the word king was a dirty word in Roman history.

"国王"这个词在罗马历史上成了一个脏字
The best example is when

于此最好的例子是
Julius Caesar has made himself master of Rome,

当尤利乌斯·恺撒成为罗马的统治者时
but he's still behaving as though the republic exists.

他仍然表现得仿佛共和体制仍存在似的
People either who want to embarrass him--

一些想羞辱他的人...
well yes,I think people who want to embarrass him

的确我认为是人们想羞辱他
send around the story Caesar wants to make himself king.

开始到处散播这样的言论 "凯撒想当国王"
The word for king in Latin is rex.

在拉丁语中 "君"表示国王
And so, he tried to diffuse that with a pun by saying,

于是他想用一句双关语来辟谣
Non sum rex said Caesar.

凯撒说"余非君"
I'm not rex, I'm not king, I'm not rex, my name is Caesar.

我不是君我不是国王我的名字是凯撒
Well, in fact, he pretty well was ready to turn himself into a king,

事实上他已经基本上准备要登基称王