纪录片《凡尔赛宫》 70平静背后总是伴随着危机

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BBC纪录片《凡尔赛宫》精讲第70期:平静背后总是伴随着危机

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For the rest of his career,

他剩下的统治岁月中

he virtually never goes out of the area around Paris.

实际上再也没有离开巴黎周边地区

It's almost the only time he sees the rest of his country.

这几乎是他唯一一次看见王国其它地区

And what it shows is he is incredibly popular.

这却显示他极度受人民爱戴

There's a sort of popularity which he is utterly¹ unsuspecting of,

他对这种爱戴丝毫没有怀疑过

and he even ends up cheering and clapping himself in the excitement.

他最后甚至都因为激动而欢呼鼓掌

He was much applauded in Normandy,

在诺曼底他受到热烈的鼓掌欢迎

and it is said that,

据称

as he was getting back to Versailles, he said,

当快回到凡尔赛的时候 他说

I know I'm getting near to Versailles

我知道快到凡尔赛了

cos the cheers are much weaker.

因为欢呼声变弱了

As soon as he returned to his court, Louis faced another crisis.

路易刚回到宫廷 就面临着另一场危机

Finance Minister Calonne

财政部长加隆

decided² that his spend, spend, spend formula

认定他的开支形式

had been wrong after all.

从根本上说就是错的

Now he called for cuts, and new taxes for the nobility.

现在他号召削减开支 向贵族征税

The same advice that his ill-fated predecessors³ had given.

这与他那倒霉的祖先做出的建议一致

And sure enough,

显而易见

the nobles organised themselves to resist taxation⁴ all over again.

贵族们再次联合起来抵抗收税

1 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。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 predecessors   

n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 )；前辈；（被取代的）原有事物；前身

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 taxation   

n.征税，税收，税金

参考例句：

• He made a number of simplifications in the taxation system.他在税制上作了一些简化。
• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。