But the responsibilities of government weighed upon him every day,

但政务的重任一日日压在他身上

especially the urgent need to fill the national treasury.

特别是填满国库的需求日益急切

Louis' next attempt to do so

路易再次尝试

arrived at Versailles in the shape of Jacques Necker,

请雅克·内克尔来到凡尔赛宫

one of the wealthiest men in Europe.

他是欧洲最富有的人之一

Necker is an enormously rich Genevan banker.

内克是位极富有的日内瓦银行家

States like France, which,

很多国家像法国一样

you know, is having financial problems,

面临着经济问题

finds it terrifically advantageous,

他发现这对他非常有利

because it means that he places his personal credit

因为这意味着用他的信用

to the benefit of the state.

换取国家的利益

He seemed initially as a sort of miracle man,

他最初像一个奇迹之子

because by establishing confidence, financial confidence,

由于建立了经济方面的信心

the state can boom.

国家经济就此繁荣

Necker arrived at an exciting time in Versailles.

内克在凡尔赛宫最兴奋的时候到来

France's old enemy, England,

法国的老对手 英国

was struggling with an armed rebellion in its American colonies.

正在美国殖民地的武装反叛中挣扎

A rebellion that Louis wanted to support.

而这反叛 正是路易想要支持的

一.fill：vt.装满, 弥漫, 填充, 担任 n.足量

【语法用法】

一般来说，fill常与介词with连用，表示“把东西放满在……里”，如fill the cup with wine(用酒装满杯子)。

要注意fill不表示“把东西放满在……上”，如fill the tablewith books(把桌子堆满书)这中表达方式是错误的;

在英美两国，fill有时可与fulfil表示相同意思，但是现在已不普遍在英国使用。

He filled five engagements that day.

他那天赴了5个约会。

fill后可接双宾语。

He filled me a glass of beer.

他给我倒满了一杯啤酒。

fill in/up/out都可用来表示“填写(表格)”，而fill单用，或者是fill in/up/out都可用来表示“填写(在空白处)”。

Please fill in your name and address.

Please fill these blanks.

【例句用法】

The hall soon filled(with people).

大厅里不久就坐满了人。

Can you fill me in on what has been happening?

你能把发生的事情原原本本地告诉我吗?

Please fill the cup with water.

请把这个杯子装满水。

Laughter filled the room.

房间里充满了笑声。

二.enemy：n.敌人, 敌军, 有害物

【词义辨析】

opponent, competitor, enemy, foe, rival

这些名词均有“对手、敌手”之意。

opponent最常用词，通常指在争论、辩论、竞选或竞赛以及其它各种矛盾冲突中站在对立面的“对手”或“敌手”。

competitor指为同一目标或目的竞争者，一般无感情色彩。

enemy多指充满敌意的仇敌。

foe语气较强，多用于书面文字和诗歌中，指不仅敌对，而且很危险，怀有很深的敌意。

rival指与某人目标一致而想赶上或超过他的人，匹敌者。

【例句用法】

After several reverses the enemy was forced to retreat.

几经失败之后，敌军被迫后撤。

The ship was sunk by an enemy torpedo.

这艘船被敌人的鱼雷击沉了。

In a frenzy of hate he killed his enemy.

在一阵痛恨的狂乱中，他杀死了敌人。

The shield protected him from the blows of his enemy.

这盾牌保护他免受敌人的打击。

The city is held by the enemy.

这座城市已被敌人占领。