Horace was a Roman poet who lived from 65 to 8 BC. His full Latin name was Quintus Horatius Flaccus.

Horace賀拉斯 was是 who lived from 65 to 8 BC活在西元前65年到8年間的 a Roman poet一位羅馬詩人。His full Latin name他完整的拉丁文名字 was是 Quintus Horatius Flaccus昆圖斯·賀拉修斯·弗拉庫斯。

He wrote poems that smile, sting, and teach at the same time: satires that make fun of greedy or foolish people, and quieter pieces about friendship, enough, and not grabbing too much.

He他 wrote poems寫的詩 that smile, sting, and teach at the same time同時帶著微笑、刺痛又教人道理 satires that make fun of greedy or foolish people有嘲諷貪心或愚蠢之人的諷刺詩 and quieter pieces about friendship, enough, and not grabbing too much也有談友誼、知足、不貪多的較安靜作品。

English poets borrowed from him for hundreds of years. When someone says seize the day, they are walking in his footsteps. You meet him in literature class, not in the street.

for hundreds of years好幾百年來 English poets英語詩人 borrowed from him都向他借鏡。When someone says當有人說 'seize the day' 'seize the day'（把握當下） they are walking in his footsteps他們就是追隨著他的足跡。You meet him你會遇到他 in literature class在文學課裡 not in the street而不是在街上。

In English the name is usually said HORR-iss. Though actually the Latin was closer to ho-RAH-ti-us.

In English在英文裡 the name這名字 is usually said通常唸作 HORR-iss HORR-iss。Though actually不過實際上 the Latin拉丁文 was closer to比較接近 ho-RAH-ti-us ho-RAH-ti-us。

It is a person's name, and in an English class it almost always means this one writer.

It is這是 a person's name一個人名 and in an English class而在英文課上 it almost always means幾乎都是指 this one writer這一位作家。