纪录片《凡尔赛宫》 43勇敢的度过人生的低谷

It was a disaster for France,

对法国来说是场灾难

it was a disaster for the French monarchy¹.

对这位法国君王来说是场灾难

For a king whose greatest hope

对于一位最大愿望是保存

was to live up to the glory of his predecessor²,

祖先荣耀的君王来说

this was almost too much to bear.

这已无法忍受

The main thing that a King of France was supposed to do,

法国国王要做的最主要事情

which is sometimes forgotten, Le metier du roi,

有时候可能被遗忘 那就是"王者之道"

was the conduct of foreign policy.

是外交政策的指导

Now, he wasn't really supposed to mess around

他本不应该去干涉

with things like the Parlement, internal politics.

最高法院和内政

That wasn't his job. It was foreign policy.

那不是他的职责 他的职责是外交政策

And, if you can't even get that right,

但如果你连本职都搞不好

you're going to be hated.

恨你是理所当然的

Badly shaken by the assassination³ attempt,

为这次的刺杀行动而大为震动

and widely blamed for a each fresh military disaster,

为每次的军事惨败而广受责难

Louis hid himself away at Versailles.

路易在凡尔赛宫深居简出

The Seven Years War was, undoubtedly⁴, the nadir⁵ for Louis XV.

七年战争无疑是路易十五人生的最低谷

He withdrew into himself,

他开始离群索居

and instead of doing what he had done during the Austrian War,

没有像他在奥地利战争中所做的

of getting to the front and leading his troops,

去前线指挥军队

instead he spent his time hunting, and if he wasn't hunting,

而是一直在打猎 如果不在打猎

he was with the girls in the Deer Park.

就在鹿宛与女人们嬉戏

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 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

3 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

4 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。

5 nadir   

n.最低点，无底

参考例句：

• This failure was the nadir of her career.这次失败是她事业上的低谷。
• The demand for this product will reach its nadir within two years.对此产品的需求在两年内将达到最低点。