苏格拉底/Socrates
苏格拉底（公元前470—公元前399），古希腊的哲学家和演说家，雅典人。其父是雕刻匠，早年随父学艺，后从事哲学研究和教学。他认为哲学的目的是认识自己、研究自己、教导人们的生活。他无著作传世，其言行均辑于弟子柏拉图的《苏格拉底言行回忆录》。公元前399年以“渎神违教”之罪被控入狱，不久被判死刑，服毒而死。
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1.igration[a??gre???n]n.移动；迁移；移民
2.iortal[i?:tl]adj.不朽的；流芳百世的
3.pilgri[pilɡri]n.香客，朝圣者
4.unspeakable[?nspi:k?b?l]adj.恶劣得难以形容的；说不出口的，不可言状的；令人讨厌的；极坏的
Letreflectanotherway,andweshallseethatthereisgreatreasontohopethatdeathisagoodforoneofothgs—eitherdeathisastateofnothgnessandutterunnsess,or,asnsay,thereisageandigrationofthesoulfrothisworldtoanother.Nowifyousupposethatthereisnonsess,butasleeplikethesleepofhiwhoisundisturbedevenbydreas,deathwillbeanunspeakablega.Forifapersooselectthenightwhichhissleepwasundisturbedevenbydreas,aoparewiththistheotherdaysandnightsofhislife,andtheotellhowanydaysandnightshehadpassedtheurseofhislifebetterandorepleasantlythanthisone,Ithkthatanyan,Iwillnotsayaprivatean,buteventhegreatkgwillnotfdanysuchdayshts,whenparedwiththeothers.Nowifdeathbeofsuchanature,Isaythattodieisagaforeternityisthenonlyasglenight.Butifdeathisthejouroanotherpce,andthere,asnsay,allthedeadabide,whatgood,OyfriendsandjudgesbegreaterthanthisIfdeedwhenthepilgriarrivestheworldbelow,heisdeliveredfrotheprofessorsofjticethisworld,andfdsthetruejudgeswhoaresaidtogivejudgntthere,MoandRhadaanthariptole,andothersonsofGodwhowererighteotheirownlife,thatpilgriagewillbeworthakg.WhatwouldnotaangiveifheightnversewithOrpheandMaeandHesiodandHorNay,ifthisbetrue,letdieagaandaga.Iyself,too,shallhaveawonderfulterestthereetg,andnversgwithPades,andAjaxthesonTeon,andanyotheraherowhohassuffereddeaththroughanunjtjudgntandtherewillbenosallpleasure,asIthk,pargyownsuffergwiththeirs.Aboveall,Ishallthenbeabletontueysearchtothetrueandfalseknowledgeasthisworld,soalsotheandIshallfdoutwhoiswise,andwhopretendstobewise,andisnot.Whatwouldnotaangive,Ojudges,tobeabletoexaetheleaderofthegreatTrojanexpeditionorOdysseorSisyph,ornuberlessothers,nandwontoo?Whatfitedelightwouldtherebenversgwiththeandaskgthequestions?Inanotherworldtheydonotputaantodeathforaskgquestions:assuredlynot.Forbesidesbeghappierthanweare,theywillbeiortal,ifwhatissaidistrue.
Wherefore,Ojudges,begoodcheeraboutdeath,andknowofacertaty,thatnoevilhappentoagoodaherlifeorafterdeath.Heandhisarenotedbythegodsnorhasyoroachgendhappenedbyrece.ButIseeclearlythatthetihadarrivedwhenitwasbetterfortodieandbereleasedfrotroublewhereforetheoraclegavenosign.Forwhichreason,also,Ianotangrywithyndeners,orwithyaerstheyhavedonenohar,althoughtheydidnotantodoanygoodandforthisIaygentlybthe.
StillIhaveafavortoaskofthe.Whenysonsaregrownup,Iwouldaskyou,Oyfriends,topunishtheandIwouldhaveyoutroublethe,asIhavetroubledyou,iftheyseetocareaboutriches,oranythg,orethanaboutvirtue;oriftheypretendtobesothgwhentheyarereallynothg,—thenreprovethe,asIhavereprovedyou,fornotcargaboutthatforwhichtheyoughttocareandthkgthattheyaresothgwhentheyarereallynothg.Andifyoudothis,bothIandysonswillhavereceivedjticeatyourhands.
Thehourofdeparturehasarrived,andwegoourways—Itodie,andyoutolive.WhichisbetterGodonlyknows.