微贱

Augustus raised Agrippa ( though of mean birth ) to that height.

阿葛瑞帕 虽然出身微贱,但是奥古斯塔斯却把他升到很高的地位.

Yet his beginnings were humble.

但是他的出身却是微贱的.

A man of high birth may be of low worth and vice versa.

出身高贵的人可能价值低,出身微贱的人可能价值高.

In love , when love the lowest: meanest creatures.

即使是最微贱的在爱: 那微贱的生命.

as if he had enchanted Caesar. Augustus raised Agrippa ( though of mean birth) to that height, as when he consulted with Maecenas, about the marriage of his daughter Julia, Maecenas took the liberty to tell him, that he must either marry his daughter to Agrippa, or take away his life;

阿葛瑞帕虽然出身微贱，但是奥古斯塔斯却把他升到很高的地位，以致后来当奥古斯塔斯以他底女儿玖利亚底婚事问麦西那斯的时候，麦西那斯竟敢说

But you use them to sweep away the dust, and to make clean your humble home, therefore I am filled with awe.

但你却用你的手臂去扫除尘土，使你微贱的家庭整洁，因此我心中充满了钦敬。

The general rose from humble beginnings.

那位将军出身微贱.

A woman of no birth may marry into the purple.

出身微贱的姑娘会因结婚而贵.

Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your connections?

难道你指望我会为你那些微贱的亲戚而欢欣鼓舞吗？