that concerns his family, his father and his mother.

他已不单单只属于他的家庭父母
The decision as to whether or not he should be allowed to live

斯巴达社会里的老一辈会对孩子进行测验
is made by the elders of

从而决定
the Spartan community who examine the child.

他是否有资格活下去
What are they examining him for? Mainly, almost entirely,

他们测验他什么呢主要是基本完全是
for his physical condition. If he is crippled,

测验他的身体状况如果他是残废
if he is deformed in any way,

如果他有任何一方的残疾
they will have him put to death.

他们就会杀了他
The child, the infant,

这个孩子这个小婴儿
brand new baby will be killed.

这个初生的生命就会被杀死
The reason for that was that they had a clue about eugenics.

理由就是他们出于优生优育方面的考量
They understood that

他们知道