他得的是種很難看的天花
which was the black variety,
是一種黑色變種
that changed the entire colour of the face
能使整張臉
to a sort of dark copper mask.
猶如一張紅銅色的面具
And so, he was completely disfigured.
因此 他完全毀容了
Even as he approached death,
即使他行將就木
Louis's enemies spread stories about his sex life.
他的敵人仍在散播有關(guān)他性生活的謠言
It was suggested that he may have caught his smallpox from a prostitute,
可能是一名妓女把天花傳染給他
but the whole idea of a corrupt body of a corrupt king
但是一名腐敗墮落的國王即將入土
were very resonant,
這消息實在振奮人心
and it is thought that this was a fitting punishment.
民眾皆認為這是因果報應(yīng)
The outward and visible sign of an inward, invisible damnation.
是一種無形內(nèi)在本質(zhì)的有形外在體現(xiàn)
It riddles his body and it produces a horrible stench
疾病侵蝕他的身體 渾身散發(fā)惡臭
as his inner organs start decaying.
因為他的內(nèi)臟開始
Underneath it all, he is very devout.
即便如此 他仍然非常虔誠
And he goes into ultra-devout mode.
他變得極端虔誠
He sends away Madame Du Barry from the court
他遣走了杜巴利夫人
in the same way that he sent away
正如他于1744年在梅斯
the Duchess De Chateauroux in 1744 at Metz.
流放了查特路公爵夫人一樣
Once she had left, it was possible for him
一旦她離開 他就能夠
to receive the last rites of the church,
接受教堂的臨終圣禮
and, in his final hours,
在他最后的幾小時里
he made a great effort, I think,
我覺得他作了很大的努力
to die as a Christian.
希望如基督教徒般死去
一.form:n.形式, 形狀, 表格, 良好的健康狀態(tài), 表現(xiàn)狀態(tài), 常規(guī) v.形成, 建立
【語法用法】
通常我們習(xí)慣的表達方式里都沒有in...form,如in popularform(以通俗的形式),in book form(以書的形式);
good form 和bad form表示“有禮貌和沒禮貌”,form前不加a或者the,也不加s;
a new form of book指“一本新型的”,也有some new forms of books的表達方式;
form letter 與 form a letter 有所不同。前者表示“依照固定格式印成或打成或?qū)懗傻?發(fā)給許多人的)信”,后者表示“正式的信”。
【詞義辨析】
list, catalog(ue), register, roll, schedule, table, chart, form
這些名詞均含“名單、目錄、表格”之意。
list最普通用詞,含義廣。指按字母順序、時間先后或類別等排列的姓名或項目等的單子。
catalog(ue)指列出有全部隊名、物名或項目等的目錄,有時指附有簡要說明的分類名單或一覽表。
register多指官方對人或事作出的正式書面記錄或詳細清單。
roll多指人員的姓名名單,尤指屬于團體或軍事單位的全體人員名單。
schedule既可指時間或計劃的安排表,又可指詳細列出的所有分類項的清單或細表。
table普通用詞,一般指易于迅速查閱使用,具有特定編排方法的目錄或表格。
chart指把資料制成表格等形式供人看的圖表。
form指上面印有橫線或格讓人填寫規(guī)定內(nèi)容的表格。
mould, forge, form, shape
這些動詞均有“使成形”之意。
mould通常指把有延展性的材料澆鑄或塑成所需形狀的物品。
forge意義較窄,指用錘子和砧對金屬材料進行加工或鍛造。
form通常指對尚未成形的物品作進一步加工,使成為成品。
shape比mould使用廣泛,指用許多不同的方法制成不同形狀的制品。
【例句用法】
The team were on excellent form throughout the whole competition.
這個隊在整個比賽過程中一直處於極好的競技狀態(tài)。
After six months training, the whole team is in superb form.
全隊經(jīng)過六個月的訓(xùn)練競技狀態(tài)極佳。
His research formed the basis of his new book.
他的研究成果是他這本新書的基礎(chǔ)。
I've got no record of this horse's form.
我沒有這匹馬的情況記錄。
二.effort:n.努力, 努力的成果
【語法用法】
effort指“努力”時,后面跟不定式。
His effort to reform her at length succeeded.
他為改變她作出努力最后取得了成功。
effort指“作品”時,后面跟at和動名詞或名詞。
This is his effort at depicting the peasants.
這是他描繪農(nóng)民的一幅作品。
effort指“努力”時,是抽象名詞,不可直接用于make后。只能以an effort,efforts,every efforts等形式出現(xiàn);
表示相反的狀態(tài)時,用without effort或without great effort中,注意是單數(shù)effort;
effort可用于以下句型中:Effort has been made to...(不定式),Effort has been directed to...(介詞)或make special effort to...(不定式)等。
【錯句舉例與錯句分析】
錯句: He cleaned the blackboard without efforts.
訂正: He cleaned the blackboard without effort.
翻譯: 他毫不費力地擦干凈了黑板。
分析: effort在句中指“力氣”,是不可數(shù)名詞。
【例句用法】
Your effort is bound to be successful.
你的努力一定會成功的。
Your success lies upon your effort.
你成功與否取決于你的努力。
Put more effort into your work.
你要更加努力地工作。
It's quite an effort to lift this heavy box.
抬起這只沉重的箱子要花費相當大的力氣。