a particularly vivid story that I hope you all remember,

我希望你们都能记得这个特别生动的故事
where in Book IV he tells the story about Leontius at the walls.

在第四卷中他告诉我们一个关于墙边的勒翁提乌斯的故事
"Leontius," he writes,

"勒翁提乌斯"他写道
"was proceeding from the Piraeus outside the north wall

"从比雷亚斯进城去路过北墙外
when he perceived corpses lying near the public executioner.

他发现刽子手边躺着几具尸体
At the same time, he desired to see them.

与此同时他想上去看个明白
He wanted to see this grotesque sight, these dead bodies lying there.

他想看这幅丑陋的景象看那些尸体
And to the contrary, he felt disgust and turned himself away

然而恶心的感觉又催促他离开
and for a while he battled with himself and hid his face.

心理斗争了一会儿他将脸埋起来
But eventually overpowered by desire, he forced his eyes open

最终他折服于欲望被迫睁开了眼睛
and rushing towards the corpses said 'see you damn wretches,

冲到尸体旁咒骂道"看吧死鬼
take your fill of this beautiful sight'" 439c.

让你把这美景看个够" 书 439c