Don't think of this as a demand for tribute, $PLAYER0. Think of it as an offer for you to invest in world peace.
别认为这是一种象征臣服的进贡,你该想像这是你对世界和平所作的一点点投资。You're never so desperate that you have to obey this sort of demand . Remember : millions for defense , but not a cent for tribute!
你永远不会迫切到必须遵从这种要求的地步。记住一句话:宁愿花几百万来做防御工事,也不愿进贡一分钱。Originally known as Japanese fans , is Japan's Imperial Japanese embassies to China as a tribute gift.
古称倭扇,是由日本遣唐使作为进贡礼品带到中国。And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
亚哈随鲁王使旱地,和海岛的人民都进贡。So he took the big orange to the king.
于是,他把那个大橘子进贡给了国王。Greek culture is the envy of the world. We hope that you'll make a small contribution to ensure its continued ascendancy. . .
希腊的文化是全世界最令人称羡的,我们强烈的希望您能够做点小小的进贡,好让我们的优势能够继续不断的维持下去。Historically, China has preferred hierarchical, tributary relationships with "lesser" powers to outright territorial conquest.
从历史上看,中国更喜欢与较小国家保持等级森严的进贡关系,而不是彻底的领土征服。Azariah (Uzziah) had been an ally of the king of Hamath, and thus was compelled by Tiglath-Pileser to do him homage and pay yearly tribute.
亚撒利雅(乌西雅)是哈马国王的一位盟友,因此提革拉-帕拉萨迫使他俯首称臣,还要每年进贡。I only did that because God had told me to make a dagger and kill the King of Moab when I was giving tribute.
我这样做其实还有一个原因,那就是上帝让我做完后在进贡的时候把摩押王杀掉。