A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
国王
King
Every citizen is king under a citizen king.
每个公民都是公民国王统治下的国王。
Freedom is a small price to pay for survival.
为了生存，自由是一个很小的代价。
You could be the King, but watch the Queen conquer.
你可以成为国王，但要看着女王征服一切。
I want to be the king of sprints because I think I am.
我想成为短跑之王，因为我认为我是。
What, nephew, said the king, is the wind in that door?
“侄子，”国王说，“那扇门里的风是什么?”
A lion is called a 'king of beasts' obviously for a reason.
狮子被称为“百兽之王”显然是有原因的。
I'd rather be called King than other things I've been called.
我宁愿被称为国王，也不愿被其他称呼。
If happy I and wretched he, Perhaps the king would change with me.
如果我幸福而他不幸，也许国王会随我而改变。
It was an attempt to stick the Congress's finger in King Hussein's eye.
这是企图用国会的手指戳侯赛因国王的眼睛。
Is it not passing brave to be a King and ride in triumph through Persepolis?
当上国王，在波斯波利斯凯旋而过，难道不勇敢吗?
It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.
对国王来说，这不是傲慢的表现。那就是他在那里的目的。
Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.
膏,v。当前位置给已经够狡猾的国王或其他重要官员上油。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.
蛇、国王、老虎、刺人的黄蜂、小孩、别人养的狗和愚人，这七个人不应该从睡梦中惊醒。
We are not what we seem. We are more than what we seem. The actor knows that. And because the actor knows that hidden inside himself there's a wizard and a king, he also knows that when he's playing himself in his daily life, he's playing a part, he's performing, just as he's performing when he plays a part on stage.
我们不像我们看起来的那样。我们不仅仅是我们看起来的样子。演员知道这一点。因为演员知道他内心深处有一个巫师和一个国王，他也知道当他在日常生活中扮演自己的时候，他在扮演一个角色，他在表演，就像他在舞台上扮演一个角色一样。
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
在我看来，一个国王被武力征服比被贿赂更可耻。
I knew all about Edward VIII's abdication, George VI becoming the king and having a stammer, but nothing about how he got rid of it.
我对爱德华八世的退位、乔治六世成为国王以及口吃都了如指掌，但对他如何摆脱口吃却一无所知。
I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids it.
我不能同意我这必死无疑的躯体将被埋葬在一个为皇帝或国王准备的宝库中。我的共和情怀和原则禁止我这样做。
There's nothing secret about it. Everyone knows that I am waiting for my real parents, the king and queen, to come restore me to my rightful throne.
这不是什么秘密。每个人都知道我在等待我真正的父母，国王和王后，来恢复我合法的王位。