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MARCUS: Will you accept this great honour that I have offered?
MAXIMUS: With all my heart, no.
MARCUS: Maximus, that is why it must be you.
MAXIMUS: But surely a prefect, a senator, somebody who knows the city, who understands her politics...
MARCUS: But you have not been corrupted by her politics.
MAXIMUS: And Commodus?
MARCUS: Commodus is not a moral man, you have known that since you were young. Commodus cannot rule. He must not rule. You are the son that I should have had. Commodus will accept my decision. He knows that you command the loyalty of the army.
MAXIMUS: With all my heart, no.
MARCUS: Maximus, that is why it must be you.
MAXIMUS: But surely a prefect, a senator, somebody who knows the city, who understands her politics...
MARCUS: But you have not been corrupted by her politics.
MAXIMUS: And Commodus?
MARCUS: Commodus is not a moral man, you have known that since you were young. Commodus cannot rule. He must not rule. You are the son that I should have had. Commodus will accept my decision. He knows that you command the loyalty of the army.
| honour | honor, en inglés británico. En inglés americano, se escribe honor. |
| surely | seguramente |
| prefect | prefecto |
| politics | política. No debe confundirse con políticos, que se dice politicians. |
| to rule | reinar, gobernar |
| that I should have had | que debería haber tenido |
| to command | En este caso, significa inspirar. You command the loyalty significa 'Tú inspiras la lealtad'. |
| loyalty | lealtad. Loyal significa leal. Disloyal es desleal. |
| army | ejército. No debe confundirse con armada, que se dice navy. |
MARCUS: My powers will pass to Maximus to hold in trust until the Senate
is ready to rule once more. Rome is to be a Republic again.
COMMODUS: Maximus?
MARCUS: My decision disappoints you?
COMMODUS: You wrote to me once, listing the four chief virtues: wisdom, justice, fortitude and temperance. As I read the list I knew I had none of them. But I have other virtues, Father: ambition, that can be a virtue when it drives us to excel; resourcefulness; courage, perhaps not on the battle field but there are many forms of courage; devotion, to my family, to you. But none of my virtues were on your list. Even then it was as if you didn't want me for your son.
MARCUS: Oh, Commodus, you go too far.
COMMODUS: Maximus?
MARCUS: My decision disappoints you?
COMMODUS: You wrote to me once, listing the four chief virtues: wisdom, justice, fortitude and temperance. As I read the list I knew I had none of them. But I have other virtues, Father: ambition, that can be a virtue when it drives us to excel; resourcefulness; courage, perhaps not on the battle field but there are many forms of courage; devotion, to my family, to you. But none of my virtues were on your list. Even then it was as if you didn't want me for your son.
MARCUS: Oh, Commodus, you go too far.
| power | poder |
| to hold in trust | administrar momentáneamente |
| once more | otra vez |
| to disappoint somebody | decepcionar a alguien |
| to write | escribir. Las formas del pasado son wrote, written. |
| chief virtues | virtudes principales |
| wisdom | sabiduría |
| fortitude | fortaleza |
| temperance | templanza, moderación |
| none of tem | ninguna de ellas |
| to drive somebody to do something | llevar a alguien a hacer algo |
| to excel at/in something | destacarse en algo |
| resourcefulness | ingenio, iniciativa. Resourceful significa ingenioso. |
| courage | coraje. Courageous significa valiente, con coraje. |
| devotion | devoción, lealtad. Devoted significa devoto, leal. |
| as if | como si |
| to go too far | ir demasiado lejos |
COMMODUS: Maximus. Maximus. Maximus. They call for you. The general who became a
slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an emperor.
A striking story. Now the people want to know how the story ends. Only a
famous death will do. What could be more glorious than to challenge the
emperor himself in the great arena.
MAXIMUS: You would fight me?
COMMODUS: Why not? Do you think I am afraid?
MAXIMUS: I think you have been afraid all your life.
COMMODUS: Unlike Maximus the invincible, who knows no fear?
MAXIMUS: You would fight me?
COMMODUS: Why not? Do you think I am afraid?
MAXIMUS: I think you have been afraid all your life.
COMMODUS: Unlike Maximus the invincible, who knows no fear?
| slave | esclavo. Esclavitud se dice slavery. |
| to defy somebody | desafiar a alguien |
| emperor | emperador. Emperatriz se dice empress. |
| striking | asombroso, llamativo |
| to challenge somebody | desafiar, retar a alguien |
| arena | arena, plaza, estadio. El material 'arena' se dice sand. |
| to be afraid of something | tener miedo de algo |
| unlike | a diferencia de |
| invincible | invencible |
| to know no fear | no conocer el miedo |
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