because unexamined, are not worth living,

因为未经核实而不值得存活
Aristotle takes seriously the dignity of the city

亚里士多德将城邦的尊严看的十分严肃
and showed the way that philosophy might be useful

他说明哲学将
to citizens and statesmen.

对公民和政治家有所用
Yet, for all of this, one might say there is

可是对于这一切可能有人会说
still a profound enigma surrounding Aristotle's political works.

亚里士多德的政治杰作始终存在着深刻的谜
To put it simply, one could simply ask,

简单来说人们可以问
what were the politics of Aristotle's Politics?

亚里士多德的《政治学》中的政治是什么
What were Aristotle's own political beliefs?

亚里士多德的政治信仰是什么
Aristotle lived at the virtual cusp of the world of

亚里士多德生活在希腊城邦中
the autonomous city-state of the Greek polis.

自治城邦世界中的事实尖端
Within his own lifetime,

在亚里士多德的一生中