第7章 元素那些事 Elemental Matters · 第3讲S1
课程:《万物简史》慕课教程(WANWUJS001)主讲:余俊英副教授(数字人)词汇 12 条句型 1 条要点 1 条
一、本课要点
- Irony of Fate:历史讽刺:路易十六设计了更“仁慈”的断头台,最终却死于自己参与设计的工具之下。
二、核心词汇(12)
| 词条 | 释义 / 讲解 |
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| firm | 此处指“公司/商行”,特指拉瓦西任职的“通用租税公司”(Ferme Générale),而非普通的公司。 |
| enthusiastically | 热情地、积极地。此处含讽刺意味,指拉瓦西积极修建了引发民愤的城墙。 |
| edifice | 宏伟的建筑。文中指巴黎城墙,强调其庞大且令人憎恶的社会象征意义。 |
| loathed | 痛恨的、厌恶的。过去分词作形容词,修饰edifice,表达民众对征税工具的极度反感。 |
| capitalize on | 利用(优势/局势)获利。文中指马拉利用拉瓦西的身份和过往行为作为攻击借口。 |
| leading voice | 意见领袖/主要发声者。指马拉在国民议会中拥有巨大话语权和影响力。 |
| denounce | 公开谴责、抨击。正式用语,指马拉在议会中强烈指责并建议处死拉瓦西。 |
| aggrieved | 心怀不满的、委屈的。形容凶手夏洛蒂·科黛自认为遭受不公待遇而实施刺杀。 |
| guillotine | n. 断头台。源自发明者姓氏 Guillotin,法国大革命时期著名处决工具。 |
| hanging | n. 绞刑。指将犯人吊死,文中对比指出其比断头台更残忍。 |
| Joseph Guillotin | 人名。约瑟夫·吉约坦,法国医生,提议用此法替代绞刑以体现人道。 |
| humanitarian | adj. 人道的。文中指断头台初衷是出于对犯人的人道关怀和尊重。 |
三、句型与语法点(1)
| 要点 | 说明 |
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| Passive Voice | was sent to... 被动语态。表示玛丽·安托瓦内特被送往断头台,强调动作承受者。 |
四、课堂讨论题
1. 讲稿里说勒布兹耶(Le B zier)修的那堵墙是 'an edifice so loathed',这里的 'loathed' 到底是什么意思?为什么这堵墙会让市民这么恨?
2. 马拉(Maha)在国民议会里 'denounce' 勒布兹耶,这个词除了表示反对,是不是还有更强烈的公开谴责的意思?
3. 法国大革命里的恐怖统治(Reign of Terror)把革命搞得很血腥,而中国的辛亥革命后溥仪还好好住在皇宫里,这两者最大的区别到底在哪?
4. 为什么讲稿里说马拉在浴室里被杀的时候,'for Lavoisier it was too late'?马拉都死了,为什么勒布兹耶还是逃不掉被处死的命运?
5. 断头台(Guillotine)最初是为了让人死得‘不残忍’才发明的,怎么后来反而成了‘恐怖’的代名词?这背后的原因是什么?
五、Discussion Questions (English)
1. The transcript says Le B zier built an 'edifice so loathed'; what exactly does 'loathed' mean here, and why did citizens hate that wall so much?
2. When the transcript mentions that Mahá 'denounced' Lavoisier in the National Assembly, does 'denounce' imply a stronger sense of public condemnation than just opposing someone?
3. The French Revolution's Reign of Terror was very bloody, whereas the last emperor Puyi lived peacefully in the palace after the Xinhai Revolution in China; what is the core difference between these two revolutions?
4. Why does the text say 'it was too late for Lavoisier' even after Marat was killed? If Marat was dead, why couldn't Lavoisier escape his fate?
5. The guillotine was originally invented to make execution 'less cruel,' so why did it eventually become a symbol of 'terror' instead?
六、听力 / 讲稿全文
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现在,勒布兹耶在法国大革命的错误之中。
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法国大革命的缺点包括了不平等和高利贷。
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当时,法国社会被分成了三个阶级。
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第一个阶级是教会,包括牧师、
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僧侣、教士这些宗教的职业人员。
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第二个阶级是众众,包括皇帝、
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皇后等众众众众。
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就是贵族
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当时法国的政府经济又非常困难为了维持他们非常豪
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华奢侈的生活税收就要非常的高这就引起了第三阶层
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的强烈不满他们认为一切的社会矛盾根源都在于这个
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君主制度所以他们要起来反抗推翻这个君主制
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虽然都是推翻君主制度的革命但是这个法国大革命呢
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跟中国的辛亥革命是不同的革
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命者内部分为好几个派别其中雅阁兵派实行了残忍的
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恐怖统治 The Ring of Terror
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杀人无数你看一车一车的贵族被运到这里杀头不仅是
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贵族被杀害
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其他与他们意见不同的革命者也一样被杀害这是法国
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历史上一段非常血腥的时期
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而中国的辛亥革命过后末代皇帝溥仪还好好地住在他
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的皇宫里边 Now,it
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coincided with another type of revolution,
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the French Revolution,
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and for this one,Le B
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zier was entirely on the wrong side.
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Not only was he a member of the hated firm Genard,
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but he had enthusi astically built the wall that
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enclosed Paris,
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an edifice so loathed that it was the first thing
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attacked by the rebellious citizens.
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Enclosed means circled,
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means surrounded
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这位拉瓦西不仅仅隶属于遭人痛恨的这个通用租税公
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司而且他还积极修建了环绕巴黎的城墙大家还记得吗
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这个城墙它的目的是为了阻止人们自由贸易是为了收
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税的所以这是一个 Loased,
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Much Loased Edifice Edifice means a big buildingan
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edifice so loathed that it was the first thing attacked
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by the rebellious citizens
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这个 rebellious 大家要先看它的动词 rebell to rebel
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means to fight against the people in authority 就是反
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抗反叛 rebellious citizens 造反的市民这个建筑是如
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此遭人痛恨它甚至成了造反的市民选择攻击的第一个
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目标 Capitalizing on this,
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in 1791,
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Ma Ha,now a leading voice in the National Assembly,
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denounced the Lavoisier and suggested that it was well
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past time for his hanging.
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Capital,大家应该是知道的,
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Capital,它有几个意思,
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一是首都首府,还有一个意思是资本。
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But
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to capitalize on something means to use a situation or
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something good that you have in order to get an
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advantage for yourself 相
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当于中文说的利用比如说 The small country has
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capitalized on its natural beauty to attract tourism
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这个小国家利用自己的自然美景来吸引游客那
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capitalizing on this 利用这种情况这个 this 指代的就
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是前文说过的这种情况也就是 Levizier 的这个身份以
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及他做过的事情
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那么 in 1791 马哈这个是谁呢就是前面说过的那个马拉
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He
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submitted a paper to the Royal Academy of Science but
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was dismissed by Levizier And then he hated him ever
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since But
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now he was a leading voice in the National Assembly
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National Assembly 是国民议会就是法国大革命之后组
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建起来的一个国民议会那现在这位马拉他的身份是 A
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leading voice in the National Assembly Voice 指代的是
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人说他是一个 leading voice 指的是他在国民议会当中
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说话是很有影响力的他是一个相当于意见领袖的人物
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他说话是影响力比较大那他在国民议会里面 denounce
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the Lavoisier and suggested that it was well past time
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for his hanging to denounce someone means to express
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strong disapproval of someone or
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somethingespecially in public to condemn someone
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强烈的谴责拉瓦西他说
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这个人早就该被绞死了这句话从字面意思是
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for his hanging 就是他被绞死这个时间早就已经过了
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就是更早就应该把他绞死了他不该活到现在
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所以之前拉瓦西得罪了这个小人马拉现在他就要报复
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不久以后通用租税公司就关闭了 Not long after this
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Maha was murdered in his bath by an aggrieved young
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womannamed Charlotte Corday but by this time it was too
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late for Lavoisieraggrieved means angry and
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sadbecause you think you have been unfairly treated
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Not long after this This 指的是通用租税公司关门这种
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情况不久以后马拉自己就被 murdered in his bath 在洗
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澡的时候被杀死被谁呢是 An aggrieved young woman 一
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个心怀不满的一个年轻女性叫做 Charlotte Corday
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但这个时候对于 Levisier 来说为时已晚虽然马拉已经
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死了 Levisier 还没有死可是这也救不
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