BBC纪录片《凡尔赛宫》精讲第47期:门当户对总会成为择偶标准
日期:2012-05-30 14:32

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She was absolutely loathed. Everyone hated her.
她被人唾弃 人人都恨她
The Parisians hated her because she wasn't an aristocrat.
她由于不是贵族而招致巴黎人厌恶
The aristocrats hated her
贵族厌恶她
because she wasreallylittle better than a streetwalker.
是因为她和娼妓没两样
But, the King adored her, and he made her very happy.
但国王对她极其爱慕 让其非常快乐
Louis XV went far too far,
路易十五做得太过了
and he was seen, really, as slumming it.
他被视为自贬身份
It was beneath the dignity of the King
有这样的孽恋
to have these sorts of liaisons.
实在有损国王的威严
There is no doubt that
毫无疑问的是
Louis XV was somebody who was seen as becoming
路易十五变得愈发
increasingly dissolute, even degenerate,
荒淫无度甚至自甘堕落
and who was just failing to live up to the standards
他完全不具备
expected of a man who was king.
作为一名国王应有的品质
Whatever people said about him, the new relationship
无论世人如何评判他 这段新恋情
gave Louis the confidence to embark on a grand project,
赋予路易修建一项伟大工程的信心
to give his new heir, the future Louis XVI,
为给他的继承人 未来的路易十六国王
the greatest wedding of the century.
举办世纪最盛大的婚礼
The young Louis was due to marry
年轻的路易将与奥地利公主
Marie Antoinette of Austria,
玛丽·安托瓦内特成婚
and Louis wanted the ceremony to take place
路易十五希望婚礼能在
in a brand-new theatreinsideVersailles,
凡尔赛的一个全新的剧院里行
a project abandoned years before by Louis XIV.
该剧院早在路易十四时期就已停工
重点讲解
一.really:adv.实在, 真正地, 事实上
【词义辨析】
indeed, really, truly, actually
这些副词均有“确实地、真正地”之意。
indeed一般用于肯定或证实对方所说的话,多承接前言,也用来加强或肯定自己说话的语气。
really主要用于强调与事实或现实不相违背,也可表示不快、惊奇或某种含蓄的怀疑。
truly强调客观存在的真实性,没有任何虚假。
actually侧重于实际的事,而不是凭空想象或推测的事。
【例句用法】
I'm not really sure.
我不太清楚。
After the shock of their electoral defeat, the party really began to pull together.
该党在受到选举失败的打击之后,才真正地团结起来。
He's quite a nice boy, really.
他真是个好孩子,一点不假。
It's really cold today.
今天可真冷。
Did she really say so?
她真的那样说吗?
二.inside:adj.里面的 adv.在里面 n.内部 prep.在 ... 里面
【词义辨析】
inner, inside, interior, internal, inward
这些形容词均含“内部的、内在的”之意。
inner含义广泛,指事物中心或接近中心的部位,也可指内心隐密的活动。
inside多指处于某物内部或靠近内部,常可与inner换用,可引申指内幕的,秘密的。
interior指某物的内部,尤指某物的内侧,也可指内地的或国内的。
internal书面用词,医学上多用,指事物的内部,也可指国内的或内政的。
inward指朝着中心或内部方向的,侧重方向而不是位置,也可指内心的隐密活动。
【例句用法】
Acting on inside information, the police were able to arrest the gang before the robbery occurred.
警方根据匪徒内部情报,在劫案发生前把他们一网打尽。
She shook it to make certain there was nothing inside.
她把它摇了摇,想知道里面确实没有东西。
The driver behind me tried to overtake on the inside.
我后面的驾驶员想从内车道超过我。
You can find a toy inside the box.
你可以在盒子里面发现一个玩具。
We have to play inside because it is raining.
因为天下雨,我们不得不在屋里玩。

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重点单词
  • defeatn. 败北,挫败 vt. 战胜,击败
  • ceremonyn. 典礼,仪式,礼节,礼仪
  • confidenceadj. 骗得信任的 n. 信任,信心,把握
  • arrestvt. 逮捕,拘留 n. 逮捕,拘留 vt. 阻止
  • dignityn. 尊严,高贵,端庄
  • internaladj. 国内的,内在的,身体内部的
  • overtakev. 赶上,突然来袭,压倒
  • actingn. 演戏,行为,假装 adj. 代理的,临时的,供演出
  • absolutelyadv. 绝对地,完全地;独立地
  • degenerateadj. 堕落的 v. 退化,堕落 [计算机] 退化