Under him is his sons, his daughters, and then at the bottom are his slaves, and here are his freedmen, freed persons.

接下来是他的儿子女儿，最底层是奴隶，还有被释放的奴隶，即自由人。

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So lower-class people--now what happens, though, when you have--see your clients, your freedmen, your sons, your daughters, all these are part of this pyramid structure, and they all benefit from a strong paterfamilias, and he benefits by having a strong household and a large household.

所以低社会阶级的人。。。情况是。。。,你的被庇护人，自由人，儿子，女儿，都属于金字塔结构之一，他们都受益于强大的家长，家长也受益于强大家户。

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Slaves can't do that legally, but freedmen can.

法律上规定奴隶不行，但是自由人可以。

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