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In August 1788, the treasury1 was bare.

1788年8月 国库已经耗光

The government was forced to summon an Estates-General.

政府被迫召开一个全阶级会议

It really was a last throw of the dice2.

这是最后的孤注一掷

Despite their huge numerical superiority,

尽管有人数上的绝对优势

the votes of the Third Estate only counted the same

第三阶级到场的投票数只等同于

as those of the nobility and the clergy3.

到场贵族和神职人员的投票数

You will always have a situation

情况一直都是这样

where the two votes of the so-called privileged orders,

这两个所谓的特权秩序的投票

that is the nobility and the clergy,

也就是代表着少于50万的人口的

representing maybe less than half a million people,

贵族和神职人员

will always outweigh4 the wishes of the 27.5 million people

却总是比第三等级的

of the Third Estate.

275万人民的意愿更重要

So, straight away, you've got a political deadlock5

所以 只要三级会议一召开

as soon as the Estates-General meet.

就立刻形成僵局

And getting out of that deadlock

为了打破僵局

will be what happens over the summer of 1789

1789年的夏天就发生了激烈的冲突

that triggers the Revolution.

从而引发了革命


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1 treasury 7GeyP     
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
  • The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
  • This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
2 dice iuyzh8     
n.骰子；vt.把（食物）切成小方块，冒险
参考例句：
  • They were playing dice.他们在玩掷骰子游戏。
  • A dice is a cube.骰子是立方体。
3 clergy SnZy2     
n.[总称]牧师，神职人员
参考例句：
  • I could heartily wish that more of our country clergy would follow this example.我衷心希望，我国有更多的牧师效法这个榜样。
  • All the local clergy attended the ceremony.当地所有的牧师出席了仪式。
4 outweigh gJlxO     
vt.比...更重，...更重要
参考例句：
  • The merits of your plan outweigh the defects.你制定的计划其优点胜过缺点。
  • One's merits outweigh one's short-comings.功大于过。
5 deadlock mOIzU     
n.僵局，僵持
参考例句：
  • The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
  • The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

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