It is here that Socrates introduces the distinction between narrative and imitation, or diegesis and mimesis, a point that takes a little while to sink in with Adeimantus.

正是在这里， 苏格拉底引入了叙事和模仿， 或叙事和模仿之间的区别，这一点需要一点时间才能与阿德曼图斯一起沉浸其中。

If drama is pure mimesis, and lyric is pure diegesis, where the poet (Pindar, Sappho, or whoever) speaks in their own person, then epic employs a mixture of diegesis and mimesis.

如果戏剧是纯粹的模仿， 而抒情诗是纯粹的叙事，诗人（品达、萨福或其他人）以他们自己的身份说话，那么史诗则混合了叙事和模仿。