上句见:Day101
The Story of Philosophy的第102句:第1章Plato第2节II. Socrates第3段第1句:
How the master lived hardly anybody knew. He never worked, and he took no thought the morrow. He ate when his disciples asked him to honor their tables; they must have liked his company, for he gave every indication of physiological prosperity. He was not so welcome at home, for he neglected his wife and children; and from Xanthippe’s point of view he was a good-for-nothing idler who brought to his family more notoriety than bread. Xanthippe liked to talk almost as much as Socrates did; and they seem to have had some dialogues which Plato failed to record. Yet she, too, loved him, and could not contentedly see him die even after three-score years and ten.
浙江大学译本:这位导师的生活细节无人可知。
解析
这句话道出了世人对苏格拉底生活细节几乎无所了解。
1、How the master lived hardly anybody knew.
用倒装句来为后面做铺垫。
几乎无人知道这位大师是如何生活的。