Those who might defend the city of Athens against Socrates, those who believe in the value of civic piety are very few among us.

捍卫雅典城,对付苏格拉底，相信公民敬神价值的人,仅占少数。

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Perhaps only those of you who might come from a small town in the south or from certain areas of Brooklyn would understand something about the supreme value of piety as a way of life.

也许只有那些,来自南方小镇,或布鲁克林部份地区的人,才能了解,生活方式中,敬神的至高价值。

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