from recollection persuasive.

回忆录里的这条论证没有说服力
I certainly do want to agree that if we became convinced that

我想如果我们相信
the soul did exist prior to the existence of the body,

灵魂确实先于肉体而存在的话
we would certainly want to agree

拿我们就一定赞成
that the soul is not like harmony.

灵魂不同于音乐这一观点
But I don't think the argument from recollection succeeds.

但我认为来自回忆录的这个论证并不靠谱
Plato's second objection is to point out that harmony can vary.

柏拉图第二条异议是异议能千变万化
We talk about the melodiousness of the harp.

我们讲过竖琴悦耳的音调
Well, it could be harmonious in a variety of different ways

音调能以不同方式组成和谐的曲子
and, indeed, to different degrees.

而且是不同程度的和谐
Something--an instrument--could be more or less harmonious.

乐器的声音或多或少都是悦耳的
What it's playing can be in greater or lesser harmony.

弹奏乐器多少都能产生些旋律