Louis had been called the King of France since he was five,

自5岁起路易就被称为法国国王

but others ran the country in his name.

但另有其人以他之名统治国家

On his 12th birthday, it was time for him to take his crown,

12岁生日时 他终于能够接过王冠

and his place on the world stage.

登上世界的舞台

The coronation of Louis XV was a moment of great hope,

路易十五的加冕仪式

and expectation for the French people.

为法国人民带来了巨大希望

They'd had long years of war,

法国常年战乱

and now the country was at peace,

现在终于迎来了和平

and it had a young king,

新王登基

in whom it was possible to invest every conceivable hope.

民众将所有希望都寄托在他身上

So, they couldprojecttheir ambitions and expectations,

所以人们能将雄心与期望

for the new reign on this young, as yet, untested king.

寄予年轻而尚未经受考验的新国王

But, there was a shadow over Louis's inheritance,

但路易十五的继任阴影重重

cast not by an eclipse, but by a mountain of debt.

并非来自月食 而是堆积如山的债务

Despite all his success in war and diplomacy,

尽管路易十四能征善战 精通外交

Louis XIV never managed to balance the books,

他却不善经营国库

or even pay for the building of his enormous palace.

甚至无法支付建造宫殿的花销

Louis XIV, when he died, left France in absolutely dire straits.

路易十四驾崩前让法国深陷困境

After a long war he, of course, left France,

常年战乱后 他留给法国的

something like, 20-years revenue in debt,

是相当于20年国库税收的债务

2 billion livres in debt, at least.

至少20亿里弗

And this was going to be an absolutely massive problem.

这必定会带来巨大?；?/p>

2 billion livres. That's 160 billion pounds in today's money.

20亿里弗相当于现代的1600亿英镑

But, before he could start work on that problem,

但在新王着手解决这个?；?/p>

there was one other thing thatdemanded

他还需要立刻解决

the new King's immediate attention,

另一问题

marriage.

那就是婚姻

一.project：n. 计划，工程，项目，课题，专题研究，住房工程 v. 计划，预计，设计，放映，投射，表达，突出，投掷

【词义辨析】

plan, design, plot, scheme, project, blueprint,programme,

plan: 最普通常用词，多指事先经过较充分的准备或考虑后制定的计划，也可指非决定性的打算或设想。

design: 侧重指按照目标、目的意向，根据固定格式精心作出的计划或安排。

plot: 主要指为实现某一阴谋而拟定秘密的计划。

scheme: 普通用词，比plan更强调计划的通盘筹划和某些细节的精心安排。在现代英语中，常用于指阴谋诡计。

project: 多指由个人或集体为进行某项工作或完成某一项较大的任务，而制定的计划方案或设想。

blueprint: 从本义蓝图，引申指详细而具体的行动计划。

programme: 使用广泛，既可指思想上的计划，又可指任何形式的书面计划或规划。

【例句用法】

1.The project became so expensive that we had to pull out.

这个计划耗资太大，我们只好退出。

2.The class are doing a project on the Roman occupation of Britain.

这个班在进行一项关于古罗马人占领不列颠的研究。

3.Their project to establish a new national park will be completed next year.

他们建造一个新的国家公园的工程将于明年完工。

4.He planted some flowers on the balcony that projects over the street.

他在那个伸出到街上的阳台上种了些花。

5.A missile was projected into space.

导弹被发射升空。

二.demand：n. 要求，需求 v. 要求，查问，需要

【词语用法】

demand作为名词时后面可以跟介词for，表示“需求”。

There is a great demand for apples.

注意demand作为及物动词时，其后不跟介词for。

They demands more helps.

demand后接that从句，从句应该要用虚拟时态，用should或shall。

He makes the demand that he shall(should) leave the place immediately.

可 省略shall(should)，但决不可用leaves或left。

demand做动词时，不能把指被要求的人的词如him，her做宾语。

I shall demand of him to answer.

句中of不能省略。

demand有时可解释为“责问”，而且语气很重。

He demanded of her.

注意句中的of。

demand后通常跟不定式。

She demanded to see my book.

【错句举例与错句分析】

错句：She demanded I stop seeing them.

纠正：She demanded that I should stop seeing them.

翻译：她要求我停止见他们。

分析：demand后面一般跟that引导的从句，后接宾语。

【例句用法】

1.Good secretaries are always in demand.

好的秘书总是很多人都需要的。

2.Do you think the President will give in to the terrorists' demand?

你认为总统会对恐怖分子的要求让步吗?

3.I demand an apology.

我要求道歉。

4.These developments have created a great demand for home computers.

这些发展促使家用电脑的需求量增大。

5.This work demands your immediate attention.

这件工作急需你立即处理。