纪录片《凡尔赛宫》 46年轻情妇让老国王重现光彩

You can see that he did have a clear tendency

可以很清楚地看到

towards somesortof depression.

他有明显的抑郁倾向

For the rest of his life,

他的余生

he remains¹ withdrawn², somewhat depressive,

一直都很沉默寡言 甚至抑郁

and obsessed³ with death.

沉溺于死生之事

Just as his courtiers were almost giving up hope for Louis,

当朝臣们几乎对路易失去希望时

he recovered his lust⁴ for life.

他又焕发了生机

The reason was a new mistress, nearly 40 years younger than him.

原因是一个小他近40岁的新情妇

I'm rather fond of Madame du Barry.

我很喜欢杜巴利夫人

She was as beautiful as an angel, and as stupid as a basket,

她美若天使 却愚不可言

but she made Louis very happy. She was utterly⁵, utterly gorgeous.

但她让路易非常快乐 太迷人了

I mean, all the King's

所有国王们的情妇

mistresses were always described as ravishing,

都被描述为迷人

but I think she was the one who truly was.

但我觉得她恰如其分

She was fabulously⁶ sexy.

超级性感

She was, I suppose,

我觉得 她可能

the 18th-century version of the tart⁷ with a heart.

18世纪版的小骚货

Madame du Barry had an instant effect on the ageing King.

杜巴利夫人对年老的国王产生即刻的影响

He could think of nothing else but her.

他眼中只有她

She was extremely beautiful.

她美若天仙

She was supposed to have looked like a kind of debauched angel.

据称她就像是堕落天使

Not toobright, but very good fun.

不太聪明 但很有趣

Madame du Barry sort of gives him a bit of a,

杜巴利夫人真的让他

a bit of a perk⁸ up, really.

振作了起来

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

3 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

4 lust   

n.性(淫)欲；渴(欲)望；vi.对…有强烈的欲望

参考例句：

• He was filled with lust for power.他内心充满了对权力的渴望。
• Sensing the explorer's lust for gold, the chief wisely presented gold ornaments as gifts.酋长觉察出探险者们垂涎黄金的欲念，就聪明地把金饰品作为礼物赠送给他们。

5 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

6 fabulously   

难以置信地，惊人地

参考例句：

• The couple are said to be fabulously wealthy. 据说这对夫妇家财万贯。
• I should say this shirt matches your trousers fabulously. 我得说这衬衫同你的裤子非常相配。

7 tart   

adj.酸的；尖酸的，刻薄的；n.果馅饼；淫妇

参考例句：

• She was learning how to make a fruit tart in class.她正在课上学习如何制作水果馅饼。
• She replied in her usual tart and offhand way.她开口回答了，用她平常那种尖酸刻薄的声调随口说道。

8 perk   

n.额外津贴；赏钱；小费；

参考例句：

• His perks include a car provided by the firm.他的额外津贴包括公司提供的一辆汽车。
• And the money is,of course,a perk.当然钱是额外津贴。