来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：政治哲学导论 第6集 第6集》
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The philosophic city is introduced as a metaphor作为比喻引入的哲学之城 -
to help us understand the education of the soul.旨在帮助我们理解灵魂的教育 -
The reform of politics may not be within our power政治改革或许在我们能力之外 -
but the exercise of self-control always is.但是自我控制的努力却总在我们能力之内 -
The first responsibility of the individual这种个体的第一职责是 -
who wishes to engage in political reform is to reform themselves.改革政治先从改革自己开始 -
All reform seems to begin at home.改革先从自家开始 -
And we see this very vividly我们可以很生动地知道这点 -
when we look at so many politicians today in public看看如今诸多政客便知 -
scolds who teach us and who are hectoring us about living a他们自诩要教导并威胁我们要过某种生活 -
certain way of life, living a certain,某种特定的生活 -
living according to their likes或按照他们的喜好生活