I wish there were some easy litmus test that I could just give you so you'd know which of you would be making a mistake taking this class.

我希望能有一种简单的石蕊测试,让我可以直接展示给你们并让你们知道,你们中的谁上这门课是一个错误。

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In both of these cases, I take it, Socrates' point is that his own individual moral integrity stands as a kind of litmus test, you might say, for whether to engage or disengage from political life.

从这两场事件看来，苏格拉底的观点是,他自己个人的道德正直,经得起立见分晓的检验，我们可以看到无论参与,政治生活与否。

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