纪录片《凡尔赛宫》 48即使手握重权 也别随便滥用

Louis XV felt the Crown was underthreatfrom the Parlement,

路易十五觉得自己的王位受到来自最高法院

from different sections of society.

和不同社会阶级的威胁

It had suffered the defeats of the Seven Years War,

法国遭受到七年之战失败的打击

therefore, he wanted a spectacular royal wedding

因此 他想借一场盛大的王室婚礼

to assert the splendour and power of the monarchy¹.

以维护君主制的绝对权威

The politicians grumbled² about the crippling cost of the Royal wedding,

大臣对皇室婚礼的巨大开支颇有微词

but Louis just kept on spending.

但路易仍大肆挥霍

Parlement becomes an endless thorn in the side of the Crown.

国王已视最高法院为眼中钉

Sometimes the King is conciliatory towards them,

有时国王与最高法院关系有所缓和

at other times he's very repressive against them.

有时关系又非常紧张

But in 1770

但在1770年

he decides to tackle the problem in a different way.

他决定用种不同的方式解决这个问题

He basically tries to abolish the Parlement.

根本上说 他要尝试废除最高法院

Louis's decision to remove the one organisation³ in France

路易取消国内唯一

that couldchallengehim for authority

能挑战其权威的组织的决定

was a flagrant abuse of royal power.

是对皇室权利的一种滥用

1 monarchy   

n.君主，最高统治者；君主政体，君主国

参考例句：

• The monarchy in England plays an important role in British culture.英格兰的君主政体在英国文化中起重要作用。
• The power of the monarchy in Britain today is more symbolical than real.今日英国君主的权力多为象徵性的，无甚实际意义。

2 grumbled   

抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 )； 发牢骚； 咕哝； 发哼声

参考例句：

• He grumbled at the low pay offered to him. 他抱怨给他的工资低。
• The heat was sweltering, and the men grumbled fiercely over their work. 天热得让人发昏，水手们边干活边发着牢骚。

3 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。