The soul, in its essence, is rational.

从本质上说,灵魂是理性的

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The soul is just, he tells us, when the appetites, spiritedness, and reason cooperate with reason, ruling, spirit and appetite, just as in the polis, the philosopher-king rules the warriors and the workers.

他告诉我们，灵魂将是正义的，当欲望，意志及理性，与理性统治，意志,及欲望合作，一如城市中的正义，哲学家国王统治,战士及工人。

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I assume what Socrates means by that is though each individual will, each of us, embody all three features of soul, appetite, spirit, and reason, only one of these will be the dominate trait in each of us.

我假定苏格拉底是指,虽然每个个体，我们每一个人，都将体现灵魂,欲望，意志与理性的全部三种特质，而仅有其中一项,会主宰我们每一个人。

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