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1、EuthyphroPERSONSOFTHEDIALOGUE:Socrates,Euthyphro.SCENE:ThePorchoftheKingArchon.EUTHYPHRO:WhyhaveyoulefttheLyceum,Socrates?andwhatareyoudoinginthePorchoftheKingArchon?SurelyyoucannotbeconcernedinasuitbeforetheKing,likemyself?SOCRATES:Notinasuit,Euthyphro;impeachmentisthewordwhichtheAtheni
2、ansuse.EUTHYPHRO:What!Isupposethatsomeonehasbeenprosecutingyou,forIcannotbelievethatyouaretheprosecutorofanother.SOCRATES:Certainlynot.EUTHYPHRO:Thensomeoneelsehasbeenprosecutingyou?SOCRATES:Yes.EUTHYPHRO:Andwhoishe?SOCRATES:Ayoungmanwhoislittleknown,Euthyphro;andIhardlyknowhim:hisnameis
3、Meletus,andheisofthedemeofPitthis.Perhapsyoumayrememberhisappearance;hehasabeak,andlongstraighthair,andabeardwhichisillgrown.EUTHYPHRO:No,Idonotrememberhim,Socrates.Butwhatisthechargewhichhebringsagainstyou?SOCRATES:Whatisthecharge?Well,averyseriouscharge,whichshowsagooddealofcharacterin
4、theyoungman,andforwhichheiscertainlynottobedespised.Hesaysheknowshowtheyoutharecorruptedandwhoaretheircorruptors.Ifancythathemustbeawiseman,andseeingthatIamthereverseofawiseman,hehasfoundmeout,andisgoingtoaccusemeofcorruptinghisyoungfriends.Andofthisourmotherthestateistobethejudge.Ofallo
5、urpoliticalmenheistheonlyonewhoseemstometobeginintherightway,withthecultivationofvirtueinyouth;likeagoodhusbandman,hemakestheyoungshootshisfirstcare,andclearsawayuswhoarethedestroyersofthem.Thisisonlythefirststep;hewillafterwardsattendtotheelderbranches;andifhegoesonashehasbegun,hewillbe
6、averygreatpublicbenefactor.EUTHYPHRO:Ihopethathemay;butIratherfear,Socrates,thattheoppositewillturnouttobethetruth.Myopinionisthatinattackingyouheissimplyaimingablowatthefoundationofthestate.Butinwhatwaydoeshesaythatyoucorrupttheyoung?SOCRATES:Hebringsawonderfulaccusationagainstme,whicha
7、tfirsthearingexcitessurprise:hesaysthatIamapoetormakerofgods,andthatIinventnewgodsanddenytheexistenceofoldones;thisisthegroundofhisindictment.EUTHYPHRO:Iunderstand,Socrates;hemeanstoattackyouaboutthefamiliarsignwhichoccasionally,asyousay,comestoyou.Hethinksthatyouareaneol
