Apology
蘇格拉底/Socrates
蘇格拉底（公元前470—公元前399），古希臘的哲學家和演說家，雅典人。其父是雕刻匠，早年隨父學藝，後從事哲學研究和教學。他認為哲學的目的是認識自己、研究自己、教導人們的生活。他無著作傳世，其言行均輯於弟子柏拉圖的《蘇格拉底言行回憶錄》。公元前399年以「瀆神違教」之罪被控入獄，不久被判死刑，服毒而死。
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Understandthesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle.
1.migrationn.移動；遷移；移民
2.immortaladj.不朽的；流芳百世的
3.pilgrimn.香客，朝聖者
4.unspeakableadj.惡劣得難以形容的；說不出口的，不可言狀的；令人討厭的；極壞的
Letusreflectinanotherway,andweshallseethatthereisgreatreasontohopethatdeathisagoodforoneoftwothings—eitherdeathisastateofnothingnessandutterunconsciousness,or,asmensay,thereisachangeandmigrationofthesoulfromthisworldtoanother.Nowifyousupposethatthereisnoconsciousness,butasleeplikethesleepofhimwhoisundisturbedevenbydreams,deathwillbeanunspeakablegain.Forifapersonweretoselectthenightinwhichhissleepwasundisturbedevenbydreams,andweretocomparewiththistheotherdaysandnightsofhislife,andthenweretotellushowmanydaysandnightshehadpassedinthecourseofhislifebetterandmorepleasantlythanthisone,Ithinkthatanyman,Iwillnotsayaprivateman,buteventhegreatkingwillnotfindmanysuchdaysornights,whencomparedwiththeothers.Nowifdeathbeofsuchanature,Isaythattodieisagainforeternityisthenonlyasinglenight.Butifdeathisthejourneytoanotherplace,andthere,asmensay,allthedeadabide,whatgood,OmyfriendsandjudgescanbegreaterthanthisIfindeedwhenthepilgrimarrivesintheworldbelow,heisdeliveredfromtheprofessorsofjusticeinthisworld,andfindsthetruejudgeswhoaresaidtogivejudgmentthere,MinoandRhadamanthusandAeacusandTriptolemus,andothersonsofGodwhowererighteousintheirownlife,thatpilgrimagewillbeworthmaking.WhatwouldnotamangiveifhemightconversewithOrpheusandMusaeusandHesiodandHomerNay,ifthisbetrue,letmedieagainandagain.Imyself,too,shallhaveawonderfulinterestintheremeeting,andconversingwithPalamedes,andAjaxthesonTelamon,andanyotherancientherowhohassuffereddeaththroughanunjustjudgmentandtherewillbenosmallpleasure,asIthink,incomparingmyownsufferingwiththeirs.Aboveall,Ishallthenbeabletocontinuemysearchintothetrueandfalseknowledgeasinthisworld,soalsointhenextandIshallfindoutwhoiswise,andwhopretendstobewise,andisnot.Whatwouldnotamangive,Ojudges,tobeabletoexaminetheleaderofthegreatTrojanexpeditionorOdysseusorSisyphus,ornumberlessothers,menandwomentoo?Whatinfinitedelightwouldtherebeinconversingwiththemandaskingthemquestions?Inanotherworldtheydonotputamantodeathforaskingquestions:assuredlynot.Forbesidesbeinghappierthanweare,theywillbeimmortal,ifwhatissaidistrue.