1·At length elsewhere: this remark has led many scholars to assume that the Discourses on Livy was begun before the Prince, since Book I of the Discourses on Livy deals with the same topic.
在其他地方对它们进行过长篇论述了：这句评论让许多学者猜想《论李维》写在《君主论》之前，由于《论李维》的第一卷讨论的也是同样的主题。
2·In a treatise on republics: some scholars use this remark to argue for a dating of the Discourses on Livy as subsequent to 1513 and the composition of the Prince.
一本关于共和政体的论文：一些学者使用这句评语来争辩《论李维》的创作时间在1513年，《君主论》写成之后。
3·And others of their kind: it should be noted that Machiavelli mixes historical and literary figures somewhat indiscriminately here from his readings of the Old Testament, Livy, Plutarch, and Xenophon.
以及其他像他们这般的人物：应该提到在这里马基雅维里随意的把历史人物和文学人物混为一谈了，在他读旧约，李维，普鲁塔克，以及色诺芬的时候。
4·Roman historians of note include livy, Tacitus, and sallust.
著名的罗马历史学家包括李维、塔西佗和萨卢·斯特。
5·Discourses on Livy. Book 2. Introduction, and chapters 1-2.
马基·维里，《李维罗马史疏义》第二卷引言，1 - 2章。