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Louis and Marie Antoinette seemed

路易和玛丽·安托瓦内特似乎

happy and relaxed in public.

在万众瞩目下快乐悠闲

But, behind the smiles,

但是在他们的微笑后

there was a problem with the royal marriage.

皇室婚姻却摇摇欲坠

A big one.

危机四伏

The marriage was in one way a disaster.

从某种方面来说他们的婚姻格外不幸

If you say that the point of the marriage was to produce heirs1

如果你认为他们的婚姻是为了

who would combine the blood of the Austrian2 royal family

诞下能结合奥地利

and the French royal family,

与法国皇室血脉的继承人

well, that wasn't going to happen,

那就大错特错了

cuz poor Louis XVI simply couldn't,

因为可怜的路易十六就是无法

wouldn't or didn't try to consummate3 the marriage.

不愿或者根本没有试图圆房

A king and queen sex life, or lack of one,

国王与王后所缺少的性生活

was an important matter of state,

对国家来说十分重要

so it didn't take long for news of Louis' failings in the bedchamber

所以关于路易床第无能的流言

to spread around Versailles.

很快就在凡尔赛流传开来


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1 heirs c7a81eb3e402ecd58ead0f49914602e2     
继承人( heir的名词复数 ); 后嗣; (工作或传统的)继承者; 承袭者
参考例句:
  • The socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment. 社会主义者认为自己是启蒙运动的真正继承者。
  • He distributed his possessions among his heirs. 他把自己的财产分给继承人。
2 Austrian WyvzhN     
n.奥地利人
参考例句:
  • Napoleon divorced his French wife in order to marry an Austrian princess. 为了娶一位奥地利公主,拿破仑和他的法国妻子离了婚。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
  • Lanny recollected the beautiful Austrian country through which he had passed. 兰尼回想起他经过的美丽的奥地利国家。 来自辞典例句
3 consummate BZcyn     
adj.完美的;v.成婚;使完美 [反]baffle
参考例句:
  • The restored jade burial suit fully reveals the consummate skill of the labouring people of ancient China.复原后的金缕玉衣充分显示出中国古代劳动人民的精湛工艺。
  • The actor's acting is consummate and he is loved by the audience.这位演员技艺精湛,深受观众喜爱。

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