"and I add to the laws of war," Socrates writes,

苏格拉底写道"我要在战争法中加上"
"that as long as they, the guardians, are on campaign,

"只要守卫们仍在战争队伍中
no one whom he wants to kiss should be permitted to refuse.

任何一个他想亲吻的人都不得拒绝
So that if a man happens to love someone, either male of female,

因此如果守卫恰爱上一个人无论男女
he would be more eager to win the rewards of valor."

他会更渴望赢得这种勇气的奖赏
That is to say as a reward for bravery, exhibited bravery,

这就是说作为勇气或外显勇气的奖赏
the hero should be allowed to kiss anyone they like

英雄应该允许亲吻他喜欢的任何人
while they are on patrol, male or female.

当他们执行任务的时候无论男女
A particularly puritanical editor of Plato from the twentieth century

二十世纪某位极端保守的柏拉图著作编者
writes in a footnote to that passage,

曾在这段文字旁写上批注
"this is almost the only passage in Plato

"这几乎是柏拉图著作中唯一一段文字
that one would wish to blot out,"

让人希望完全清楚它"