city of ancient Attica, capital of modern Greece, from Greek Athenai (plural because the city had several distinct parts), traditionally derived from Athena, but probably assimilated from a lost name in a pre-Hellenic language.
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1. He quit his job as an office boy in Athens.
他辞去了在雅典当办公室勤杂工的工作。
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2. I asked the Captain to wangle us three tickets to Athens.
我让机长设法给我们弄3张去雅典的票。
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3. Athens had strong ties to the Arab world.
雅典与阿拉伯世界关系密切。
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4. They'd come on a direct flight from Athens.
他们搭乘由雅典直飞这里的航班过来的。
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5. From the hill we looked out over the rooftops of Athens.
