King Henry VIII
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Order gave each thing view;
--- King Henry VIII I, i, 44
Order showed everything to full advantage;
The force of his own merit makes his way--
--- King Henry VIII I, i, 64
他憑藉自己的長處闖出一條路 merit: a quality that is good
;be to yourself
As you would to your friend.
--- King Henry VIII I, i, 135
怎樣對待朋友
就怎樣對待你自己。 be to yourself: treat to yourself
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it do singe yourself.
--- King Henry VIII I, i, 140
不要幫仇敵把爐子燒得太熱
以致燙傷你自己。 singe: to be burnt
If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me;
I had it from my father.
--- King Henry VIII I, iv, 26
如果有時候 我說話鹵莽，請原諒；
這是父親傳給我的。chance: accidentally wild: rash
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The mirror of all courtesy—
--- King Henry VIII II, i, 53
一切禮儀的典範 mirror: i.e. paragon
This bold bad man.
--- King Henry VIII II, ii, 43
(I swear) tis better to be lowly born,
And range with humble livers in content,
Than to be perked up in a glist’ring grief,
And wear a golden sorrow.
--- King Henry VIII II, iii, 19
出身低賤，
和卑微的人們一起過著知足常樂的生活，
比閃亮的悲哀打扮和金色的傷心穿著好得多。range: rank livers: persons perked up: decked out
(I swear again,) I would not be a queen
For all the world.
--- King Henry VIII II, iii, 45
把全世界都送給我
我也不要當皇后。
Heaven is above all yet; there sits a judge
That no king can corrupt.
--- King Henry VIII III, i, 100
皇天高高在上，那兒有一位
國王賄賂不了的審判者。
Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee;
Corruption wins not more than honesty.
--- King Henry VIII III, ii, 443
珍惜那些恨你的人：最後才愛你自己
不老實沒比老實獲得更多。 Corruption: dishonest behavior
He gave his honours to the world again,
His blessed part to heaven, and slept in peace.
--- King Henry VIII IV, ii, 29
So may he rest; his faults lie gently on him!
--- King Henry VIII IV, ii, 31
He was a man
Of an unbounded stomach.
--- King Henry VIII IV, ii, 33
從前的他
有著無邊際的野心。 stomach: pride, ambition
Men’s evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
--- King Henry VIII IV, ii, 45
人們的惡行被刻在銅牌上；他們的德行
我們把它寫在水面上。 The bad things a man does or bad manners he has are always remembered while the good things are quickly forgotten.
To dance attendance on their lordships’ pleasures,
--- King Henry VIII V, ii, 31
討他們的主上歡心。dance attendance: stand waiting
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, and those about her
From her shall read the perfect ways of honour,
--- King Henry VIII V, iv, 36
她週圍的人們
將從她身上學到載譽的正途，about: around read: learn
Where ever the bright sun of heaven shall shine,
His honour and the greatness of his name
Shall be, and make new nations.
--- King Henry VIII V, iv, 50
