纪录片《凡尔赛宫》 06法国——时尚之国的渊源

Louis liked to display his power.

路易喜爱展示权力

After winning a war against Spain,

战胜西班牙后

he celebrated¹ with a huge party in the gardens of Versailles.

他在凡尔赛花园里开办大型庆祝会

It was also a chance for the King to show off the woman,

同时国王也可向人们炫耀

who had now replaced Louise as his favourite mistress.

他用以取代露易丝的新情人

Her name was Madame De Montespan,

她名叫德·蒙特斯潘夫人

and she was one of the most beautiful women in France.

她是法国最美的女子之一

Montespan is such an attractive figure, I think.

蒙特斯潘是个充满魅力的美人

She was a tremendous goer.

她凡事都爱参与

She loved everything to do with pleasure.

极其热爱享乐

She loved jewels, she liked marvellous clothes,

她热爱宝石 华服

she liked food, flowers, gardening.

美食 鲜花 和园艺

And above all she liked sex, you see, and he did too,

尤其是性爱 这点与路易相同

so he found the absolutely the right maitresse-en-titre for him.

因此她成了路易最佳的候选情人

And she knew about having wonderful feasts,

她懂得如何享受盛宴

and about having entertainments.

寻找消遣

So she was exactly the kind of person Louis envisaged²,

她就是路易设想中

as being suitable.

最合适的情人

At the same time she was so beautiful that ambassadors thought,

与此同时 大使们认为

she contributed to the legend of the Sun King.

她的美貌也证实了太阳王的传奇

The Sun King's festivities were about more than pleasure.

太阳王盛宴的意义超越了享乐

They had real political significance.

它们具有重要的政治意义

Louis was slowly turning his new palace into the most important

路易正逐渐将他的新殿变为欧洲

and the most fashionable seat of power in Europe.

最重要最时尚的权力中心

The parties at Versailles,

凡尔赛宫的宴会

they've been described as Pagan Masses.

被描绘成异教徒的集会

Fireworks, rides along the canal in gondolas³,

贡多拉游船沿运河表演焰火和马术

balls for 3,000 people under the stars.

三千人参与的星光舞会

Plays, ballets with a hundred dancers by Lully.

吕利创作的戏剧 百人芭蕾

Everything you can possibly imagine, all at once,

你能想象到的所有娱乐

in this tremendous circus of celebration for the King.

都汇集在国王盛大的庆祝仪式上

The great parties were intended to show the nobility

举行聚会是为了

and the rest of Europe how powerful the King of France was,

向贵族及整个欧洲展示法王的权势

what wonderful artists he had,

他麾下的顶尖艺术家

what wonderful musicians,

与音乐家 与其他欧洲王室相比

how superior his court and his culture were,

他的宫廷与文化

to every other court and culture in Europe.

更胜一筹

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 envisaged   

想像，设想( envisage的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He envisaged an old age of loneliness and poverty. 他面对着一个孤独而贫困的晚年。
• Henry Ford envisaged an important future for the motor car. 亨利·福特为汽车设想了一个远大前程。

3 gondolas   

n.狭长小船( gondola的名词复数 )；货架（一般指商店，例如化妆品店）；吊船工作台

参考例句：

• When the G-Force is in motion, the gondolas turn as well. 当“惊呼狂叫”开始旋转时，平底船也同时旋转。 来自互联网
• Moreton Engineering &Equipment Co. Ltd. -Services include sales tower crane, gondolas, material hoist construction equipment. 山明模型工作室-制作建筑模型，包括售楼模型、规划模型、比赛模型等。 来自互联网