As slaves or prisoners of war, these gladiators were forced into battle and had but one choice: win or die.

角鬥士為奴隸或戰俘出身, 被迫參與格鬥, 不是贏就是死。

Sometimes the only hope of a fallen gladiator lie in the whims of the Roman emperor.

有時候, 倒下的角鬥士存活的唯一希望, 取決於羅馬帝王一念之間。

Will this fallen warrior survive to fight another day?

這個倒下的戰士能否存活, 來日再戰？

Or will he be fed to the lions?

或是他將成為獅子的食物?

Actually, gladiatorial contests were way more tame than this.

其實, 角鬥士競賽遠比這個場景溫和多了。

So, whoever told you this version must have been "lion".

所以, 告訴你這個版本的人肯定是「獅子」(在說謊)。【獅子lion與說謊lying的讀音相近】

Oh, God, no! Puns?!

天啊, 饒了我吧, 諧音雙關？!

What are you talking about, Adam?

Adam, 你到底在說什麼？

This was blood sport!

這可是一項血腥運動！

Nope.

錯了。

In fact, for most of gladiatorial history, intentionally killing your opponent was against the rules.

其實, 在大多數的角鬥士競賽歷史中，故意殺死對手是違反規定的。

That's why only one in ten matches ended in a death.

這就是為什麼只有十分之一的比賽以死亡告終。

But I thought gladiatorial combat was pure mayhem!

但是我以為格鬥戰爭就純粹是場混亂！

They actually had rules?

他們真的有規則嗎？

Yup!

沒錯！

As well as umpires to enforce them.

而且也有裁判在場確保他們遵守規則。

All right, gents, I want a good clean fight.

聽好了, 兩位先生, 我們希望這會是一場光明磊落的競賽。

No head shots from behind, no eye-gouging, and be sure to keep those genitals well-covered.

禁止從後方襲擊頭部、禁止挖眼行為, 並務必保護好生殖器官。

We don't want anyone losing their bits.

我們不希望有肢體殘缺的情況發生。

Touch weapons, and fight!

觸碰武器, 開始戰鬥！

And these umpires were scrupulously fair.

裁判都極為嚴謹公正。

In fact, if your opponent fell by accident, the umpire would stop the match and let them get up.

事實上, 如果你的對手意外摔倒, 裁判會先暫停比賽, 等他站起來。

Please, let me help.

請讓我拉你一把。

Ah, you're too kind.

你人真好。

But the most important rule: No Killing!

但最重要的規則是：禁止殺人！

Gladiators were actually trained to subdue their opponents rather than flat-out kill them.

角鬥士接受的訓練是制服其對手, 而非卯足全力地殺死對手。

Beware of my deadly trident!

小心我的致命三叉戟！

Which is mostly just for show.

其實只是為了戲劇效果。

I'm really more of a net guy.

說真的我更喜歡用網子。

But if no one dies, how do we know who wins?

但不爭個你死我活, 我們如何判斷輸贏？

Easy!

很簡單！

A match would actually end when a gladiator was wounded, got too tired or just held up a finger to tap out.

角鬥士受傷、太累, 或舉起一根手指認輸時, 比賽就會終止。

Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow ow, ow, ow!

哎呀！

OK, I give up, I give up!

好, 我投降, 我投降！