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He had a particularly unpleasant form of it,
他得的是种很难看的天花
which was the black variety,
是一种黑色变种
that changed the entire colour of the face
能使整张脸
to a sort of dark copper mask.
犹如一张红铜色的面具
And so, he was completely disfigured.
因此 他完全毁容了
Even as he approached death,
即使他行将就木
Louis's enemies spread stories about his sex life.
他的敌人仍在散播有关他性生活的谣言
It was suggested that he may have caught his smallpox from a prostitute,
可能是一名妓女把天花传染给他
but the whole idea of a corrupt body of a corrupt king
但是一名腐败堕落的国王即将入土
were very resonant,
这消息实在振奋人心
and it is thought that this was a fitting punishment.
民众皆认为这是因果报应
The outward and visible sign of an inward, invisible damnation.
是一种无形内在本质的有形外在体现
It riddles his body and it produces a horrible stench
疾病侵蚀他的身体 浑身散发恶臭
as his inner organs start decaying.
因为他的内脏开始
Underneath it all, he is very devout.
即便如此 他仍然非常虔诚
And he goes into ultra-devout mode.
他变得极端虔诚
He sends away Madame Du Barry from the court
他遣走了杜巴利夫人
in the same way that he sent away
正如他于1744年在梅斯
the Duchess De Chateauroux in 1744 at Metz.
流放了查特路公爵夫人一样
Once she had left, it was possible for him
一旦她离开 他就能够
to receive the last rites of the church,
接受教堂的临终圣礼
and, in his final hours,
在他最后的几小时里
he made a great effort, I think,
我觉得他作了很大的努力
to die as a Christian.
希望如基督教徒般死去
重点讲解
一.form：n.形式, 形状, 表格, 良好的健康状态, 表现状态, 常规 v.形成, 建立
【语法用法】
通常我们习惯的表达方式里都没有in...form，如in popular form（以通俗的形式），in book form（以书的形式）；
good form 和bad form表示“有礼貌和没礼貌”，form前不加a或者the，也不加s；
a new form of book指“一本新型的”，也有some new forms of books的表达方式；
form letter 与 form a letter 有所不同。前者表示“依照固定格式印成或打成或写成的（发给许多人的）信”，后者表示“正式的信”。
【词义辨析】
list, catalog(ue), register, roll, schedule, table, chart, form
这些名词均含“名单、目录、表格”之意。
list最普通用词，含义广。指按字母顺序、时间先后或类别等排列的姓名或项目等的单子。
catalog(ue)指列出有全部队名、物名或项目等的目录，有时指附有简要说明的分类名单或一览表。
register多指官方对人或事作出的正式书面记录或详细清单。
roll多指人员的姓名名单，尤指属于团体或军事单位的全体人员名单。
schedule既可指时间或计划的安排表，又可指详细列出的所有分类项的清单或细表。
table普通用词，一般指易于迅速查阅使用，具有特定编排方法的目录或表格。
chart指把资料制成表格等形式供人看的图表。
form指上面印有横线或格让人填写规定内容的表格。
mould, forge, form, shape
这些动词均有“使成形”之意。
mould通常指把有延展性的材料浇铸或塑成所需形状的物品。
forge意义较窄，指用锤子和砧对金属材料进行加工或锻造。
form通常指对尚未成形的物品作进一步加工，使成为成品。
shape比mould使用广泛，指用许多不同的方法制成不同形状的制品。
【例句用法】
The team were on excellent form throughout the whole competition.
这个队在整个比赛过程中一直处於极好的竞技状态。
After six months training, the whole team is in superb form.
全队经过六个月的训练竞技状态极佳。
His research formed the basis of his new book.
他的研究成果是他这本新书的基础。
I've got no record of this horse's form.
我没有这匹马的情况记录。
二.effort：n.努力, 努力的成果
【语法用法】
effort指“努力”时，后面跟不定式。
His effort to reform her at length succeeded.
他为改变她作出努力最后取得了成功。
effort指“作品”时，后面跟at和动名词或名词。
This is his effort at depicting the peasants.
这是他描绘农民的一幅作品。
effort指“努力”时，是抽象名词，不可直接用于make后。只能以an effort，efforts，every efforts等形式出现；
表示相反的状态时，用without effort或without great effort中，注意是单数effort；
effort可用于以下句型中：Effort has been made to...（不定式），Effort has been directed to...（介词）或make special effort to...（不定式）等。
【错句举例与错句分析】
错句: He cleaned the blackboard without efforts.
订正: He cleaned the blackboard without effort.
翻译: 他毫不费力地擦干净了黑板。
分析: effort在句中指“力气”，是不可数名词。
【例句用法】
Your effort is bound to be successful.
你的努力一定会成功的。
Your success lies upon your effort.
你成功与否取决于你的努力。
Put more effort into your work.
你要更加努力地工作。
It's quite an effort to lift this heavy box.
抬起这只沉重的箱子要花费相当大的力气。