到了叙拉古、我们停泊三日。

And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

后来老师再次邀请他去叙拉古，结果仍是败兴而归。

Later, another teacher invited him to Syracuse, the result would be disappointed and go.

普林尼告诉世人野生百里香的气味可以驱蛇，古代叙拉古王朝的暴君戴奥尼索司叙拉古却认为它是壮阳药。

The odor of wild thyme, Pliny tells us, drives away snakes. Dionysius of Syracuse, on the other hand, thinks it an aphrodisiac.

在叙拉古的使者来到忒格亚的那天晚上天色很黑。

The sky was dark on the evening that the Tyrant's emissaries came to Tegea.

柏拉图因为被邀请去叙拉古访问和讲学而数度中断教学活动。

Plato's school-related activities were interrupted a couple of times because of invitations to visit and teach in Syracuse.