慢慢地 圣日逐漸增多
and the saints, themselves, became increasingly obscure until,
而她提到的所謂"圣人"也越來越不靠譜
finally, Louis lost his temper and asked Lebel,
最終路易的怒氣爆發(fā) 并要求
who was the concierge of Versailles,
凡爾賽的管理員勒貝爾
to bring him a woman, any woman.
帶來一個女人 任何女人都行
Louis only had to ask,
路易只需要求
and just about anything and anyone could be provided, and was.
任何物或人便受召前來 事實的確如此
The King gradually got into thehabitof first having
國王逐漸習慣于調(diào)戲
dalliances with the court ladies and then full-blown affairs.
宮廷侍女 然后發(fā)展出真正的奸情
Louis began a life of carnal adventures
路易充滿肉欲的生活
that would turn him into one of history's greatest libertines.
將他變成了歷史上最風流的浪子之一
He was a great womaniser,
他沉湎于女色
but there was nothing unusual about that.
但這其實沒什么特別
French kings were expected to be womanisers.
人們希望法國國王擁有情婦
This was seen as a sign that they were virile,
這代表了男性雄風
and we're going to produce an heir, and were, in fact,
也是子嗣的象征 而實際上
acting in an aristocratic and masculine way.
代表了貴族而陽剛的作風
Indeed, within the aristocratic society
誠然 在國王耳濡目染的
that the King had beenraised,
貴族社會中
the idea of marriage or fidelity was seen as laughable.
婚姻與忠誠的概念相當可笑
一.habit:n. 習慣,習性 n. 騎裝,宗教服裝 vt. 給…穿衣服
【詞義辨析】
habit,practice,custom,convention
habit: 指個人的“習慣”,通常用于表示做事、思考問題或行為舉止的不自覺的方式方法。
That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back tomy old bad habit of dozing off in front of the screen.
這證明是我的失敗,因為我不久就回到在電視屏幕前打瞌睡的壞習慣去了。
practice: 既可表示個人的也可表示社會的“習慣”,這種“習慣”從性質(zhì)上看是一種反復不斷的或是有選擇性的行為或者方法。
On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat——thenormally accepted practice in many northern countries.
在另一方面,一想到用動物油煎馬鈴薯,你便會作嘔。然而在許多北歐國家里,這是為大家接受的通常習慣。
She walked slowly into the hall and at once noticed that all the room doors were open,yetfollowing her general practice she had shut them before going out.
她慢慢地走進廳堂,并且立刻發(fā)現(xiàn)所有的房門都是開著的。但是按照她自己的一般習慣,她在外出前總是把門全部關好的。
custom: 具有 habit 和 practice 的一切含義,此外,custom 還包含這樣一層意思:長期而廣泛采用的行為或方法,即風俗習慣,按照某地區(qū)人們共同生活及其行為的準則或規(guī)范,它不僅有指導意義,而且具有必須遵循的意義。
Don't be a slave to custom.
不要做風俗習慣的奴隸。
From the moment of his birth the customs into which he is born shape his experience andbehaviour.
一個人從誕生的那一時刻起,他降生后所處的風俗習慣便給他的閱歷和行為定型。
convention: 其實是其他3個詞的近義詞,它的含義為:固定的或公眾一致承認的行事或表達思想的方法。
They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anythingextraordinary.
他們不顧社會習俗,并未意識到自己在做些與眾不同的事。
【例句用法】
1.He is in the habit of rising early.
他有早起的習慣。
2.My colleague has broken off the habit of smoking.
我的同事已經(jīng)戒掉了吸煙的習慣。
二.raise:n. 上升,增高,高地 vt. 升起,舉起,飼養(yǎng),提出,引起
【詞義辨析】
1.arise,rise,raise,lift
arise: 書面用詞,多用于詩歌或比喻中,具有特殊的修辭色彩。
rise: 普通用詞,指具體的或抽象的事物由低向高移動。
raise: 及物動詞,常用詞,多指把某物從低處升到高處,有時作引申用。
lift: 語氣比raise強,指用體力或機械的力舉起或抬起某物。
2.lift,hoist,raise,elevate,heave,boost
lift: 指用人力或機械力把某物升到較高的位置。
hoist: 多指用繩索、滑輪等機械把重物升起。
raise: 較正式用詞,??膳clift換用,但強調(diào)把某物舉起或抬起到應有的高度。常用比喻。
elevate: 較正式用詞,指位置、高度的升高,多作比喻用,指職位、品德等的提高。
heave: 指需花大力氣或借外力才能舉起或抬起重物。
boost: 原義指從后面或下面推起或提高,現(xiàn)常用于指提高價格、振作精神等抽象概念。
3.raise,keep,support,feed
raise: 意為“撫養(yǎng)(指人);飼養(yǎng)(指動物或禽畜)”之意。
He raised the children himself;his wife died years ago.
他的妻子多年以前就去世了,他一手把孩子拉扯大。
He raised those goats from new-born kids.
那些羊從小羊羔時就是他喂養(yǎng)的。
keep: 表示“養(yǎng)活(指人);飼養(yǎng)(指動物或禽畜)”。
John has his wife and six children to keep(support).
約翰要養(yǎng)活妻子和六個孩子。
They kept some hens and pigs.
他們養(yǎng)了一些雞和豬。
support: 意為“養(yǎng)活”,不用于飼養(yǎng)動物。
She supports her old mother.
她贍養(yǎng)老母親。
He has a large family to support.
他要養(yǎng)活一大家子。
feed: 意為“喂養(yǎng);飼養(yǎng);以......為食”。
Have you fed the baby/cow yet?
嬰兒/牛喂了嗎?
She fed meat to her dog. =She fed her dog with/on meat.
她用肉喂狗。
Foxes feed on small animals.
狐貍以小動物為食。
【詞語用法】
raise在美式英語中有“飼養(yǎng),撫養(yǎng)”的意思,如 raise cattle(飼養(yǎng)牲口)和raise children(撫養(yǎng)孩子)。相對應的英式英語則是breed cattle和rear children;
raise在美式英語中還有“增加”的意思,通常指工資等的上升,如a raise in/of salary。英式英語中習慣用rise或increase去替換該詞;
【錯句舉例與錯句分析】
錯句:It will slowly start to overheat and its respiration rate and its temperature will start toraise.
糾正:It will slowly start to overheat and its respiration rate and its temperature will start torise.
翻譯:它會慢慢的變得過熱而且它的呼吸頻率和溫度會開始上升。
分析:raise是及物動詞,后面要加賓語,應改為不及物動詞rise。