的父亲腓力二世，在亚历山大之前是马其顿的国王 靠着强大军队的支持，腓力牢牢控制了马其顿，以及周边大部分希腊城邦 亚历山大的母亲奥林匹亚斯一心盼着儿子未来能成为马其顿的国王 亚历山大也渴望成为强大的领袖

Alexander's strengths became clear at an early age. When he was 12 years old, Philip decided not to buy a horse because it was too nervous. Alexander noticed that the horse was frightened by its own shadow. By turning the horse's head away from its shadow, he was able to calm the horse. Alexander then rode his new horse, whose name was Bucephalus, with ease. Bucephalus and Alexander would be together for life.

亚历山大的优点很小的时候就显现出来了 他12岁那年，父亲腓力觉得一匹马太暴躁，决定不买它 亚历山大发现，这匹马是被自己的影子吓到了 他把马头转到背离影子的方向，成功让马平静了下来 之后亚历山大轻松地骑上了这匹名叫布塞弗勒斯的马 布塞弗勒斯和亚历山大一生都相伴在一起

When Alexander was growing up, his father was often away. Philip relied on special teachers to prepare his son to be king. Young men of Greece had to learn to hunt, ride horses, and fight with swords, javelins, and bows. Alexander and his friends needed to learn these skills to survive in battle. Philip asked Aristotle, a very wise man, to teach Alexander science, history, and other subjects. Aristotle was respected for his intelligence. He also helped Alexander appreciate art and culture.

亚历山大成长的时候，他的父亲经常外出 腓力安排了专门的老师，培养儿子成为合格的国王 古希腊的年轻人必须学习狩猎、骑马，还要学会用剑、标枪和弓箭作战 亚历山大和朋友们必须学会这些本领，才能在战场上生存 腓力请了博学睿智的亚里士多德，教亚历山大科学、历史和其他学科 亚里士多德因过人的智慧深受尊敬 他还引导亚历山大学会欣赏艺术和文化

As he grew older, Alexander took on more responsibilities, including leading soldiers in battle. Alexander was raised to be the next king. However, in 337 BC, Philip married a woman who was born in Macedonia. Olympias was not a Macedonian. If Philip had a baby with his new wife, the child would be first in line to become king instead of Alexander. In 336 BC, Philip's new wife had a baby girl. In the same year, a man killed Philip. The new baby was too young to take the throne, and after Philip's death, Alexander became king.

随着年龄增长，亚历山大承担了更多职责，包括在战场上领兵 亚历山大本来就被培养为下一任国王 但在公元前337年，腓力娶了一位马其顿本土女子 奥林匹亚斯并不是马其顿人 如果腓力和新妻子生下孩子，这个孩子会取代亚历山大成为第一王位继承人 公元前336年，腓力的新妻子生下了一个女婴 同年，有人刺杀了腓力 新生婴儿年纪太小无法继位，腓力去世后，亚历山大成为了国王