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Fortunately, there was enough glass
所幸经过六年的日夜兼工后
to furnish the Palace's most ambitious development,
宫殿里有足够的玻璃
the result of six years' intense work.
用以实现路易完善宫殿的野心
This was Mansart and Le Brun's most stunning achievement,
芒萨尔和勒布伦最惊人的成就
Versailles' Hall of Mirrors.
就是凡尔赛宫的镜厅
I think theeffectof the gallery is more a dream.
镜厅的效果宛如梦境
A wonderful light given by the mirrors.
镜子反射出的光芒如梦似幻
And it's... I think it's very impressive. And astonishing.
让人叹为观止
Versailles is undoubtedly one of the great palaces.
凡尔赛宫的宏伟毋庸置疑
Louis would have wanted us to think of the chateau
路易希望人们从整体角度
as an integrated whole.
观赏宫殿
Not to focus on specific items,
而非专注于某处单独的景色
whether the Hall of Mirrors or the Great Canal.
比如镜厅或大运河
And as an integrated unit it completely outshines, I think,
与整座凡尔赛宫相比
almost every other palace ever conceived or built.
任何建筑都相形见绌
Louis said of his house, "Versailles, c'est moi."
路易曾说"我即凡尔赛"
Louis was Versailles, he was his house.
路易就是凡尔赛宫 就是他的家
If we understand one, we understand the other.
若能理解其一 便可知其二
The King wishes to assert his authority
国王希望维护权威
and maintain his position.
稳固地位
He has to do it through display.
他要通过表现来达此目的
Versailles is an ideal theatre set on which he can act out
凡尔赛宫便是
what he regards as his royal duties.
他表现皇家职责的最佳舞台
Versailles from this view point fulfils those requirements
由此 凡尔赛比任何宫殿
better than almost any other building that could beimagined.
都能满足路易的要求
重点讲解
一.effect：n. 效应，结果，影响，印象，效果，要旨，(pl.)财产 v. 使产生，引起
【词义辨析】
1.affect, effect, influence,
affect: 动词(及物)，主要指一时的影响，着重影响的动作，可指一般意义的影响(不分好坏)，也可指不良影响。
To affect a policy is to have an effect on it.
影响一项政策就是对该政策具有一种影响。
The news did not affect her at all.＝The news had no effect on her at all.
这条消息对她没有一点影响。
effect: 名词(可数或不可数)，affect＝have an effect on。effect有时虽用作动词(及物)，但不表示“影响”，而表示“实现”或“产生”等。
They effected their escape in the middle of the night.
他们半夜逃脱了。
He effected great changes in the company.
他使公司发生了巨大的变化。
influence: 表示“影响”，主要指对行为、性格、观点等产生间接的或潜移默化的影响。可用作动词(及物)或名词(通常不可数，但有时可连用不定冠词)。
What you read influences your thinking.
你读的东西对你的思想有影响。
It’s clear that her painting has been influenced by Picasso.
她的画显然受了毕加索的影响。
Television has a strong influence on people.
电视对人有很大的影响。
2.consequence, result, effect, outcome,
consequence: 多指随某一事件引起的，必然或自然的不良结果，不强调直接的因果关系，而侧重事件发展的逻辑关系。
result: 普通用词，含义广泛，侧重因某种原因所产生的最终结果，而不是眼前的结果。
effect: 指因某种原因直接产生的结果，着重持续稳定与其影响。
outcome: 普通用词，多指事物经过一系列发展变化所导致的最终结局，而不是某种原因的直接结果。常可与result通用。
【词语用法】
1.ref；affect
2.动词affect的意思是“对……产生影响，影响于……”。
The cold weather affected everybody's work.
冷空气对每个人的工作都有影响。
3.effect多用名词，指影响、结果，作动词指“……招致，引起”。
We did not effect much improvement in sales last year.
去年我们在销售商没有引起很大的进步。
4.“to the effect that”属于公文中的陈套语，但是效果不如将其省略来的好，如“Our opinion is to the effect that ...”指“我们的意思是……”。
【错句举例与错句分析】
错句：Too much salt effects the lungs.
纠正：Too much salt affects the lungs.
翻译：吃盐过多不利于肺部健康。
分析：句中意思是对肺部产生影响，应用affect。
二.imagine：vt. 想像，设想，料想，猜想，认为 vi. 想像
【词义辨析】
think, conceive, imagine, fancy, realize,
think: 最普通用词，指想或思索，也指由反复思考而作出判断或得出结论等。
conceive: 指在头脑中组织好自己的思想，在心中形成一个系统的思想或一个见解。
imagine: 比conceive更强调形象思维，指在头脑中形成一个清晰明确的意象。
fancy: 与imagine略不同，往往指的是不切实际的，属于梦幻般的想象。
realize: 指领悟，通过生动的构思或想象从而抓住事物的本质。
【例句用法】
1.I can't imagine that anyone cares what I do.
我想不出谁会关心我的所作所为。
2.You can imagine how surprised I was.
你可以想象我是多么惊讶。
3.He imagines that people don't like him, but they do.
他以为人们不喜欢他，但他们是喜欢他的。
4.I imagined she was quite surprised when she heard the truth.
我想她听说真相后一定很惊讶。