"I would not say anything for a man,

男人毋须讴歌
nor take account of him for any speed of his feet,

速度是他们的本能
or wrestling skill he might have.

力量是上天的赐予
Not if he had the size

莫不是他强健如斯
of a Cyclops and the strength to go with it.

与独眼巨人并驾齐驱
Not if he could outrun Boreas the north wind.

莫不是北风之神不能与之抗衡
Not if he were more handsome and gracefully formed than Tythonius or had

莫不是温文尔雅比过提科纽斯
more riches than Midas had, or Cenarius too.

甚至富可敌过弥达斯或者塞纳留斯
Not if he were more of a king than Tantalus or Pelops,

莫不是地位高于国王坦塔罗斯和珀罗普斯
or had the power of speech and persuasion that Adrastas had."

或者一言九鼎甚于阿德拉斯塔斯
That is a catalog of all the things

这仅仅是一个列举
that people admire and want for themselves,

表明了人们对自身的敬仰和渴望