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Louis had been called the King of France since he was five,
自5歲起路易就被稱為法國國王
but others ran the country in his name.
但另有其人以他之名統(tǒng)治國家
On his 12th birthday, it was time for him to take his crown,
12歲生日時 他終于能夠接過王冠
and his place on the world stage.
登上世界的舞臺
The coronation of Louis XV was a moment of great hope,
路易十五的加冕儀式
and expectation for the French people.
為法國人民帶來了巨大希望
They'd had long years of war,
法國常年戰(zhàn)亂
and now the country was at peace,
現(xiàn)在終于迎來了和平
and it had a young king,
新王登基
in whom it was possible to invest every conceivable hope.
民眾將所有希望都寄托在他身上
So, they couldprojecttheir ambitions and expectations,
所以人們能將雄心與期望
for the new reign on this young, as yet, untested king.
寄予年輕而尚未經(jīng)受考驗的新國王
But, there was a shadow over Louis's inheritance,
但路易十五的繼任陰影重重
cast not by an eclipse, but by a mountain of debt.
并非來自月食 而是堆積如山的債務(wù)
Despite all his success in war and diplomacy,
盡管路易十四能征善戰(zhàn) 精通外交
Louis XIV never managed to balance the books,
他卻不善經(jīng)營國庫
or even pay for the building of his enormous palace.
甚至無法支付建造宮殿的花銷
Louis XIV, when he died, left France in absolutely dire straits.
路易十四駕崩前讓法國深陷困境
After a long war he, of course, left France,
常年戰(zhàn)亂后 他留給法國的
something like, 20-years revenue in debt,
是相當(dāng)于20年國庫稅收的債務(wù)
2 billion livres in debt, at least.
至少20億里弗
And this was going to be an absolutely massive problem.
這必定會帶來巨大危機
2 billion livres. That's 160 billion pounds in today's money.
20億里弗相當(dāng)于現(xiàn)代的1600億英鎊
But, before he could start work on that problem,
但在新王著手解決這個危機前
there was one other thing thatdemanded
他還需要立刻解決
the new King's immediate attention,
另一問題
marriage.
那就是婚姻
