《文明4》中的英文格言（2）
2007-02-15 18:11阅读：
法典(code of
law)
'To bring about the rule of righteousness in the land, so that the
strong should not harm the weak.' - Hammurabi's Code;
Prologue
让正义的统治降临大地，使强者不能欺凌弱者。
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汉谟拉比法典序言
文学（literature）
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few
to be chewed and digested.
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Sir Francis Bacon
书有可浅尝者，有可吞食者，少数则须咀嚼消化。-
弗朗西斯·培根爵士
石工术（masonry）
'It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the
lesson of building high walls.' – Aristophanes
是敌人而不是朋友教会了我们：城市需要建造高墙。
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阿里斯托芬
铸铜术（bronze
working）
'It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie
mangled by the bronze spear. In his death all things appear fair.'
– Homer
带着青铜矛的刺伤战死沙场，是一位年轻人最恰当的归宿。牺牲让他的一切都充满荣光。
荷马
一神教(monotheism)
'I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.' -
The Bible, Exodus
我是耶和华，你们的神，除了我以外，你不可有别的神。
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圣经·出埃及记
戏剧(drama)
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely
players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in
his time plays many parts. ' - William Shakespeare
世界是一个舞台，所有男男女女都只是演员，上场下场各有其时，每个人一生都扮演着许多角色。
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威廉·莎士比亚
君主制(monarchy)
A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one
ruler, one king. – Herodotus
多个统治者没什么好处，一国当只有一位统治者，一位君王。
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希罗多德
封建制(feudalism)
'I will to my lord be true and
faithful, and love all which he loves and shun all which he shuns.'
- Anglo Saxon Oath of Fealty
我将真诚侍奉我的领主，爱他所爱的，恶他所恶的。
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盎格鲁-撒克逊效忠誓词
神学(theology)
'Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love
of self; the heavenly by the love of God.' - St.
Augustine
两种爱造就了两座城：自爱所造的尘世之城，神爱所造的天界之城。
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圣奥古斯丁
机械（machinery）
'A god from the machine' – Menander
机器之中有神灵-
米南德尔 (希腊诗人)
航海（sailing）
'You can't direct the wind, but you can adjust your sails.' –
Unknown
你不能控制风向，但可以调整自己的风帆。
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无名氏
采矿（mining）
'The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small
stones.' - Confucius
移走大山的人是从搬动小石子开始的。
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孔子(想不起来孔子说过类似的话)
饲养牲畜（animal
husbandry）
'Blessed shall be the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy
kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.' - The Bible, Deut.
28:4
汝家牲畜之生养，牛犊之成长，羊群之繁盛，都必蒙赐福。- 圣经·申命记 28:4
冶铁（iron
working）
'You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot.' - Publius
Syrus
要趁热打铁才能成功。 - 帕布利乌斯·塞鲁斯
音乐(music)
'If music be the food of love, play on.' - William
Shakespeare
如果音乐是爱情的食粮，那就继续演奏吧。-威廉·莎士比亚
（这句话原文很好，但翻译过来就没什么意思了）
书写（writing）
'True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in
writing what deserves to be read.' - Pliny the Elder
真正的荣耀在于做值得写的，写值得看的。
- 老普林尼
