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Then Peter lured Alexei back, tortured him terribly, and allowed him to die in prison two years later!
之后彼得把阿列克謝騙回，殘忍地虐待他，眼睜睜地看著他兩年后死在了牢獄里
Peter suspected his beloved second wife, Tsarina Catherina of having taken a Dutch lover,
彼得還懷疑他摯愛的第二任妻子，皇后葉卡捷琳娜有一個荷蘭情人
the brother oddly enough of Peter's own former mistress, and he had this Dutch man drawn and quartered.
彼得前情婦的弟弟，他把這個荷蘭人抓起來五馬分尸了
The greatest illustration, however, of Peter's obsessive drive was the building of his beloved St. Petersburg.
將彼得的心機展露無遺的，就是他一手打造的圣彼得堡
Because it was built during war time, St. Petersburg had to be not a Westernized Russian city but a naval and military base.
由于它是在戰爭時期建立的，圣彼得堡不僅是一個西化的俄國城市，還是個軍事基地
So Peter spared no expense.
所以彼得不惜砸下重金
Peasant laborers were forced in by the tens of thousands.
數萬農民們被迫加入軍隊
When they died of overwork, malnutrition, disease, or all the above, Peter just sent in more.
當許多人由于過度勞累，營養不良，或是疾病死亡，彼得就招募更多的人
To this day, the natives of St. Petersburg will tell you that their city is built upon bones!
直到今日，圣彼得堡的人們仍會說起，這是一座建立在尸骨上的城市
Peter also hired the best architects, craftsmen, and materials available.
彼得還雇了最好的建筑師，手工匠，購買了最好的材料
For years, it was illegal to construct a stone building in Russia anywhere but in St. Petersburg.
那些年里，除了圣彼得堡之外，在別的地方建一棟樓都是違法的
In 1712, Peter officially named his new city the capital of Russia, St. Petersburg, which is Dutch for the city of Saint Peter.
1712年，彼得正式給新城命名圣彼得堡，作為俄國的首都，在荷蘭語中叫做圣彼得城
Lavishly adorned by his successors, terribly tested by siege during the Second World War,
他的繼承人們奢侈浪費地裝飾這座城，但是在二戰之前又經歷了浩劫
this gorgeous city is but the greatest of Peter's indelible marks upon the Russian state.
這座宏偉的城市就是彼得對俄國改革的見證
I've been there twice. I can't wait to go there again.
我去過兩次，但我還想再去
