Mike： Well， anyway there is no definite answer yet。
麦克：哦，不管怎样现在还没有确切的答案。
Daisy： Yes， we can have different beliefs。
黛西：是的，我们可以有不同的信仰。
Plato
柏拉图
柏拉图是古希腊伟大的哲学家，也是全部西方哲学乃至整个西方文化最伟大的哲学家和思想家之一，他和老师苏格拉底、学生亚里士多德并称为古希腊三大哲学家。另有其他概念包括：柏拉图主义、柏拉图式爱情、经济学图表等含义。
About Plato
关于柏拉图
Plato was a Classical Greek philosopher， mathematician， student of Socrates， writer of philosophical dialogues， and founder of the Academy in Athens， the first institution of higher learning in the Western world。 Along with his mentor， Socrates， and his student， Aristotle， Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science。 In the famous words of A。N。 Whitehead：
The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato。 I do not mean the systematic scheme of thought which scholars have doubtfully extracted from his writings。 I allude to the wealth of general ideas scattered through them。
Plato’s sophistication as a writer is evident in his Socratic dialogues； thirty－six dialogues and thirteen letters have been ascribed to him。 Plato’s writings have been published in several fashions； this has led to several conventions regarding the naming and referencing of Plato’s texts。
Plato’s dialogues have been used to teach a range of subjects， including philosophy， logic， ethics， rhetoric， and mathematics。
柏拉图是西方客观唯心主义的创始人，其哲学体系博大精深，对其教学思想影响尤甚。柏拉图认为世界由“理念世界”和“现象世界”所组成。理念的世界是真实的存在，永恒不变，而人类感官所接触到的这个现实的世界，只不过是理念世界的微弱的影子，它由现象所组成，而每种现象是因时空等因素而表现出暂时变动等特征。由此出发，柏拉图提出了一种理念论和回忆说的认识论，并将它作为其教学理论的哲学基础。
但是，柏拉图夸大了理性发展在教学中的意义。他主张的通过回忆和沉思冥想以致知的教学过程，反映了其对掌握知识理解中的唯心主义倾向。特别是他把理性绝对化、孤立化，使感觉和理性之间对立起来的思想，以致成了中世纪经院派教条主义教学方法的理论基础。他有一句名言：不知道自己的无知，乃是双倍的无知。
Key words ＆ Sentences
关键词句全知道
On the desk there was a bronze figure of Plato。
书桌上有一尊柏拉图的铜像。
Plato was one of the most informed men of his day。
柏拉图是那个时代最有学问的人。
Plato one day to ask that Socrates what is “Love”·
柏拉图有一天问老师苏格拉底什么是“爱情”·
The last of these figures known to Plato is the icosahedron。
柏拉图知道的最后一个这种构形是正二十面体。
I just have to finish my teacher’s paper on Plato。
我只是要完成老师布置的关于柏拉图的论文。
The Republic is the most important representative work of Plato’s politic and social thought。
《理想国》是柏拉图政治、社会思想的最主要的代表作。
Unlike the proponents of the new morality， Plato believed that some things are good by their very nature。
柏拉图与这种新道德观的支持者不同，相信有些事物在本质上就是善的。
Plato said： time to take everything undertakes， will put your name， appearance and personality changes， the fate。
柏拉图说：时间带走一切，长年累月会把你的名字、外貌、性格、命运都改变。
The Greek philosopher Plato said， a clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory。
希腊哲学家柏拉图说过，良心缺失往往是记忆不好的表征。
Plato hoped to set up a utopia by education， but ultimately made education become the implement defending social order。
柏拉图希望通过教育建立理想国，但却最终使教育沦为维护社会秩序的工具。
If philosophers want to probe to the bottom this barely philosophical matter， let them meditate on the banquet of Plato。
如果哲学家想对这个几乎不属于哲学范畴的概念追根寻源，就让他们回忆一下柏拉图的宴会吧！
Plato and his followers saw it as a link between God and Man。
柏拉图和他的追随者们认为它是神与人的一种联系。
Most people are familiar with Plato。
大多数人都熟悉柏拉图。
One of the difficulties in evaluating Plato lies in the fact that we now take for granted so much of what was great originality in him。
在评价柏拉图时，我们面临的难题之一就在于想当然地认为许多理论都是他所独创的。
Plato said： some lose is predestined， some fate is never having the result。
柏拉图说：有些失去是注定的，有些缘分是永远不会有结果的。
This cult was in existence already 125 years before Plato。
这个祭礼在柏拉图之前125年就已存在了。
Plato believes musical training is a more potent instrument than any other。
柏拉图相信音乐训练是一种比任何其他东西都更为有力的工具。
Plato is Socrates’ disciple。
柏拉图是苏格拉底的学生。
The fodder for Plato’s imagination came from his experiences growing up at the terminus of Greece’s golden age。
柏拉图的想象力，来自于他的成长经验。他生长于希腊黄金时期的最后阶段。
Let’s Talk！
开始交流吧！
Mike： Do you know anything about the Greek philosopher Plato·
麦克：你知道希腊哲学家柏拉图吗·
Daisy： I know he is a great philosopher。
黛西：我知道他是一个伟大的哲学家。
Mike： What is his main philosophical view·
麦克：他主要的哲学观是什么·
Daisy： I just know he is very idealism。
黛西：我就知道他很理想主义。
Mike： Yes， he has written the Republic。
麦克：是的，他写了理想国。
Daisy： He is also idealistic about love， which is called the Plato love。
黛西：他对爱情也很理想化，因此被称作柏拉图式恋爱。
Mike： Yes， it means spiritual love。
麦克：对，它指的是精神上的恋爱。
Daisy： Do you think this kind of love exist nowadays·
黛西：你觉得现在这种爱情存在吗·
Mike： I highly doubt it。
麦克：我很怀疑。
Daisy： I haven’t seen it either。
黛西：我也没见过。
Mike： It can only exist in novels。
麦克：它只能在小说中出现。
Daisy： I agree。
黛西：我同意。
Aristotle
亚里士多德
亚里士多德是世界古代史上最伟大的哲学家、科学家和教育家之一。他是柏拉图的学生，亚历山大的老师。公元前335年，他在雅典办了一所叫吕克昂的学校，被称为逍遥学派。马克思曾称亚里士多德是古希腊哲学家中最博学的人物，恩格斯称他是古代的黑格尔。
About Aristotle
关于亚里士多德
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher， a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great。 His writings cover many subjects， including physics， metaphysics， poetry， theater， music， logic， rhetoric， linguistics， politics， government， ethics， biology， and zoology。 Together with Plato and Socrates （Plato’s teacher）， Aristotle is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy。 Aristotle’s writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy， encompassing morality and aesthetics， logic and science， politics and metaphysics。
