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1、360BCPHAEDRUSbyPlatotranslatedbyBenjaminJowettPHAEDRUSPERSONSOFTHEDIALOGUE:SOCRATES;PHAEDRUS.Scene:Underaplane-tree,bythebanksoftheIlissus.Socrates.MydearPhaedrus,whencecomeyou,andwhitherareyougoing?Phaedrus.IcomefromLysiasthesonofCephalus,andIamgoingtotakeawalkou
2、tsidethewall,forIhavebeensittingwithhimthewholemorning;andourcommonfriendAcumenustellsmethatitismuchmorerefreshingtowalkintheopenairthantobeshutupinacloister.Soc.Thereheisright.Lysiasthen,Isuppose,wasinthetown?Phaedr.Yes,hewasstayingwithEpicrates,hereatthehouseofM
3、orychus;thathousewhichisnearthetempleofOlympianZeus.Soc.Andhowdidheentertainyou?CanIbewronginsupposingthatLysiasgaveyouafeastofdiscourse?Phaedr.Youshallhear,ifyoucansparetimetoaccompanyme.Soc.AndshouldInotdeemtheconversationofyouandLysias"athingofhigherimport,"asI
4、maysayinthewordsofPindar,"thananybusiness"?Phaedr.Willyougoon?Soc.Andwillyougoonwiththenarration?Phaedr.Mytale,Socrates,isoneofyoursort,forlovewasthethemewhichoccupiedus-loveafterafashion:Lysiashasbeenwritingaboutafairyouthwhowasbeingtempted,butnotbyalover;andthis
5、wasthepoint:heingeniouslyprovedthatthenon-lovershouldbeacceptedratherthanthelover.Soc.Othatisnobleofhim!Iwishthathewouldsaythepoormanratherthantherich,andtheoldmanratherthantheyoungone;thenhewouldmeetthecaseofmeandofmanyaman;hiswordswouldbequiterefreshing,andhewou
6、ldbeapublicbenefactor.Formypart,Idosolongtohearhisspeech,thatifyouwalkallthewaytoMegara,andwhenyouhavereachedthewallcomeback,asHerodicusrecommends,withoutgoingin,Iwillkeepyoucompany.Phaedr.Whatdoyoumean,mygoodSocrates?Howcanyouimaginethatmyunpractisedmemorycandoju
7、sticetoanelaboratework,whichthegreatestrhetoricianoftheagespentalongtimeincomposing.Indeed,Icannot;IwouldgiveagreatdealifIcould.Soc.IbelievethatIknowPhaedrusaboutaswellasIknowmyself,andIamverysurethatthespeechofLysiaswasrepeatedtohim,notonceonly,butagainandagain;-
8、heinsistedonhearingitmanytimesoverandLysiaswasverywillingtogratifyhim;atlast,whennothingelsewoulddo,hegotholdofthebook,andlookedatwhathemostwantedtosee,