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