That belief in Christ is to some a matter of life and death has been a stumbling block for readers who would prefer to think it a matter of no great consequence.

有些读者认为,对基督的信仰是关乎生死的大事,这对于那些对基督教,不以为然的人是一个障碍。

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And this has led some readers to suggest that the proposal for philosophers' kings is ironical.

这也引导一部份读者,将哲学家国王的提议,联想成是种挖苦。

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