Although this kind of talk about "armed prophets always win" is characteristic of Machiavelli, he likes this kind of tough talk.

虽然这种关于,“武装先知总是赢“的言论“,是马奇亚维利的特色，但他真的喜欢这种顽固的论调。

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He had to be a tough businessman to arrive where he is.

足够强硬的人才能达到他的位置

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The suggestion Plato seems to be making by making Thrasymachus blush is, despite all of his tough talk, that he's not as tough as he appears to be, as he wants to think of himself to be.

柏拉图的暗示似乎是透过,让，Thrasymachus，感到困窘，先不管他先前那些顽固的言论，展现出他其实不像表现出的那般顽固，不像像他自己认为的那样顽固。

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