纪录片《凡尔赛宫》 56年轻的国王王后还没有准备

In 1775, Versailles celebrated¹

1775年 新王与其王后

the coronation of a new king and queen.

在凡尔赛宫加冕

Louis XVI had lived most of his 20 years here,

路易十六20年来都居住于此

surrounded by courtiers and power brokers².

簇拥着幕僚和权力掮客

But, like his young Austrian wife, Marie Antoinette,

但就如他的奥地利妻子玛丽·安托瓦内特

he didn't feel ready to rule.

路易并没有为统治作好准备

Despite their king's private feelings,

尽管国王内心并非情愿

the public had high hopes.

公众却对他寄予厚望

He's young, he has a beautiful wife,

路易十六风华正茂 怀拥娇妻

so there's everything to expect

所以人们对他的新治

from this new and hopefully glorious reign³ of Louis XVI.

与极有可能的光辉时代满怀期望

Louis XVI wants to rule in a grand manner.

路易十六希望统治空前浩大

He wants to be an absolute monarch⁴.

他想成为绝对专权的君主

He wants to live up to the style

他希望效仿路易大帝

of Louis the Great, Louis XIV.

即路易十四的风格

But, interestingly, he wants also

但有趣的是 他也希望

to rule in a way which is popular.

自己的统治受到爱戴

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 brokers   

n.（股票、外币等）经纪人( broker的名词复数 )；中间人；代理商；（订合同的）中人v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的第三人称单数 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…

参考例句：

• The firm in question was Alsbery & Co., whiskey brokers. 那家公司叫阿尔斯伯里公司，经销威士忌。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• From time to time a telephone would ring in the brokers' offices. 那两排经纪人房间里不时响着叮令的电话。 来自子夜部分

3 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

4 monarch   

n.帝王，君主，最高统治者

参考例句：

• The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
• I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。