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Louis liked to display his power.
路易喜爱展示权力
After winning a war against Spain,
战胜西班牙后
he celebrated with a huge party in the gardens of Versailles.
他在凡尔赛花园里开办大型庆祝会
It was also a chance for the King to show off the woman,
同时国王也可向人们炫耀
who had now replaced Louise as his favourite mistress.
他用以取代露易丝的新情人
Her name was Madame De Montespan,
她名叫德·蒙特斯潘夫人
and she was one of the most beautiful women in France.
她是法国最美的女子之一
Montespan is such an attractive figure, I think.
蒙特斯潘是个充满魅力的美人
She was a tremendous goer.
她凡事都爱参与
She loved everything to do with pleasure.
极其热爱享乐
She loved jewels, she liked marvellous clothes,
她热爱宝石 华服
she liked food, flowers, gardening.
美食 鲜花 和园艺
And above all she liked sex, you see, and he did too,
尤其是性爱 这点与路易相同
so he found the absolutely the right maitresse-en-titre for him.
因此她成了路易最佳的候选情人
And she knew about having wonderful feasts,
她懂得如何享受盛宴
and about having entertainments.
寻找消遣
So she was exactly the kind of person Louis envisaged,
她就是路易设想中
as being suitable.
最合适的情人
At the same time she was so beautiful that ambassadors thought,
与此同时 大使们认为
she contributed to the legend of the Sun King.
她的美貌也证实了太阳王的传奇
The Sun King's festivities were about more than pleasure.
太阳王盛宴的意义超越了享乐
They had real political significance.
它们具有重要的政治意义
Louis was slowly turning his new palace into the most important
路易正逐渐将他的新殿变为欧洲
and the most fashionable seat of power in Europe.
最重要最时尚的权力中心
The parties at Versailles,
凡尔赛宫的宴会
they've been described as Pagan Masses.
被描绘成异教徒的集会
Fireworks, rides along the canal in gondolas,
贡多拉游船沿运河表演焰火和马术
balls for 3,000 people under the stars.
三千人参与的星光舞会
Plays, ballets with a hundred dancers by Lully.
吕利创作的戏剧 百人芭蕾
Everything you can possibly imagine, all at once,
你能想象到的所有娱乐
in this tremendous circus of celebration for the King.
都汇集在国王盛大的庆祝仪式上
The great parties were intended to show the nobility
举行聚会是为了
and the rest of Europe how powerful the King of France was,
向贵族及整个欧洲展示法王的权势
what wonderful artists he had,
他麾下的顶尖艺术家
what wonderful musicians,
与音乐家 与其他欧洲王室相比
how superior his court and his culture were,
他的宫廷与文化
to every other court and culture in Europe.
更胜一筹
重点讲解
一.against：prep. 反对，逆，违背，倚靠，映衬，防御，相比，相对
【词语用法】
against用在fight，strive，struggle等词后面，同with意思相同，不过against更强调一种困难中的反抗。
We fight for the weak against the strong.
作为介词，against后接的宾语有时可省略。
He had intended to come but somehow decided against(it).
【例句用法】
1.We sailed against the wind.
我们逆风航行。
2.We have saved some money against our old age.
我们存了一些钱，以备老年之用。
3.There are 26 votes for him and 8 against him.
有26票赞成他，8票反对他。
二.describe：vt. 描述，说成，形容，画(尤指几何图形)
【词义辨析】
describe, represent, sketch, picture,
describe: 侧重指描述细节，给读者或听众提供清晰的视觉图像。
represent: 指有代表性或象征性地描述或讲述。
sketch: 指快速地勾勒或概略地叙述。
picture: 着重能够栩栩如生地把事物或场景等描绘出来。
【词语用法】
describe有(用文字)描述的意思。例：describe a landscape（用文字来）描述风景。
【例句用法】
1.The falling star described a long curve in the sky.
流星在空中画出了一道长长的弧线。
2.The police asked me to describe exactly how it happened.
警察让我描述一下这事是怎样发生的。
三.intend：vt. 想要，打算，意指
【词义辨析】
intend, mean,
intend: 较正式用词，但常用，指对未来的行动做出打算，并力争实现。
mean: 口语多用，指怀有作某事的想法或希望得到某物，特别用于效果不好而动机良好的场合。
【词语用法】
intend后面多接不定式，而少用动名词，如I intend to go的格式比较常见；
当intend后面有宾语时，也多用不定式。
I intend him to do it at once.
我打算让他立刻着手做这事。
当表达打算的事未实现的意思时，不用虚拟语气，而仅需体现打算这个动作较早。
I had intended to come, but was prevented by the bad weather.
【错句举例与错句分析】
错句：Far better to leave the surfaces decently painted as they were originally intended.
纠正：Far better to leave the surfaces decently painted as they were originally intended to be.
翻译：远不如把表面适当地油漆一下，就像原来打算的那样。
分析：不可用they were intended painted，而是they were intended to be painted。
【短语词组】
intend for 意指,打算
【例句用法】
1.The chair was intended for you, but she took it away.
那把椅子原本是为你准备的，但是被她拿走了。
2.That remark was intended as a joke.
那句话本来只是个玩笑。
3.I intended to catch the early train, but I didn't get up in time.
我本来打算赶早班的火车，但是我起晚了。