Such dupes are men to custom, and so prone
這樣的人是男人的習慣，所以容易
To reverence what is ancient, and can plead
崇敬古人，可以說
A course of long observance for its use,
長期舉行儀式的過程，
That even servitude, the worst of ills,
甚至奴役，最糟糕的疾病，
Because delivered down from sire to son,
因為從父系傳給兒子，
Is kept and guarded as a sacred thing.
被當作神聖的東西來守護。
But is it fit, or can it bear the shock
但它的存在是否恰當，還是能承受沖擊呢？
Of rational discussion, that a man
理性的討論，壹個男人
Compounded and made up, like other men,
復合配制，像其他男人壹樣
Of elements tumultuous, in whom lust
動蕩的元素，在其中的欲望
And folly in as ample measure meet,
和愚蠢在充分的措施見面，
As in the bosom of the slave he rules,
如同奴隸的胸膛，他統治，
Should be a despot absolute, and boast
應該是專制的絕對，亦或是自負
Himself the only freeman of his land?
他是他土地上唯壹的自由人？
Cowper
考珀
重點詞匯
dupes易受騙的人，上當者（dupe的復數形式）
and so因此
prone To傾於…
what is是什麽
A course番
can it<俚>別吵！ 住口！ 住手！
希望對妳有幫助