来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：政治哲学导论 第7集》

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  The city is natural in that it allows human beings to
  城市是自然的 他允许人类去
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  achieve and perfect what he calls their telos.
  完善完美所谓的目标
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  That is to say their end, their purpose.
  就是说他们的终结 他们的目标
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  We are political animals, he says, because participation
  他说我们是政治性动物 因为参与到
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  in the life of the city is necessary for the achievement of
  城市中是人类美德的
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  human excellence, for the achievement of our well-being.
  必然产物 为了我们的幸福生活
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  A person who is without a city, he says, who is
  他说不属于城市的人
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  apolis-- without a city-- must either be a beast or a god.
  不是禽兽就是神
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  That is to say, below humanity or above it.
  也就是说低于或高于人类
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  Our political nature is our essential characteristic.
  我们的政治性是我们的基本特征
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  Because only by participating in political life do
  因为只有参与到政治生活中
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  we achieve, can we acquire the excellences or the virtues,
  我们才可以获得美德和优点