The first and most obvious thing to say about the Republic is that it is a long book.

首先也是《理想国》,最明显的特征,就是其厚度。

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The Republic is also a utopia, a word that Plato does not use, was not coined until many, many centuries later by Sir Thomas More.

理想国》也是乌托邦，一个柏拉图不使用的词汇，直到数个世纪之后,才由Sir，Thomas，More，杜撰出来。

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