Sir John Falstaff is a fat old knight in Shakespeare. He turns up in Henry IV (both parts) and The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Sir John Falstaff福斯塔夫爵士 is是 a fat old knight in Shakespeare莎士比亞筆下一個又胖又老的騎士 He turns up他出現 in Henry IV (both parts)在《亨利四世》上下兩部裡 and The Merry Wives of Windsor還有《溫莎的風流婦人》裡

He is a friend of Prince Hal — the young man who will become King Henry V — and he lives for jokes, food, drink, and easy money. Audiences love him because he is warm and funny. You should still not trust him with anything important: he boasts, he runs from a fight, and he bends the truth when it helps him.

He is a friend of Prince Hal他是哈爾王子的朋友 — the young man who will become King Henry V也就是後來成為亨利五世的那位年輕人 — and he lives for jokes, food, drink, and easy money而他一輩子只為玩笑、美食、美酒和輕鬆賺來的錢而活 Audiences love him觀眾都很喜歡他 because he is warm and funny因為他既溫暖又逗趣 You should still not trust him with anything important但你還是不能把重要的事交給他 he boasts他愛吹牛 he runs from a fight遇到打鬥就跑 and he bends the truth when it helps him而且只要對自己有利就會扭曲事實

Shakespeare invented the character; the name belongs to the plays, not to a real knight you can look up in a history book.

Shakespeare莎士比亞 invented the character創造了這個角色 the name belongs to the plays這個名字屬於這些戲劇 not to a real knight you can look up in a history book而不是歷史書上查得到的真實騎士

English later borrowed him as a picture of a certain kind of man: large, jolly, fond of wine, not strictly honest. When someone is called “a Falstaff”, that picture is what is meant.

English later borrowed him英文後來借用他 as a picture of a certain kind of man來代表某一類人的形象 large, jolly, fond of wine, not strictly honest體型大、開朗、愛喝酒、不算太誠實 When someone is called “a Falstaff”當有人被稱為「a Falstaff」 that picture is what is meant指的就是這種形象