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Madame Pompadour may have
蓬帕杜夫人也许
been a favourite with her lover, the King,
是国王的最爱
but most other inhabitants of Versailles
但凡尔赛宫的大多数居民
were not impressed with her.
并不喜欢她
The courtiers loathed Madame de Pompadour,
朝臣们鄙视蓬帕杜夫人
because she was bourgeois.
因为她是个中产阶级
They could not forgive her for being middle class.
他们无法忍受她中产阶级的地位
It was just about acceptable for a king to have liaisons
接受她相当于
with lower class prostitutes,
接受国王和低等妓女结合
but a maitresses en titres had always been an aristocratic woman.
而国王的情妇必须是高贵的女子
Ignoring the snobs at court,
无视宫廷的势力小人
Pompadour used all her charm and intelligence
蓬帕杜利用自己的魅力和智慧
to advance the interests of her small group of friends,
为自己小团体中的伙伴牟利
and do down her rivals.
打压对手
She was associated with a cabal, a cabal at court,
她还和一个宫廷阴谋团伙有联系
who were constantly trying to promote the interests
这团伙不时地试图
of such and such a general.
以这样那样的理由牟利
So, she had a kind of political baggage that she carried.
所以她也背负着一定的压力
重点讲解
一.impress:n. 印记,印象,特征 v. 使 ... 有印象,影响,印刻,传送
【词义辨析】
affect,influence,impress
affect: 作主语通常是物而不是人,指一物对另一物产生的消极影响。
influence: 侧重在思想、性格、行为等方面所产生的潜移默化的影响,也可指自然力的影响。
impress: 强调影响既深刻又持久。
【例句用法】
1.I had a chance to impress her with my efficiency and I muffed it up.
我本来有机会使她对我的办事效率有印象,但是我错过了这个机会。
2.My father impressed me with the importance of hard work.
我父亲使我明白了努力工作的重要性。
3.She impressed me as a scholar.
她给我留下了学者的印象。
二.general:adj. 普遍的,全面的,一般性的,大致的,笼统的,常规的,总的,首席的 n. 将军,一般
【词义辨析】
common,ordinary,commonplace,general,usual,popular,universal
common: 多用于指物,侧重很常见,不稀奇。
ordinary: 用于物,指每天发生,十分平淡无奇;用于人,指无特别之处,很一般。
commonplace: 强调缺少新意。
general: 语气强于common,侧重大多如此,很少有例外情况。
usual: 指常见常闻和常做的事或举动,强调惯常性。
popular: 指适应大众爱好、需要,为大家所公认或接受。
universal: 与general同义,但语气较强,侧重对每个人或事物都适用,根本没有例外。
【例句用法】
1.The general practice in such cases is to apply for a court order.
处理这类案件的常规做法是请求法院发出指令。
2.Napoleon was a great general.
拿破仑是一位伟大的将领。
3.Please give me a general idea of the work.
请告诉我这项工作的梗概。