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When the British finally gave up fighting in America
當英國最終放棄了美國這塊殖民地
and recognised the new country's independence,
并承認這新生的美利堅合眾國就此獨立
it looked like Louis had achieved a famous victory.
路易似乎大獲全勝
But even as Versailles celebrated,
可是 就在凡爾賽宮上下一片歡騰之時
his courtiers were whispering
路易的侍臣們卻在悄悄說著閑話
that France was not getting what it expected
他們說國家為了支持美國打仗而借了巨貸
from a war it had financed on borrowed money.
但是從中撈取的好處卻少得可憐
Louis had hoped for an economic boost from the war,
路易原本希望這場戰爭能夠促進經濟增長
but the Americans had other ideas.
可美國人卻心存他念
The Americans preferred to
美國人還是更愿意
continue to trade with England,
繼續與英國人做生意
so France actually ended up
所以到頭來
spending an awful lot of money on a war
法國在戰爭中投入了大筆資金
from which she got very little tangible benefit.
卻只從中撈得了一丁點實際的好處
Turgot, the ex-Minister Of Finances says,
前財政部長杜爾哥曾預言
The first gunshot will drive the state to bankruptcy.
只需戰事一起 整個國家就會宣告破產
Well, he's wrong,
這話說太早了
but he's only wrong by a few years,
但不久之后 他的預言便會靈驗了
because the impact of that war on French finances
因為資助美國獨立戰爭 讓法國的財政
is absolutely terrible.
付出了十分慘痛的代價
