【跟着英剧练发音】The Queens Palaces E1-19

 模仿文本：

But George's attempts to pass on his ideas of morality and modest living failed.

Perhaps it's hardly surprising that the King's eldest¹ son rebelled. Whereas George III was frugal² to the point of stinginess, his son, the future George IV, indulged in every excess to exhaustion³. And as for this portrait, well, it's distinctly flattering, because when it was painted, the Prince was actually obese⁴. One MP described him as, "From head to foot, a flaccidity of muscle and rotundity of outline."

The Prince of Wales was a man of huge appetites, as is shown by his girth. Of course, as George IV tended to do in other aspects of life, he overdid⁵ it. He gave even gluttony a bad name. From about the age of 40 onwards, he was beginning to fray⁶ at the edges, and my God, what edges they were. I mean, covering almost everything that he sat upon.

 

 翻译君：

乔治试图把他的道德观念和谦逊的生活方式传承下去，但最终失败。

也许查理三世的长子反叛也不足为奇，乔治三世的节俭达到了吝啬的程度。他的长子，未来的乔治四世，则穷奢极欲，这幅是他的肖像。呃…确实是挺讨人喜欢。但事实上，创造这幅画的时候，他非常肥胖，一位议员这样描述他“从头到脚，全身圆胖，肌肉松弛，”

威尔士亲王的胃口很大，这从他的腰围就能看出，（英王的长子都封为威尔士亲王）。当然，乔治四世想过一个跟他父亲不一样的生活，但他做得过分了，落得个贪吃的名声。到40岁的时候，他的身体就每况愈下。老天，就到了那个程度。我的意思是，身边能吃的东西都吃

 

1 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

2 frugal   

adj.节俭的，节约的，少量的，微量的

参考例句：

• He was a VIP,but he had a frugal life.他是位要人，但生活俭朴。
• The old woman is frugal to the extreme.那老妇人节约到了极点。

3 exhaustion   

n.耗尽枯竭，疲惫，筋疲力尽，竭尽，详尽无遗的论述

参考例句：

• She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
• His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。

4 obese   

adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的

参考例句：

• The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
• Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。

5 overdid   

v.做得过分( overdo的过去式 )；太夸张；把…煮得太久；（工作等）过度

参考例句：

• We overdid the meat and it didn't taste good. 我们把肉煮得太久，结果味道不好了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He overdid and became extremely tired. 他用力过猛，感到筋疲力尽。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 fray   

v.争吵；打斗；磨损，磨破；n.吵架；打斗

参考例句：

• Why should you get involved in their fray?你为什么要介入他们的争吵呢？
• Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.大热天脾气烦燥。