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To be truly popular, Louis knew that he had to govern
为了赢得爱戴 路易知道自己
in the interest of all his people,
要以人民的利益为重
and not just the ones he had grown up with.
而不仅是他与之长大的那些人
In keeping with the Enlightenment,
路易的作为顺应了启蒙运动
he's going to be a slightly more modern king.
他将成为一位更加现代化的国王
He has ambitions to be a just
他野心勃勃 志在成为
and a philanthropic monarch.
一位公正仁慈的君主
He calls himself Louis le Bienfaisant, Louis the Philanthropic.
他自诩为仁慈者路易
In fact, one of his first decisions was so modern
事实上 他的最初决定相当新潮
that it quite terrified his courtiers.
以至于幕僚们感到恐慌
He had his whole family inoculated against smallpox,
他要求家人接种天花疫苗
using a procedure that was experimental and very dangerous.
此过程仍处在实验期 十分危险
That was something which, you know,
在当时 这种事情
raised heads at the time.
会让人为之震惊
People thought, "Oh, what will happen if he dies?"
人们会想 "如果他死了怎么办"
And I think, in that way, the king took the lead.
我认为国王在这方面独领风潮
He showed that he could
他向人们展示出自己能够
lead with the times and move with the times.
引领时代 与时俱进
And that was a promising start to the reign.
这对统治来说是充满希望的开端
重点讲解
一.interest：n.兴趣, 嗜好, 利息, 股份 v.使…感兴趣
【语法用法】
in the interest(s) of truth指“为了真理”，in the interest(s) of peace指“为了和平”，interest后的s可选择加或不加；
interest后面用的介词不同，意思就会不同。
I have (take) no interest in this subject.
这里interest指感觉。
This subject has no interest for me.
这的interest指引起这种感觉的特质。I study this subject with great interest.
句中with...interest为状语短语，interest指兴趣。This subject is of great interest to me.
句中of...interest是形容词短语，interest指引起兴趣的的特质。
scholarly interests和intellectual interests 中的interests都表达为被关注的事或物；
interest做动词时，可解释为“引起…的注意或关心”。
This subject interests him greatly.
【词义辨析】
advantage, benefit, interest, favour, profit, gain
这些名词均有“利益、好处”之意。
advantage指因某方面占优势或利用某机会以及对方弱点而获得利益与好处。
benefit普通用词，指通过正当手段从物质或精神方面得到的任何好处或利益。
interest作“利益”解时，多用复数形式，既可指集团、群体的利益，又可指个人的利益。
favour指在竞争中获得的advantage,也可指狭隘的个人利益。
profit着重收益，尤指从物质、钱财等方面获得的利益。
gain指获得的物质利益，也暗示不损坏他人利益而得的无形好处。
amuse, entertain, interest, please
这些动词均含有“使人娱乐，消遣”之意。
amuse指使人通过注意某些有趣或悦人的事物而消遣，着重使人愉快的效果。
entertain指通过给他人快乐感的消遣活动，使自己或他人从单调中解脱出来。
interest普通用词，指出于任何原因使人兴奋或对某事物保持好奇心或注意力，侧重引起兴趣或注意。
please多指愿望、兴趣得到满足后产生的强烈满意情绪。
【例句用法】
The subject may be full of interest to you, but it holds no interest for me.
这个问题即使你兴味盎然，我也是兴味索然。
The lawyer invited the interested parties to discuss the problem.
律师邀请有关的当事人一起商讨问题。
I am very interested in local history.
我很想了解本地的历史。
They supported Japan's taking over of all the former German interests in Shandong Province.
他们支持日本接管德国以前在山东省的所有权益。
Politics has always interested me.
我一直对政治学有兴趣。
二.show：v.证明, 显现, 展示, 解说, 指示, 表示, 表现, 流露, 带路, 标示, 描绘,陈列, 证明, 上映, 出现 n.表演, 展览, 显示, 行为,样子, 景象,场面, 表现
【词义辨析】
appear, emerge, show, loom
这些动词均有“出现”之意。
appear强调公开露面，被看见。
emerge侧重缓缓出现的过程。
show语气较强，强调“露出来”。
loom指朦胧出现，好像从雾中浮现出来一样。
show, exhibit, display, manifest, demonstrate
这些动词均含“显示、显露、展现”之意。
show泛指任何有意或无意地把东西给别人看的行为。
exhibit指公开或正式地展示，以便引人注目或让人检查。
display多指将某物陈列在显眼之处以便让发现其优点，侧重有意识地显示。
manifest书面正式用词，指明确地表明。
demonstrate指明显地表露感情。也指用实例、实验推理等手段表演证明，或论证某一问题。
【例句用法】
Her laziness showed in her exam results.
她平时懒惰从她的考试成绩可以看得出来。
All the new products were on show at the exhibition.
展览会上陈列著所有的新产品。
The leader rarely shows herself in public.
这位领导她很少在公众场合露面。
In the portrait he is shown lying on a sofa.
在这张画像中画着他躺在沙发上。
She only has those books for show she never reads them.
她的那些书只是装门面的－－她从来不看。