我若为王

我若为王，自然我的妻就是王后了。

我的妻的德性，我不怀疑，为王后只会有余的。

但纵然没有任何德性，纵然不过是个娼妓，那时候，她也仍旧是王后。

一个王后是如何地尊贵呀，会如何地被人们像捧着天上的星星一样捧来捧去呀，假如我能够想像，那一定是一件有趣的事情。

我若为王，我的儿子，假如我有儿子，就是太子或王子了。

我并不以为我的儿子会是一无所知，一无所能的白痴，但纵然是一无所知一无所能的白痴，也仍旧是太子或王子。

—个太子或王子是如何地尊重呀，会如何地被人们像捧天上的星星一样地捧来捧去呀。

假如我能够想像，倒是件不是没有趣味的事。

佳译： If I were king, my wife would of course be queen. With all her moral excellence, of which I make no doubt, she would be more than qualified for being a queen. But even if she had no virtue to speak of, or were just a whore, she would be queen all the same. Imagine how noble and dignified a queen would be and how people would keep lauding her to the skies like mad! It is indeed great fun for me to visualize all of this.
If I were king, my son, if any, would be crown prince or prince. I don’t t hink my son will be ignorant or worthless in every way like an idiot. But, even if that were not the case, he would still be crown prince or prince. Imagine how noble and dignified a crown prince or prince would be and how people would keep lauding him to the skies like mad! It is indeed great fun for me to visualize all of this.
傅茂竹： If I were king, naturally my wife would be Queen. There is no doubt that my wife has good moral character and she would be qualified to do this job. But she would still be queen even if she has no virtue or she was a whore. How honorable and respectable a queen would be and how she would be treasured like stars in the sky. If I could imagine, it would be very interesting.
If I were king, my son, if I have a son, he would be crown prince or prince. I don’t think my son will be an idiot who know nothing and do nothing. Even if he was a man like this, he would still be crown prince or prince. How honorable and respectable a crown prince or prince would be and how he would be treasured like stars in the sky. If I could imagine, it would be very interesting.。