King Henry the Fifth

(Obedience;) for so work the honey-bees,

Creatures that by a rule in nature teach

The act of order to a peopled kingdom.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  I, ii, 187

act of order: orderly action

The singing masons building roofs of gold,

  --- King Henry the Fifth  I, ii, 198

啍著歌的泥水匠正在蓋金黃的屋頂，

(That) many things, having full reference

To one consent, may work contrariously,

As many arrows, loosed several ways,

Fly to one mark; as many ways meet in one town;

As many fresh streams meet in one salt sea;

As many lines close in the dial’s center;

So may a thousand actions, once afoot,

End in one purpose, and be all well borne

Without defeat.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  I, ii, 205

reference: relation, relationship.  having … consent: i.e. united in a common goal. loosed several ways: shot from different directions.  mark: target.  ways: roads. close: converge.  dial’s: sundial’s.  borne: conducted

(; as) ‘tis ever common

That men are merriest when they are from home.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  I, ii, 271

這總是很平常

當男人離開家時 就快樂無比。 from: away from

Now all the youth of England are on fire,

And silken dalliance in the wardrobe lies;

Now thrive the armourers,

  --- King Henry the Fifth  II Chorus, 1

silken … lies: i.e. gay apparel and frivolous pursuits are laid aside.  thrive the armourers: thrive the craftsmen who make armour

(, and all was) as cold as any stone.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  II, iii, 26

（人死了 整個身體）非常冷。(a man was dead, the whole body) very cold

Trust none;

For oaths are straws, men’s faiths are wafer-cakes,

And Hold-fast is the only dog, my duck;

  --- King Henry the Fifth  II, iii, 50

不要信賴任何人；

因為誓言像稻草，男人的諾言易碎，

唯一可信賴 是你所能保守的，我的寶貝；wafer-cakes: i.e. fragile.  Hold-fast: name for a dog that holds tenaciously. my duck: my dear. And Hold-fast…dog: And you can only rely on what you can hold onto.

And sheathed their swords for lack of argument.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  III, i, 21

因沒有了敵人而把劍收入鞘中。argument: something to fight about, adversaries

I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  III, ii, 14

我願意拿出我全部的名聲 換取一壺酒和安全。

(, he hath heard that) men of few words are the best men,

  --- King Henry the Fifth  III, ii, 36

話少者是最好的人，

I thought upon one pair of English legs

Did march three Frenchmen.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  III, vi, 149

one pair … Frenchmen: three Frenchmen walked on every pair of English legs. one healthy Englishman was as good as three Frenchmen. Or explanation needed. march: to go forward

We are in God’s hand, (brother, not in theirs.)

  --- King Henry the Fifth  III, vi, 169

我們是在上帝的手裡，（兄弟，不在他們的手裡。）

(; and then) give them great meals of beef and iron and steel, they will eat like wolves and fight like devils.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  III, vii, 149

There is some soul of goodness in things evil,

Would men observingly distill it out;

  --- King Henry the Fifth  IV, i, 4

邪惡事物也含有好的元素，

這要人留心並抽取出來； soul: element.  distill: extract.

, I think the King is but a man, as I am. The violet smells to him as it doth to me;

  --- King Henry the Fifth  IV, i, 101

Every subject’s duty is the king’s, but every subject’s soul is his own.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  IV, i, 176

每位子民對國王都負有責任，但每位子民的靈魂是他自己的。subject: a person who is under the rule of a sovereign.  Every … king’s: every people has a duty to the king.

What infinite heart’s ease

Must kings neglect that private men enjoy!

And what have kings, that privates have not too,

Save ceremony, save general ceremony?

  --- King Henry the Fifth  IV, i, 236

平民所享受的內心寧靜

國王必須放棄！

而人君所享有的，平民享受不到的，

只除了國家象徵，除了整個的國家象徵？ heart’s ease: peace of mind. privates: private men. Save: except. ceremony: external accessory or symbol of state. general: whole.  What infinite peace do king’s give up that private men enjoy? What do kings have that private men do not, besides the pomp of their position? And what is this useless ceremony of kings?

(; but) the saying is true, “The empty vessel makes the greatest sound.”

  --- King Henry the Fifth  IV, iv, 68

俗話說得好：「空船響聲大」。vessel: ship  Foolish , unwise, or stupid people are the most talkative.

There is occasions and causes why and wherefore in all things.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  V, i, 3

occasions: reasons.  wherefore: reason

By this leek, I will most horribly revenge,

I eat and eat, I swear.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  V, i, 47

I will … revenge: I will work a horrible revenge against you.  eat the leek: 忍氣吞聲to be compelled to take back one’s words or put up with insulting treatment.

(; but) a good heart, Kate, is the sun and the moon, or rather the sun and not the moon, for it shines bright and never changes, but keeps his course truly. If thou would have such a one, take me! And take me, take a soldier; take a soldier, take a king.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  V, ii, 162

My comfort is, that old age, that ill layer-up of beauty, can do no more spoil upon my face.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  V, ii, 229

我的慰藉是，人老了，那不良美顏保養品，都無法破壞我的臉。layer-up: preserver, storer.  My comfort is that old age, that poor preserver of beauty, can’t make my face any worse than it already is.

Les dames et demoiselles pour être baisées devant leur noces, il nest pas la coutume de France.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  V, ii, 258

 姑娘、小姐婚前接吻，不是法國的習俗。It is not the custom for French maidens to kiss before they are married.

O Kate, nice customs curtsy to great kings.

  --- King Henry the Fifth  V, ii, 268

啊Kate, 過份守禮的習俗在大王面前應該退讓。nice: prudish, overrefined. curtsy: defer, yield

[Henry kissing her.] You have witchcraft in your lips, Kate;

  --- King Henry the Fifth  V, ii, 275

Kate, 妳的嘴唇有魔力啊；