Of course, knowing when one soul is the same as another soul requires a previous bit of knowledge — knowing what souls are in the first place.

当然，要知道在什么时候一个人的灵魂与另一个人的灵魂相同，就需要有一些前期的知识——那就是首先要知道灵魂是什么？

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Breaking a mirror is seven years of bad luck! Back in ancient times, a mirror was said to be a window to your soul, so breaking one was very bad!

另外，打碎镜子代表七年的坏运气，因为古代人觉得镜子是通向心灵的窗口。

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Aristole said, "Love is one soul living in two bodies."

亚里士多德说：“爱情是一个灵魂生活在两个躯体。”

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How is a city like a soul and in what respect is self-governance, the control of one's passions and appetites, in what respect is self-control ? like the governance of a collective body?

城市如何像灵魂,且在哪些层面自管、,自控一个人的激情、欲望，在哪些层面,这些会像是管理一个集体？

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Well I stated it, but Plato didn't state it in the dialogue, the worry that even if the soul was one of the parts even if the soul is already around before we were born, how do we know it can't come apart.

我说出来了，但柏拉图在对话里并没有说，就是一种担心,即使灵魂是组成我们的一部分,即使灵魂在我们出生前,就已经存在了，我们怎么能知道它不会瓦解呢。

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The movie is hardly in a position to chastise Gage for his empty soul when its own style is one of numbing, desolate slickness.

NEWYORKER: Indecent Proposal

After much soul searching, I've decided that a plain marshmallow peep is preferable to one dipped in chocolate.

WSJ: Serious About Sweets