The custom dates back to the time when the horse was the main means of getting about, and you kept to the left so as to leave your sword arm free to defend yourself.
这种习俗可以追溯到以马为主要交通工具的时代。那时,在路的左边骑马可以空出右手,以便持剑自卫。
It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them.
因为他们不是靠自己的刀剑得地土,也不是靠自己的膀臂得胜。乃是靠你的右手,你的膀臂,和你脸上的亮光,因为你喜悦他们。
The portrait is of him in that role, as a knight might have been painted, with sword in hand and helmet under his arm, but hopefully capturing some of the conflict in his character.
在那个角色里,这幅肖像是当作一个手拿剑,臂夹盔的武士画的,但却顺利地抓住了他性格当中的矛盾。
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