The philosopher-king, he tells us, may be an object of hope or wish but Plato realizes that this possibility is not really to be expected.

他告诉我们，哲学家国王也许是希望或愿望的目标,但柏拉图了解到,这种可能性不是真的值得期待。

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The kings, by our standards for kings, are really very poor.

这些国王,按照我们对财富的标准,真的是非常寒酸

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