xiao he and cao can,respectively secretary and prison governor of peixian county,admired liu bang and had secret contacts with him,urging him to help overthrow the corrupt and tyrannous qin dynasty.
沛县衙里的文书萧何和监狱官曹参知道刘邦是个好汉,便经常暗地与他来往,商量準备起兵反秦。
i had been accustomed while on earth to oppose tyrannous authority, and this habit remained with me in hell.
我在地上时习惯了反对暴虐的掌权者,在地狱里这习惯也随着我一起来了。
benvolio alas, that love, so gentle in his view, should be so tyrannous and rough in proof!