to different situations.

不同的情势
There is no one-size-fits-all model of political life,

政治生活不存在万能模式
but good regimes may come in a variety of forms.

但是好的政体可能以不同方式存在
There seems to be at least built in to Aristotle's account of politics,

至少为亚里士多德对政治的描述做出贡献
a certain flexibility, a certain latitude of discretion

某种弹性某种恣意的判断力
that in some passages even seems to border on a kind of relativism.

有些段落似乎看起来有些相对主义的倾向
But nevertheless, Aristotle understands that a person,

但是亚里士多德明白这个人
this pambasileia,

这种"pambasileia"
this person of superlative virtue is not really to be expected.

这个具有最高美德的人不是真正能够期许的
Politics is really a matter of dealing with less than best circumstances

政治实在关于处理不完美的情景
which is perhaps one reason why Aristotle gives

这或许就是为什么亚里士多德对
relatively little attention to the structure of the best regime.

最佳政体投入相对少关注度的原因之一