纪录片《凡尔赛宫》 54法国历史里最平庸的国王

The population had just

人们对于这位国王

lost any hope or confidence in their king,

失去了希望和信心

and indeed, I think it's fair to say,

实际上 我认为

they'd fallen out of love with their king.

他们再也不拥戴他们的国王了

It has been argued that the monarchy¹ could never recover

对于君主制能否从路易造成的危害中恢复

from the harm engendered² by Louis XV.

人们仍在争议之中

He had dragged it into such disrepute that there was no recovery.

他让这一制度声名狼藉 无法恢复

The abiding³ memory of Louis XV

人们对路易十五

is a man who is morally corrupt⁴

仅留下道德败坏的印象

and is unable to rise above

他意志薄弱

his melancholy⁵ into any kind of grandeur⁶.

无所作为

He is the least grand of the French monarchs⁷, surely.

他是法国君主史里最平庸的国王

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 engendered   

v.产生（某形势或状况），造成，引起( engender的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The issue engendered controversy. 这个问题引起了争论。
• The meeting engendered several quarrels. 这次会议发生了几次争吵。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 abiding   

adj.永久的，持久的，不变的

参考例句：

• He had an abiding love of the English countryside.他永远热爱英国的乡村。
• He has a genuine and abiding love of the craft.他对这门手艺有着真挚持久的热爱。

4 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

5 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。

6 grandeur   

n.伟大，崇高，宏伟，庄严，豪华

参考例句：

• The grandeur of the Great Wall is unmatched.长城的壮观是独一无二的。
• These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟。

7 monarchs   

君主，帝王( monarch的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Monarchs ruled England for centuries. 世袭君主统治英格兰有许多世纪。
• Serving six monarchs of his native Great Britain, he has served all men's freedom and dignity. 他在大不列颠本国为六位君王服务，也为全人类的自由和尊严服务。 来自演讲部分