Is that true?

这是真的吗
Plato's Republic is, we will discover as you read,

在你阅读的时候我们会发现柏拉图的《理想国》是
a republic of a very special kind.

一种非常特殊的共和国
It is not a regime like ours devoted to maximizing individual liberties,

它不像我们的致力于最大化地实现个人自由的政体
but it is one that puts the education of its citizens,

但它将对市民的教育
the education of its members, as its highest duty.

对其城市成员的教育作为最高职责
The Republic, like the Greek polis,

就像希腊的城邦《理想国》
was a kind of tutelary association.

是一种保护联盟
Its principal good, its principal goal,

它的最主要的好处最主要的目标
was the education of citizens for positions of public leadership

就是在公共领导地位以及高度的政治责任方面
and high political responsibilities.

对市民的教育
It is always worthwhile to remember that Plato was, above all, a teacher.

记住柏拉图首先是一位老师总是值得的