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国王
King
Once I was chased by the king of all scorpions. I have the most notorious animal stories.
有一次，我被蝎子王追赶。我有最臭名昭著的动物故事。
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。
The lion may be king of the jungle but he knows, he shouldn't stand in the way of the elephant.
狮子也许是丛林之王，但他知道，他不应该挡住大象的路。
He played the King as though under momentary apprehension that someone else was about to play the ace.
他扮演国王的时候，好像有一瞬间担心别人会出王牌。
Treat me like a queen and i'll treat you like a king treat me like a game and i'll shoe you how it's played.
待我如王后，我待你如国王;待我如游戏，我将告诉你游戏的玩法。
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。
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。
To claim, therefore, inerrancy for the King James Version, or even for the Revised Version, is to claim inerrancy for men who never professed it for themselves.
因此，对钦定版，甚至是修订版，宣称无误，就等于对那些从未宣称无误的人宣称无误。
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。
Politics is its own world. It is a court and if the king's eye lights on you, you are a powerful figure. If the king's eye wanders elsewhere, you are out, whatever your title.
政治是它自己的世界。这是一个宫廷，如果国王的眼睛照在你身上，你就是一个强大的人物。如果国王的目光转移到别处，你就出局了，不管你的头衔是什么。
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。
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。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。