Decent native Athenians are sidelined and vilified; flashy immigrants and metics are preferred and promoted.

体面典本土人被排挤和诋毁；华而不实移民和外籍人士受到睐和提拔。

With these remarks, the dialogue about the city that takes place at its portly outer reaches in the private house of a rich metic merchant would appear to be at an end.

有了些评论， 在富商私人住宅中发生关城市对话似乎就结束了。