So,I said to myself, it would be a simple, harmless act to help him as much as I could.

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Socrates is not harmless because of his own professed ability to attract followers, a few today, a few more tomorrow.

苏格拉底并非无害,因为他擅长吸引信徒的能耐,今天几个，明天再几个。

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The Athenians refuse to tolerate Socrates because they know he is not harmless, that he poses a challenge, a fundamental challenge to their way of life and all that they hold to be noble and worthwhile.

雅典人拒绝容忍苏格拉底,因为他们明白他并非无害，他公然挑衅，社会本质的生活方式,及他们视为崇高及值得的观念。

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They know a G film is harmless and a PG almost certainly is, and a PG-13 may or may not be.

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One they can turn a seemingly harmless substance into a weapon they try to figure out a safer substitute.

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It may be surprising to see management as a social grace, but fulfilling the burning need to exercise power in a relatively harmless manner provides a useful social service.

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