4 Chapter 3 Trying to Fit In

Chapter 3 Trying to Fit In The palace at Versailles was beyond fancy. It was richly decorated with gold and marble, mirrors, and thousands of arched windows. Paintings on the ceilings and the walls, sculptures, and tapestries adorned the rooms and hallways.

凡尔赛宫令人难以想象。 它用黄金和大理石、镜子和成千上万的拱形窗户装饰得富丽堂皇。 天花板和墙壁上的绘画、雕塑和挂毯装饰着房间和走廊。

The gardens were equally fancy. A large body of water, called the Grand Canal, covered just a small part of the two-thousand-acre grounds. Throughout French history, the monarch and his family had lived in Paris, France's capital city. The city palace was called the Tuileries (TWEE-luh-ree). But Louis XIV (the Fourteenth) built a new palace in the village of Versailles, about twelve miles away. He moved there in 1682. The palace was the home of the French royal family, as well as wealthy and important noble families. The palace at Versailles was also the seat of the French government. Every day, about ten thousand people walked its halls. Crowds visiting the palace could even buy souvenirs in the courtyard.

花园也同样华丽。 被称为大运河的一大片水域只覆盖了两千英亩土地的一小部分。 纵观法国历史，国王和他的家人一直住在法国的首都巴黎。 这座城市宫殿被称为杜伊勒里宫。 但路易十四(十四世)在12英里外的凡尔赛村建造了一座新宫殿。 他于1682年搬到那里。这座宫殿是法国皇室，以及富有和重要的贵族家庭的家。 凡尔赛宫也是法国政府所在地。 每天，大约有一万人走过它的大厅。 参观故宫的人群甚至可以在院子里买纪念品。

Marie Antoinette had her own rooms, including a room for guards, a room for public events, a room for her ladies-in-waiting, and a bedchamber. She was certainly used to royal life. But she was not used to being on constant display as the future queen. She had to respect the rules and customs of the French court. And there were lots of rules. French royalty followed guidelines about how to speak to people, how to dress, and how to eat.

玛丽·安托瓦内特有自己的房间，包括一间警卫室，一间公共活动室，一间侍女室和一间卧室。 她当然习惯了王室生活。 但她不习惯以未来女王的身份不断示人。 她必须尊重法国宫廷的规则和习俗。 有很多规则。 法国皇室在如何与人交谈、如何着装以及如何饮食方面都遵循着指导原则。

Each day followed a strict schedule. Marie Antoinette woke between nine and ten. Most mornings, she ate breakfast while taking a bath, wearing a flannel dress for modesty while in the water. Then she got dressed. This was called the lever (luh-VAY), which means "to get up." The

每天都有严格的时间表。 玛丽·安托瓦内特在9点到10点之间醒来。 大多数早晨，她一边洗澡一边吃早餐，在水里穿着法兰绒连衣裙，以示端庄。 然后她穿好衣服。这被称为杠杆(luh-VAY)，意思是“起床”。 的

lever was like a tourist attraction. Both men and women would come into her room to watch her get ready—not just nobles, but common people, too, as long as they were dressed nicely enough. "I put on my rouge and wash my hands in front of the whole world," she wrote in a letter to her mother. The men would then leave, and Marie Antoinette's attendants would finish dressing her in front of her female audience.

杠杆就像一个旅游景点。 男人和女人都会到她的房间看她梳妆打扮——不仅是贵族，普通人也一样，只要他们穿得足够漂亮。 “我在全世界面前涂上胭脂，洗手，”她在给母亲的一封信中写道。 男人们会离开，玛丽·安托瓦内特的侍从会在女性观众面前给她穿好衣服。