纪录片《凡尔赛宫》 27年少的爱情总是简单美好

Louis XV was more than ready to get married.

路易十五的婚事早已准备妥当

When he was 15, his original fiance,

他15岁时 最初的未婚妻

who was the little Infanta of Spain,

西班牙的小郡主

was still only five years old.

只有5岁

And, since 15-year-old boys loathe¹ sweet, little girls,

因为15岁的少年厌恶甜美的小女孩

he was rather embarrassed to have her around the place.

所以他为女孩身处宫中深感窘迫

Also, the ministers were terribly keen to get him breeding,

而大臣们急于让他生养后代

so the little Infanta and

所以小郡主

her dolls were packed off back to Madrid,

和她的娃娃只能收拾行李返回马德里

and a new wife had to be found.

国王需要一位新的王后

They cast about for princesses,

他们想方设法寻找公主

and they eventually settled on Marie Leszczynska,

最终选定了玛丽·蕾姗斯卡

who wasn't the most obvious choice,

她并非最明智的选择

since her father was the deposed² king of Poland,

因为她的父亲是波兰的废君

and she really had no money.

而且她一贫如洗

She was 22, quite pretty,

公主年方22岁 美丽动人

although, as the female courtiers disparagingly³ remarked,

尽管女官们轻蔑地评论道

Her complexion⁴ had never known any other cosmetic⁵ than snow.

她穷得只能用雪当化妆品

Nonetheless, 15-year-old boys aren't really very choosy,

尽管如此 15岁的少年并不挑剔

and Louis fell madly in love with her at once.

路易立刻疯狂地爱上了她

1 loathe   

v.厌恶，嫌恶

参考例句：

• I loathe the smell of burning rubber.我厌恶燃着的橡胶散发的气味。
• You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时，你会厌恶油腻的气味。

2 deposed   

v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证

参考例句：

• The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
• The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 disparagingly   

adv.以贬抑的口吻，以轻视的态度

参考例句：

• These mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging only to a story. 这些神话人物被轻蔑地描述为“仅在传说中出现”的人物。 来自互联网
• In his memoirs he often speaks disparagingly about the private sector. 在他的回忆录里面他经常轻蔑的谈及私营（商业）部门。 来自互联网

4 complexion   

n.肤色；情况，局面；气质，性格

参考例句：

• Red does not suit with her complexion.红色与她的肤色不协调。
• Her resignation puts a different complexion on things.她一辞职局面就全变了。

5 cosmetic   

n.化妆品；adj.化妆用的；装门面的；装饰性的

参考例句：

• These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
• Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品，所以请尽情微笑吧！