对路易和玛丽·安托瓦内特来说
for Louis and Marie Antoinette
日子变得愈发困难
with the death of their eldest son.
他们痛失了第一个孩子
The death of the Dauphin, the young heir to the throne,
又失去了王太子 年轻的皇位继承人
is quite a big psychological shock, actually.
这对他们心理实在是个沉重的打击
The king is met by a tremendous amount of support from the nobility.
国王受到了来自贵族的广泛支持
Psychologically, it draws the king and his nobility closer together, in a way.
在精神层面上这意味着国王和贵族的关系更近一步
It was a crucial moment,
这是个关键时期
Louis sudden shift in sympathy back to the nobles
路易突然转而向贵族寻求帮助
meant that their enemies,
意味着他们的敌人
the representatives of the Third Estate,
三级会议的代表们
decided he was never going to help them.
至此确定他永远不可能帮上忙
The king is increasingly finding it difficult to distance himself
国王知道 要使自己远离贵族及其利益
from his nobles and their interest.
是愈发不可能的
That's the world he moves in.
这就是他要面对的世界
This is Versailles, it's all about being surrounded by nobles.
这就是凡尔赛 周围都是贵族
He's hardly ever met his own subjects outside of,
他几乎从未了解在这大背景外的
out of that context.
自己的真实想法
So he's swaying towards supporting the nobles,
所以他转而支持贵族
and Marie Antoinette certainly is swaying towards them.
玛丽·安托瓦内特肯定也转而支持贵族
一.difficult：adj.困难的, 艰难的, (人)难对付的, 不易相处的
【词义辨析】
difficult, hard
这两个形容词均有“困难”之意。
difficult比hard较为正式，侧重需要特别的能力、智力、判断力、技巧或勇气才能克服障碍。也可指深奥或抽象的难题。
hard含义广，通俗用词，与easy相对，泛指任何难理解，不好处理或不易做的事。
【例句用法】
The quest for gold was difficult.
寻找金矿是很困难的。
So far as English is concerned, it is not so difficult as you might think.
就英文而言，它并不像你所认为的那样难。
二.interest：n.兴趣, 嗜好, 利息, 股份 v.使…感兴趣
【语法用法】
in the interest(s) of truth指“为了真理”，in the interest(s) of peace指“为了和平”，interest后的s可选择加或不加;
interest后面用的介词不同，意思就会不同。
I have (take) no interest in this subject.
这里interest指感觉。
This subject has no interest for me.
这的interest指引起这种感觉的特质。I study this subject with great interest.
句中with...interest为状语短语，interest指兴趣。This subject is of great interest to me.
句中of...interest是形容词短语，interest指引起兴趣的的特质。
scholarly interests和intellectual interests 中的interests都表达为被关注的事或物;
interest做动词时，可解释为“引起…的注意或关心”。
This subject interests him greatly.
【词义辨析】
1.advantage, benefit, interest, favour, profit, gain
这些名词均有“利益、好处”之意。
advantage指因某方面占优势或利用某机会以及对方弱点而获得利益与好处。
benefit普通用词，指通过正当手段从物质或精神方面得到的任何好处或利益。
interest作“利益”解时，多用复数形式，既可指集团、群体的利益，又可指个人的利益。
favour指在竞争中获得的advantage,也可指狭隘的个人利益。
profit着重收益，尤指从物质、钱财等方面获得的利益。
gain指获得的物质利益，也暗示不损坏他人利益而得的无形好处。
2.amuse, entertain, interest, please
这些动词均含有“使人娱乐，消遣”之意。
amuse指使人通过注意某些有趣或悦人的事物而消遣，着重使人愉快的效果。
entertain指通过给他人快乐感的消遣活动，使自己或他人从单调中解脱出来。
interest普通用词，指出于任何原因使人兴奋或对某事物保持好奇心或注意力，侧重引起兴趣或注意。
please多指愿望、兴趣得到满足后产生的强烈满意情绪。
【例句用法】
The subject may be full of interest to you, but it holds no interest for me.
这个问题即使你兴味盎然，我也是兴味索然。
The lawyer invited the interested parties to discuss the problem.
律师邀请有关的当事人一起商讨问题。
