You remember that Milton had vowed to his friend Charles Diodati in the Sixth Elegy that he would become an epic poet some day, and that he was taking all of the necessary steps to transform himself into an epic poet.

弥尔顿曾在第六挽歌中向他的朋友查尔斯，迪奥达蒂宣布,他有一天将成为一名史诗诗人，他也在不断努力,把自己变为一名史诗诗人。

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Crito is named for a friend and disciple of Socrates who at the outset of the dialogue is sitting as a watchful guardian over his mentor.

克里托篇》的命名源自,苏格拉底的一名朋友及信徒,在对话之初,就诚心守护着他的这位良师益友。

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