纪录片《凡尔赛宫》 52人之将死,其言也善

He had a particularly unpleasant form of it,

他得的是种很难看的天花

which was the black variety,

是一种黑色变种

that changed the entire colour of the face

能使整张脸

to a sort of dark copper¹ mask.

犹如一张红铜色的面具

And so, he was completely disfigured.

因此 他完全毁容了

Even as he approached death,

即使他行将就木

Louis's enemies spread stories about his sex life.

他的敌人仍在散播有关他性生活的谣言

It was suggested that he may have caught his smallpox² from a prostitute,

可能是一名妓女把天花传染给他

but the whole idea of a corrupt³ body of a corrupt king

但是一名腐败堕落的国王即将入土

were very resonant⁴,

这消息实在振奋人心

and it is thought that this was a fitting punishment.

民众皆认为这是因果报应

The outward and visible sign of an inward, invisible damnation.

是一种无形内在本质的有形外在体现

It riddles⁵ his body and it produces a horrible stench

疾病侵蚀他的身体 浑身散发恶臭

as his inner organs start decaying.

因为他的内脏开始

Underneath⁶ it all, he is very devout⁷.

即便如此 他仍然非常虔诚

And he goes into ultra-devout mode.

他变得极端虔诚

He sends away Madame Du Barry from the court

他遣走了杜巴利夫人

in the same way that he sent away

正如他于1744年在梅斯

the Duchess De Chateauroux in 1744 at Metz.

流放了查特路公爵夫人一样

Once she had left, it was possible for him

一旦她离开 他就能够

to receive the last rites⁸ of the church,

接受教堂的临终圣礼

and, in his final hours,

在他最后的几小时里

he made a great effort, I think,

我觉得他作了很大的努力

to die as a Christian⁹.

希望如基督教徒般死去

1 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

2 smallpox   

n.天花

参考例句：

• In 1742 he suffered a fatal attack of smallpox.1742年，他染上了致命的天花。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child?你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

3 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

4 resonant   

adj.(声音)洪亮的，共鸣的

参考例句：

• She has a resonant voice.她的嗓子真亮。
• He responded with a resonant laugh.他报以洪亮的笑声。

5 riddles   

n.谜（语）( riddle的名词复数 )；猜不透的难题，难解之谜

参考例句：

• Few riddles collected from oral tradition, however, have all six parts. 但是据收集的情况看，口头流传的谜语很少具有这完整的六部分。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
• But first, you'd better see if you can answer riddles. 但是你首先最好想想你会不会猜谜语。 来自辞典例句

6 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

7 devout   

adj.虔诚的，虔敬的，衷心的 (n.devoutness)

参考例句：

• His devout Catholicism appeals to ordinary people.他对天主教的虔诚信仰感染了普通民众。
• The devout man prayed daily.那位虔诚的男士每天都祈祷。

8 rites   

仪式，典礼( rite的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• to administer the last rites to sb 给某人举行临终圣事
• He is interested in mystic rites and ceremonies. 他对神秘的仪式感兴趣。

9 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。