Not only does the Apology force Socrates to defend himself before the city of Athens but Socrates puts the city of Athens on trial and makes it defend itself before the high court of philosophy.

苏格拉底自辩篇》不仅迫使苏格拉底,在雅典城前自辩,他也迫使雅典全城受审,而且让它自辩于,哲学的最高法院面前。

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and you sort of just decide if you want to go into litigation, which is the trial and court practice

你只要决定你想不想参与诉讼，就是审判和法庭程序，

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