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Louis XV was more than ready to get married.
路易十五的婚事早已準備妥當
When he was 15, his original fiance,
他15歲時 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歲
And, since 15-year-old boys loathe sweet, little girls,
因為15歲的少年厭惡甜美的小女孩
he was rather embarrassed to have her around the place.
所以他為女孩身處宮中深感窘迫
Also, the ministers were terribly keen to get him breeding,
而大臣們急于讓他生養后代
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馬德里
and a new wife had to be found.
國王需要一位新的王后
They cast about for princesses,
他們想方設法尋找公主
and they eventually settled on Marie Leszczynska,
最終選定了瑪麗·蕾姍斯卡
who wasn't the most obvious choice,
她并非最明智的選擇
since her father was the deposed king of Poland,
因為她的父親是波蘭的廢君
and she really had no money.
而且她一貧如洗
She was 22, quite pretty,
公主年方22歲 美麗動人
although, as the female courtiers disparagingly remarked,
盡管女官們輕蔑地評論道
Her complexion had never known any other cosmetic than snow.
她窮得只能用雪當化妝品
Nonetheless, 15-year-old boys aren't really very choosy,
盡管如此 15歲的少年并不挑剔
and Louis fell madly in love with her at once.
路易立刻瘋狂地愛上了她
