Now, what's that all about?

这有什么作用呢
Well, it shows you one of the main--

这体现斯巴达体制
many conflicts that exist in the Spartan system.

诸多弊端中最主要的一个
On the one hand, you have to do that because you need children

一方面你必须这么做因为你需要孩子
to perpetuate Spartans, but also to provide soldiers.

延续斯巴达人的血脉补充军队
So, you have to have that much normality in the system.

所以在这个系统中不得不有一些惯例
On the other hand, you want to resist as much as you can,

而另一方面你想要尽可能地抵制它们
building a family in the traditional sense

以建立传统意义上的家庭
because loyalty to the family might be in conflict

因为效忠于家庭可能和效忠于国家
with the loyalty to the polis.

有相冲突之处
The polis wins that argument,

国家利益胜利了
because the separation takes place.

因此他和他的妻子分离了