上句见：Day199
The Story of Philosophy《哲学的故事》的第200句：第1章Plato第3节III. The Preparation of Plato第1段第6句：

Plato's meeting with Socrates had been a turning point in his life. He had been brought up in comfort, and perhaps in wealth; he was a handsome and vigorous youth — called Plato, it is said, because of the breadth of his shoulders; he had excelled as a solider, and had twice won prizes at the Isthmian games. Philosophers are not apt to develop out of such an adolescence. But Plato's subtle soul had found a new joy in the "dialectic" game of Socrates; it was a delight to behold the master deflating dogmas and puncturing presumptions with the sharp point of his questions; Plato entered into this sport as he had in a coarser kind of wrestling; and under the guidance of the old " gad-fly" (as Socrates called himself) he passed from mere debate to careful analysis and fruitful discussion. He became a very passionate lover of wisdom, and of his teacher. "I thank God," he used to say, "that I was born Greek and not barbarian, free man and not slave, man and not woman; but above all, that I was born in the age of Socrates."
浙江大学译本：“感谢上帝，”他曾说，“我生为雅典人而非野蛮人，自由人而非奴隶，男人而非女人，但最重要是我生在了苏格拉底的时代。”

解析

这句话借用柏拉图自己的话表达了他对苏格拉底的爱。
1、"I thank God," he used to say,
感谢：“感谢神”，他曾说，

2、"that I was born Greek and not barbarian, free man and not slave, man and not woman;
出身：让我生为希腊人而非野蛮人，让我生为自由人而非奴隶，让我生为男人而非女人。
在当时背景下，野蛮人、奴隶、女人都与知识无缘，更别说这么高深的学问。

3、but above all, that I was born in the age of Socrates."
苏格拉底时代：但最重要是让我生在了苏格拉底时代。“
above all,: as the most important thing最重要的是
And above all she had her mother's pride and hardness. 最重要的是，她继承了母亲的傲慢与强硬。《简·爱》

他过去常说，“感谢神，让我生为希腊人而非野蛮人，生为自由人而非奴隶，生为男人而非女人。而且最重要的是让我生在了苏格拉底时代。“

整段

这段主要讲柏拉图的转型。他原来是与哲学永不搭边的“三好”青年，变成智慧的狂热爱好者，老师的热情爱好者。因为他有敏感细腻的心灵，再加上好竞技，最重要的是他“生在了苏格拉底的时代”。苏格拉底的主动追问，不论对象（当然除了野蛮人、奴隶以及女性外），让他们了解自己。

柏拉图人生的转折点

与苏格拉底相遇是柏拉图人生的一个转折点。他在舒适的环境中成长，也许家境还颇为殷实。青年时，他是一位英俊且充满活力。据说被称为“柏拉图”是因为他肩膀宽阔。他当兵期间表现出色，同时还两次在伊斯米亚运动会上获奖。这样一名年轻人日后往往不会成为哲学家。然而柏拉图敏锐的心灵让他在苏格拉底的“辩论法”的游戏中找到了新乐趣。看着这位大师用他那些问题的尖锐点驳斥了各种教条同时戳破了种种臆断，是一种愉悦。柏拉图像以前投身一种较为粗野的摔跤一样投身于这种运动。并且在老“牛虻”（苏格拉底这样称呼自己）的引导下，他把单纯的辩论变成了仔细的分析以及富有成效的讨论。他狂热地爱上了智慧，以及他的老师。他过去常说，“感谢神，让我生为希腊人而非野蛮人，生为自由人而非奴隶，生为男人而非女人。而且最重要的是让我生在了苏格拉底时代。“