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Getting Louis to rescind the ban on the encyclopaedia was to be
让路易废除对百科全书的禁令
one of Madame Pompadour's last contributions to his life.
是蓬帕杜夫人对他最后的贡献
In 1764 she contracted tuberculosis.
1764年她染上肺结核
She's shifted out of Versailles, and courtiers record that,
她被移出了凡尔赛 朝臣记录了这一切
I think, as he's seeing
他看着把她送出
the carriage taking her out of Versailles,
凡尔赛的马车
he weeps a tear. So, he is upset, undoubtedly, by it.
留下了眼泪 他无疑很难过
He stood on the balcony and he cried,
他站在阳台哭泣
because he had lost the person
因为他失去了
he had trusted the most in the world,
最信任的人
and he felt very alone without her.
没有了她 他很孤独
Her death in 1764 is
她死在1764年
followed by the death of his son, the Dauphin,
紧接着是他儿子 法国王储
in 1765, and a couple of years later in 1768,
死在了1765年 几年后的1768年
the death of his Queen, Marie Leszczynska,
他的王后玛丽·蕾姗斯卡也死了
so, this is the removal
就此 他生命中
of some very important people in his life.
最重要的几个人都离开了他
The deaths of these people who are close to him,
这些他生命中最亲近的人的死亡
in the mid-1760s,
都在18世纪60年代中期
undoubtedly has a very big impact on him emotionally.
对他的情感是一个巨大的影响
The death of his closest confidant
他最亲信的人的死亡
began the worst period of Louis's life.
开启了路易人生中最艰难的时期
He spent days lost in introspection,
他整天都在自省
or deep in discussion with philosophers and astronomers.
或者与哲人和天文学家谈话
重点讲解
一.record：n.唱片, 纪录, 记载, 经历, 前科 v.记录, 显示, (将声音等)录下
【语法用法】
通常来说recording=record，都可以解释为“录音，被录的音或唱片，录制品”，但是有时候虽然指同一样东西，着重点不同。recording着重在“音”，record着重在“唱片或录制品”。
The author has most usefully provided recordings of the lessons.
She keeps all her old gramophone records in her box.
表示某人录制的唱片时，用spoken，如a record spoken by Mary。
【错句举例与错句分析】
错句: Only five or six records of them being seen in the country in February exist.
订正: Only five or six records of their being see in the country in February exist.
翻译: 只五或六个它们国家2月状况的，已被发现的记录。
分析: 注意record的用法。
【例句用法】
Just for the record, the minister's statement is wrong on two points.
必须明确指出，部长的言论有两点是错误的。
My voice records quite well.
我的声音录下来很好听。
I recorded the score in a notebook.
我在笔记本上记下了分数。
The broadcast was recorded, not live.
这次广播是事先录音的，不是现场直播。
She holds the world record for long distance swimming.
她保持着长距离游泳的世界纪录。
二.impact：n.影响, 冲击力, 撞击 vt.挤入, 压紧, 撞击, 对 ... 发生影响 vi.冲击, 撞击, 产生影响
【语法用法】
impact主要指“冲击，对主语碰撞的影响”，如the impact of science on/upon modern development（科技对于现代发展的影响）。注意句中science后的介词用on或upon；
impact作名词时，其所在的句子常用过去时。
The book made much impact.
这本书的影响力很大。
【错句举例与错句分析】
错句: That figure no longer carry any political impact.
订正: That figure no longer make an impact politically.
翻译: 那位人物不再有政治影响力。
分析: impact不能与carry搭配,应该与make搭配。
【词义辨析】
shock, impact, collision, clash
这些名词均含“冲击，碰撞”之意。
shock指强烈冲击在肉体上或思想感情上所产生的效果。
impact正式用词，侧重指物体相撞的结果或接触点。
collision指物体相撞，其结果不是受损就是严重受阻。
clash通常指两个或多个物体，特别是金属物发出刺耳声音或破裂声的撞击。也可引申指意见、利益等的冲突。
【例句用法】
These bullets fragment on impact.
这些子弹射中物体时爆炸成碎片。
The plane flew into a mountain and disintegrated on impact.
飞机冲向一座山，撞得粉碎。
The front of the car crumpled on impact.
汽车的前部被撞扁了。
A barrier that protects a harbor or shore from the full impact of waves.
防波堤，防浪墙保护一个港口或海岸以防波浪冲击的障碍物
It's difficult to assess the impact of the President's speech.
总统讲话的巨大影响很难估计。