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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.

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.

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?

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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