来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：政治哲学导论 第5集》

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  they are shown to be intemperate in sex,
  他们纵欲过度
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  overly fond of money,
  贪得无厌
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  into these vices Socrates adds
  苏格拉底还指出他们
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  cruelty and disregard for the dead
  残酷并蔑视敌人
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  bodies of one's opponents.
  尸体的恶行
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  The Homeric heroes are ignorant and passionate men
  荷马式的英雄尽是无知热血的男性
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  full of blind anger and desire for retribution.
  满腔盲目的愤恨和复仇欲望
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  How could such figures possibly serve
  这种形象怎么可能成为
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  as good role models for citizens of a just city?
  公正之城市民的道德模范呢
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  And Socrates' answer is, of course,
  苏格拉底的回答是 当然
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  the predation of poetry
  这是由于他在第二章 第三章描述过的
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  and the arts in Books II and III.
  诗歌和艺术的掠夺人心的力量造成的