纪录片《凡尔赛宫》 57引领时代与时俱进的国王

To be truly popular, Louis knew that he had to govern

为了赢得爱戴 路易知道自己

in the interest of all his people,

要以人民的利益为重

and not just the ones he had grown up with.

而不仅是他与之长大的那些人

In keeping with the Enlightenment,

路易的作为顺应了启蒙运动

he's going to be a slightly more modern king.

他将成为一位更加现代化的国王

He has ambitions to be a just

他野心勃勃 志在成为

and a philanthropic monarch¹.

一位公正仁慈的君主

He calls himself Louis le Bienfaisant, Louis the Philanthropic.

他自诩为仁慈者路易

In fact, one of his first decisions was so modern

事实上 他的最初决定相当新潮

that it quite terrified his courtiers.

以至于幕僚们感到恐慌

He had his whole family inoculated² against smallpox³,

他要求家人接种天花疫苗

using a procedure that was experimental and very dangerous.

此过程仍处在实验期 十分危险

That was something which, you know,

在当时 这种事情

raised heads at the time.

会让人为之震惊

People thought, "Oh, what will happen if he dies?"

人们会想 "如果他死了怎么办"

And I think, in that way, the king took the lead.

我认为国王在这方面独领风潮

He showed that he could

他向人们展示出自己能够

lead with the times and move with the times.

引领时代 与时俱进

And that was a promising⁴ start to the reign⁵.

这对统治来说是充满希望的开端

1 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。

2 inoculated   

v.给…做预防注射( inoculate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A pedigree pup should have been inoculated against serious diseases before it's sold. 纯种狗应该在出售前注射预防严重疾病的针。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Disease can be spread by dirty tools, insects, inoculated soil. 疾病也能由不干净的工具，昆虫，接种的土壤传播。 来自辞典例句

3 smallpox   

n.天花

参考例句：

• In 1742 he suffered a fatal attack of smallpox.1742年，他染上了致命的天花。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child?你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

4 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

5 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。