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1、360BCTIMAEUSbyPlatotranslatedbyBenjaminJowettTIMAEUSPERSONSOFTHEDIALOGUE:SOCRATES;CRITIAS;TIMAEUS;HERMOCRATESSocrates.One,two,three;butwhere,mydearTimaeus,isthefourthofthosewhowereyesterdaymyguestsandaretobemyentertainersto-day?Timaeus.Hehasbeentakenill,Socrates;
2、forhewouldnotwillinglyhavebeenabsentfromthisgathering.Soc.Then,ifheisnotcoming,youandthetwoothersmustsupplyhisplace.Tim.Certainly,andwewilldoallthatwecan;havingbeenhandsomelyentertainedbyyouyesterday,thoseofuswhoremainshouldbeonlytoogladtoreturnyourhospitality.So
3、c.DoyourememberwhatwerethepointsofwhichIrequiredyoutospeak?Tim.Weremembersomeofthem,andyouwillbeheretoremindusofanythingwhichwehaveforgotten:orrather,ifwearenottroublingyou,willyoubrieflyrecapitulatethewhole,andthentheparticularswillbemorefirmlyfixedinourmemories
4、?Soc.TobesureIwill:thechiefthemeofmyyesterday'sdiscoursewastheState-howconstitutedandofwhatcitizenscomposeditwouldseemlikelytobemostperfect.Tim.Yes,Socrates;andwhatyousaidofitwasverymuchtoourmind.Soc.Didwenotbeginbyseparatingthehusbandmenandtheartisansfromtheclas
5、sofdefendersoftheState?Tim.Yes.Soc.Andwhenwehadgiventoeachonethatsingleemploymentandparticularartwhichwassuitedtohisnature,wespokeofthosewhowereintendedtobeourwarriors,andsaidthattheyweretobeguardiansofthecityagainstattacksfromwithinaswellasfromwithout,andtohaven
6、ootheremployment;theyweretobemercifulinjudgingtheirsubjects,ofwhomtheywerebynaturefriends,butfiercetotheirenemies,whentheycameacrosstheminbattle.Tim.Exactly.Soc.Wesaid,ifIamnotmistaken,thattheguardiansshouldbegiftedwithatemperamentinahighdegreebothpassionateandph
7、ilosophical;andthatthentheywouldbeastheyoughttobe,gentletotheirfriendsandfiercewiththeirenemies.Tim.Certainly.Soc.Andwhatdidwesayoftheireducation?Weretheynottobetrainedingymnastic,andmusic,andallothersortsofknowledgewhichwereproperforthem?Tim.Verytrue.Soc.Andbein
8、gthustrainedtheywerenottoconsidergoldorsilveroranythingelsetobetheirownprivateproperty;theyweretobelikehiredtroops,receivingpayforkeepingguardfromthosewhowerep
