纪录片《凡尔赛宫》 25孤独的童年扭曲了他的人格

Louis XV never expected to be king,

路易十五原本不应成为国王

but both his father and grandfather died

但他的父亲与祖父

before they could reach the throne¹.

尚未继位成王就与世长辞

Louis XV loses his parents and his grandparents,

路易十五2岁时

when he's two years old.

失去双亲与祖父母

He's an orphan² brought up by people

身为孤儿

that he doesn't know very well,

他由并不熟识的人抚养

some of whom are probably fairly terrifying as courtiers.

其中一些幕僚令人生畏

He is a sickly child very early on.

他幼时便体弱多病

Wherever he went,

不论路易前往何处

Louis was surrounded by the legacy³ of his great-grandfather,

都能见到曾祖父遗留在世的印记

the man who first built the extraordinary palace

就是他最初建造了路易的家

that was his home.

这座超凡的宫殿

Certainly, one would imagine Louis XV has been traumatised

不难想象 路易十五失去至亲

by the death of all his near family,

是何等痛苦

and is a lonely and probably

他孩童时期非常孤独

slightly disturbed child in his youth,

可能还有轻微的情绪障碍

and I think this carries through the rest of his life.

这种情况伴随了他的一生

1 throne   

n.御座，宝座；王位，王权

参考例句：

• He was the legal heir to the throne.他是王位的合法继承人。
• The throne was footed with gold.这御座是用黄金做的脚。

2 orphan   

n.孤儿；adj.无父母的

参考例句：

• He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大，并且把自己的医术传给了他。
• The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。

3 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。