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However magnificent the plans,
無論計劃多么宏偉
Louis' experience with his builders was a familiar one.
路易與建造者的經歷仍舊如昔
Everything took much longer and cost far more than the estimates.
開銷與所用時間遠遠超出預期
And they made a terrible mess.
一切亂作一團
Nothing is more false than these gracious pictures of Versailles,
凡爾賽的雅致畫作盡管讓莊嚴的宮殿
which shows this stately place
更加完美 博得喝彩
with everything perfect, everybody gliding about, actually,
卻是整個建筑中的最大敗筆
it was a huge building site.
它表明凡爾賽宮只是建筑工地而已
All the court ladies complained about it.
所有的宮廷仕女對它嗤之以鼻
The workmen starting at 6am, my dear,
工人們早晨6點開工 天哪
the dust and the smell of wet plaster which got into their hair.
灰塵和潮石灰的氣味附在他們的頭發上
It's exactly like today
場景如同今日
exactly like what we feel on a tiny scale
就像我們看到鄰居
when our neighbours go building.
建小東西時的感覺
Must have been an amazing sight.
人們進入凡爾賽宮的第一天
I mean, the first day in at Versailles.
一定是一番驚奇的景象
Everybody starts jostling, jostling,jostling
人們推推搡搡希望搶到
for bigger rooms and better rooms and a better position.
更大更好的房間以及更佳的位置
In meantime, the lesser folk, you know,
與此同時 地位較低的人
they were trying to get down from the attics,
正試圖離開閣樓
get better rooms,
尋找更好的房間
always to get as near as possible to the King.
希望與國王離得更近
At night, there was this sort of great unrolling
夜里 宮中到處都有人
of mattresses all over the palace, as servants and soldiers, guards,
展開床墊 因為仆人 戰士
they'd go to sleep on the floor.
和守衛要睡在地上
The lavatory arrangements were pretty kind of basic.
盥洗室非常簡陋
Servants would think nothing of relieving themselves
仆人絕不會在凡爾賽的
in the corridors of Versailles.
走廊里解手
So you have this extraordinary attention on outward appearances
所以盡管宮殿外表浮華
and magnificent clothes, but alongside you have all these smells.
衣香鬢影 但味道令人作嘔
I mean, you could have been in a farmyard.
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