and with his father I suppose too, not so much.

也许偶尔也会和父亲接触不会很久的
You'll see why I say not so much in a bit.

你一会儿就会知道为什么我说不会很久
Finally, at the age of seven,

然后在七岁的时候
he is taken away from home,

他被从家里带走
put into a word in Greek that really means pack, just like the--

被放到希腊语意为"小队"的地方...
don't the Cub Scouts call them, their little groups packs?

童子军是不是也把他们的小集体叫小队
Is that right?

是这样吗
So, there they are and they're taken away from home

他们被从家中带到那里去
and they live in a military school,

在军事学校生活
which is the only school there is for boys in Sparta.

这也是男孩在斯巴达唯一的学校
The school is governed by a magistrate

学校由地方长官直接管辖
and it is run by the older boys. In many respects,

由年长一些的孩子打理从很多方面看