【BBC紀(jì)錄片】凡爾賽宮 第57期：引領(lǐng)時(shí)代與時(shí)俱進(jìn)的國王
為了贏得愛戴 路易知道自己
in the interest of all his people,
要以人民的利益為重
and not just the ones he had grown up with.
而不僅是他與之長大的那些人
In keeping with the Enlightenment,
路易的作為順應(yīng)了啟蒙運(yùn)動(dòng)
he's going to be a slightly more modern king.
他將成為一位更加現(xiàn)代化的國王
He has ambitions to be a just
他野心勃勃 志在成為
and a philanthropic monarch.
一位公正仁慈的君主
He calls himself Louis le Bienfaisant, Louis the Philanthropic.
他自詡為仁慈者路易
In fact, one of his first decisions was so modern
事實(shí)上 他的最初決定相當(dāng)新潮
that it quite terrified his courtiers.
以至于幕僚們感到恐慌
He had his whole family inoculated against smallpox,
他要求家人接種天花疫苗
using a procedure that was experimental and very dangerous.
此過程仍處在實(shí)驗(yàn)期 十分危險(xiǎn)
That was something which, you know,
在當(dāng)時(shí) 這種事情
raised heads at the time.
會(huì)讓人為之震驚
People thought, "Oh, what will happen if he dies?"
人們會(huì)想 "如果他死了怎么辦"
And I think, in that way, the king took the lead.
我認(rèn)為國王在這方面獨(dú)領(lǐng)風(fēng)潮
He showed that he could
他向人們展示出自己能夠
lead with the times and move with the times.
引領(lǐng)時(shí)代 與時(shí)俱進(jìn)
And that was a promising start to the reign.
這對(duì)統(tǒng)治來說是充滿希望的開端
一.interest：n.興趣, 嗜好, 利息, 股份 v.使…感興趣
【語法用法】
in the interest(s) of truth指“為了真理”，in theinterest(s) of peace指“為了和平”，interest后的s可選擇加或不加;
interest后面用的介詞不同，意思就會(huì)不同。
I have (take) no interest in this subject.
這里interest指感覺。
This subject has no interest for me.
這的interest指引起這種感覺的特質(zhì)。I study this subject with great interest.
句中with...interest為狀語短語，interest指興趣。This subject is of great interest to me.
句中of...interest是形容詞短語，interest指引起興趣的的特質(zhì)。
scholarly interests和intellectual interests 中的interests都表達(dá)為被關(guān)注的事或物;
interest做動(dòng)詞時(shí)，可解釋為“引起…的注意或關(guān)心”。
This subject interests him greatly.
【詞義辨析】
advantage, benefit, interest, favour, profit, gain
這些名詞均有“利益、好處”之意。
advantage指因某方面占優(yōu)勢或利用某機(jī)會(huì)以及對(duì)方弱點(diǎn)而獲得利益與好處。
benefit普通用詞，指通過正當(dāng)手段從物質(zhì)或精神方面得到的任何好處或利益。
interest作“利益”解時(shí)，多用復(fù)數(shù)形式，既可指集團(tuán)、群體的利益，又可指個(gè)人的利益。
favour指在競爭中獲得的advantage,也可指狹隘的個(gè)人利益。
profit著重收益，尤指從物質(zhì)、錢財(cái)?shù)确矫娅@得的利益。
gain指獲得的物質(zhì)利益，也暗示不損壞他人利益而得的無形好處。
amuse, entertain, interest, please
這些動(dòng)詞均含有“使人娛樂，消遣”之意。
amuse指使人通過注意某些有趣或悅?cè)说氖挛锒?，著重使人愉快的效果?/p>
entertain指通過給他人快樂感的消遣活動(dòng)，使自己或他人從單調(diào)中解脫出來。
interest普通用詞，指出于任何原因使人興奮或?qū)δ呈挛锉３趾闷嫘幕蜃⒁饬?，?cè)重引起興趣或注意。
please多指愿望、興趣得到滿足后產(chǎn)生的強(qiáng)烈滿意情緒。
【例句用法】
The subject may be full of interest to you, but it holds no interest for me.
這個(gè)問題即使你興味盎然，我也是興味索然。
The lawyer invited the interested parties to discuss the problem.
律師邀請(qǐng)有關(guān)的當(dāng)事人一起商討問題。
I am very interested in local history.
我很想了解本地的歷史。
They supported Japan's taking over of all the former German interests in Shandong Province.
他們支持日本接管德國以前在山東省的所有權(quán)益。
Politics has always interested me.
我一直對(duì)政治學(xué)有興趣。
二.show：v.證明, 顯現(xiàn), 展示, 解說, 指示, 表示, 表現(xiàn), 流露, 帶路, 標(biāo)示, 描繪,陳列, 證明, 上映, 出現(xiàn) n.表演, 展覽, 顯示, 行為,樣子, 景象,場面, 表現(xiàn)
【詞義辨析】
appear, emerge, show, loom
這些動(dòng)詞均有“出現(xiàn)”之意。
appear強(qiáng)調(diào)公開露面，被看見。
emerge側(cè)重緩緩出現(xiàn)的過程。
show語氣較強(qiáng)，強(qiáng)調(diào)“露出來”。
loom指朦朧出現(xiàn)，好像從霧中浮現(xiàn)出來一樣。
show, exhibit, display, manifest, demonstrate
這些動(dòng)詞均含“顯示、顯露、展現(xiàn)”之意。
show泛指任何有意或無意地把東西給別人看的行為。
exhibit指公開或正式地展示，以便引人注目或讓人檢查。
display多指將某物陳列在顯眼之處以便讓發(fā)現(xiàn)其優(yōu)點(diǎn)，側(cè)重有意識(shí)地顯示。
manifest書面正式用詞，指明確地表明。
demonstrate指明顯地表露感情。也指用實(shí)例、實(shí)驗(yàn)推理等手段表演證明，或論證某一問題。
【例句用法】
Her laziness showed in her exam results.
她平時(shí)懶惰從她的考試成績可以看得出來。
All the new products were on show at the exhibition.
展覽會(huì)上陳列著所有的新產(chǎn)品。
The leader rarely shows herself in public.
這位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)她很少在公眾場合露面。
In the portrait he is shown lying on a sofa.
在這張畫像中畫著他躺在沙發(fā)上。
She only has those books for show she never reads them.
她的那些書只是裝門面的--她從來不看。
