And so, he attempts to defend this position, justify it to his disciples who are worried that it may not be true.

所以,他试图捍卫他的观点,并试图说服,那些怀疑这一点的学生们

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And then we'll see that he's going to use his principle to convince us or try to convince us that the soul is imortal, is indestructible.

然后我们会看到他打算,利用这一原理说服我们,或者试图说服我们,灵魂是不朽的，是不可毁灭的。

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But, he says, if he tries to persuade people of the goodness and the justice of his way of life on simply rational grounds alone, to persuade them that the examined life alone is worth living, he says he will not be believed.

但他表示，假设他试图说服,良善及正直之士,相信其生活方式的作法,仅在简单的理性基础上，或者试图说服他们,经反省的生命才值得活，他说他们也仍然不会相信他。

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In this scene, he's trying to convince an old school friend of his, played by Joseph Cotten, to join this thing.

故事走向,是他试图说服一位老同学，由，Joseph，Cotten，扮演，加入这起勾当。

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He's faked his death and here he has a scene with his old school friend, played by Joseph Cotten, and he's trying to convince him to come into his black market racket.

他装死,然后有一幕,是他和老同学，由，Joseph，Cotten，扮演，他试图说服后者,加入黑市交易。

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