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Louis' restless pursuit of glory and magnificence
路易對榮耀與宏偉的無盡追求
found expression in the gardens of Versailles.
體現在凡爾賽宮的花園里
But even the King could notchange
但即使是國王
the geography of a region
也無法改變
that was critically short of running water
一個地區缺少活水的事實
to power the hundreds of new fountains
由此勒諾特爾建造的數百噴泉
that Le Notre had installed.
無法真正使用
And so, when the King took a stroll,
所以當國王散步時
his gardeners had to turn the fountains on as he approached.
園丁便在他接近時打開噴泉
And then off again once he had walked past.
再在他離開時關閉
The problem of getting supplies
尋找湍急高壓的水源
of fast running, high-pressure water
非常困難
were never adequately solved.
這個問題從未被真正解決
Variousattemptswere made to find alternative sources
人們屢次嘗試在遠處
from quite far away from Versailles.
尋找水源
The celebrated Machine of Marly
著名的馬利水機
was a series of vast water wheels
由一系列大水輪組成
which were intended to bring water up from the Seine
能將塞納河水
and deliver it to the Palace of Versailles.
運送至凡爾賽宮
This provided water but not enough...
但水量遠遠不夠
The great and final scheme involved building
最終的宏大計劃包括
a full scale Roman-style aqueduct.
建造一道完整的羅馬式渡槽
This was abandoned as being too expensive and the result,
但計劃后來夭折 因為花銷巨大
of course, was that the great gardens of Versailles never
結果凡爾賽的花園從未
had enough water to drive all the fountains simultaneously.
獲得足夠水源來同時開啟噴泉
