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Louis' desire for magnificence extended to every aspect of his life
路易追求每个方面的恢弘
especially his wardrobe.
尤其是他的衣橱
He dressed in the finest cloth,
他穿着华服美裳
and expected his courtiers to do likewise.
并希望幕僚们也效仿自己
And when his hair began to recede,
当他的发际线向后退去时
he adopted the fashion for elaborate wigs.
他开始佩戴精致的假发
A half inch of lace on a cuff, a gold or a silver button,
袖口的半英寸花边 金扣或银扣
whether your pearl was here on your collar or here.
珍珠戴在颈圈何处
These could mean life and death to the courtiers.
稍有差错便会让幕僚们人头不保
Fashion was hugely important and it was a very important way
时尚极为重要
for the aristocracy to distinguish themselves
也是贵族将自己与平民区分开的
from the ordinary people.
重要途径
Louis influenced fashion to some extent.
路易某种程度上影响了时尚发展
When he was a young man he dressed quite flamboyantly
他年轻时着装奢华
lots of cavalier silks and laces and ribbons.
配有大量华贵丝绸 花边和丝带
He was a bit on the short side,
他身高不尽如人意[约154cm]
so he introduced a fashion for high-heeled shoes.
便引入了高跟鞋
His mistresses perhaps were more influential on fashion.
他的情妇们可能对时尚影响更大
Madame De Montespan invented various outfits including one,
德·蒙特斯潘夫人发明了多种套装
the glorious deshabille,
包括华美的便装
which was a sort of a tunic worn over trousers,
一种遮住裤子的束腰外衣
and she invented this because it was very easy to take off.
她发明此物只因脱衣时更为便捷
Normally a lady's dress required two women to stand behind her
通常 女士脱衣时
to undo all the strings, and of course
需两名侍女在后协助
Louis was an impatient man, he couldn't be bothered waiting.
路易显然不够耐心 不愿等待
So she invented this
所以她的发明
so that he could undress her easily in private.
让路易自己能够为她快速脱衣
With so many courtiers now craving his attention,
幕僚们渴望得到路易的青睐
Louis kept them busy by turning
他便将日常安排变为公众仪式
his daily activities into public rituals.
好让他们更加忙碌
When he gets up in the morning, that's the royal lever,
他早晨起床时 按照皇家排场
with a great queue of great nobles,
大群显赫的贵族
who hand him different articles of clothing.
会为他递上不同的衣饰
At night it's all reversed, it's the royal coucher
晚上则相反
and he takes things off and gives them to nobles.
路易十四脱下衣饰交给贵族
Great nobles would quarrel with one another
贵族们互相争吵
as to which of them had the right
以求得将衬衫
to hand him his shirt,
递给国王的权力
because it had to be the person of highest rank in the room.
因为只有头衔最高的人才可为之
重点讲解
一.desire：n. 渴望，愿望，欲望 v. 渴望，向往，要求
【词语用法】
1.desire作名词时后一般接不定式，也有接of或for和动名词，如a desire to go，a desire of/or going。前者比后者普遍；
2.desire作动词时，后只可接不定式，不可接动名词。
I desire to go.
3.desire作动词且后面接表示人的词和不定式时，指“请求”，有时有“愿望，期望”的意思。但desire在表示“请求”时，比ask或request来的正式。
I desire you to go at once.
我请求你现在马上就走。
I desire you to succeed.
我希望你能成功。
4.desire后接that从句时，从句要用虚拟现在时。
I desire that he should call on me on Monday morning.
我要求他周一早晨给我打电话。
5.表示“为了……的请求”时，常在desire前搭配at或by。
Mr Morgan called on Mr Marley at/by Mr Franklin's desire.
摩根先生为了富兰克林先生的请求给马利先生打了电话。
【错句举例与错句分析】
错句：He desired strongly for independence.
纠正：He strongly desired independence.
翻译：他渴望自由。
分析：desire作动词时，后一般直接加something，句中desire已做谓语动词，不需要用介词for。
【词义辨析】
desire, wish, hope, expect, want, long,
desire: 语气较正式庄重，着重渴望的力量与热切，常含有强烈的意图和目的。
wish: 语气较弱，多指难于实现或不可能实现的愿望。
hope: 指对愿望实现有一定信心的希望。
expect: 通常指有很大程度的把握，但仍含有预料之意，或预计某事或某行动的发生。
want: 一般指所想要的东西是切望得到的东西，能弥补实际需要。
long: 语气强，指极殷切地盼望着，这种盼望侧重于很难或不可能得到的东西。有时也指一般愿望，但含一定感情色彩。
【例句用法】
1.I desire happiness.
我渴望幸福。
2.I am filled with desire to go back home.
我心中充满了回家的渴望。
二.bother：v. 烦扰，使恼怒，使不安，费心 n. 麻烦，烦扰，焦急
【词语用法】
1.表示“打扰或麻烦某人时”，可用bother…with/about….
Don't bother your father about it now.
现在先不要麻烦你的父亲。
2.bother表示“费心”时，有多种表达方法，而且多用否定句式。
bother (oneself) to do是不定式。
Don't bother to answer this.
不要费心去答复它。
bother (oneself) about后面跟名词或动名词。
Don't bother about answering this.
3.have bother (in)…（担心做某事）结构中，in后面要接名词或动名词，常可省略in。
I didn't have much bother (in) getting him to go with me.
我不担心找他和我一起去。
【词义辨析】
bother, disturb, trouble, annoy, irritate, vex,
bother: 指使人烦恼而引起的紧张不安或感到不耐烦。
disturb: 较正式用词，多用被动态。指扰乱，使人不能平静或妨碍别人工作、思维或正常秩序，是程度较深的烦恼。
trouble: 指给人在行动上带来不便或在身心上造成痛苦。
annoy: 强调因被迫忍受令人不快、讨厌的事而失去平静或耐心，多指一时的打扰或恼怒。
irritate: 语气比annoy强得多，指激怒，使发怒，多指一种短时间的反应。
vex: 侧重指因不断的干扰而引起的烦恼，有时含激怒的意味。
【例句用法】
1.He could produce excellent work but usually he can't be bothered.
他其实可以把工作做好，可他往往嫌费事而不干。
2.The problem has been bothering me for weeks.
那问题已经困扰了我几个星期。
3.It bothers me that he can be so insensitive.
他这样麻木不仁，我心里很不痛快。
4.Don't bother yourself about me; I am doing quite well.
别为我操心，我一切都好。