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In fact, he did face it, the last few days,
事实上 在他生命的最后几天里
with considerable courage.
他确实非常勇敢
He goes about dying
他不停地说
like a good Christian, like a good king,
要像一个虔诚的基督教徒和好国王那样死去
dying, in fact, like Louis XIV.
像路易十四一样死去
When the announcement came, no-one seemed to care.
当宣布国王驾崩的消息时 无人在意
When he actually dies, you can hear a stampede,
当路易十五过世之际 可以听见人们
almost a thunder of running feet,
蜂拥逃离的巨响
as everybody abandons the antechamber where he's lying.
逃离路易十五去世的房间
The death of every king, you had to have an autopsy,
每个国王去世 都需要解剖
and the King's physician offers this to the ceremonial offices,
御医向礼仪部门提议解剖
and they don't want to know, at all.
但他们根本就不想管
They turned their back and run rather fast,
他们捂着鼻子 转身
clutching their noses,
匆忙逃离
as they do so, and the King is sealed into an iron coffin.
路易十五就这样封存于钢铁棺木之中
Once the news of his death was known,
国王驾崩的消息一传开
there was great celebration.
举国欢庆
There was a general sense of relief
对于人民来说 这是一种解脱
that the man who had once been
那位曾经受人爱戴的
Louis the Well-Beloved, had gone.
路易国王去世了
重点讲解
一.courage：n.勇气, 胆量
【词义辨析】
courage, bravery, backbone, nerve
这些名词都可表示“勇气、胆量”之意。
courage普通用词。指面对危险或困难时无所畏惧的精神和敢于奋斗的进取心。
bravery指在危险中表现出的无所畏惧精神或在逆境中仍能坚持下去的毅力。
backbone指性格倔强，意志坚定，有骨气，有顽强的决心去做某事。
nerve侧重指面临危险或在冒险的情况下具有冷静、清醒的头脑和坚定无畏的勇气。
【例句用法】
A soldier's courage is put to the proof in battle.
士兵的勇气在战斗中得到考验。
He distinguished himself by his courage.
他因英勇而扬名。
He won honor for his courage.
他以勇气赢得大家的尊敬。
He showed remarkable courage when he faced the danger.
他在面对危险的时候表现出非凡的勇气。
I don't think I have the courage to tell him the bad news.
我觉得我没有勇气告诉他这个坏消息。
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
这些形容词均含有“普通的，普遍的”之意。
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】
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。
Napoleon was a great general.
拿破仑是一位伟大的将领。
Please give me a general idea of the work.
请告诉我这项工作的梗概。