7 Chapter 6 Scandal and Suffering

Chapter 6 Scandal and Suffering Even though Marie Antoinette enjoyed motherhood, the people of France continued to find reasons to dislike her. The summer of 1785 brought a huge scandal. It became known as the Diamond Necklace Affair. A jeweler for the royal family asked the queen to pay him for a large and expensive diamond necklace. Marie Antoinette had no idea what he was talking about. The jeweler said that he had given the necklace to Cardinal Louis de Rohan, a church official, to present to the queen.

尽管玛丽·安托瓦内特享受着做母亲的乐趣，但法国人民仍不断找到不喜欢她的理由。 1785年夏天发生了一起巨大的丑闻。 这件事被称为“钻石项链事件”。 王室的一位珠宝商要求女王付钱给他买一条又大又贵的钻石项链。 玛丽·安托瓦内特不知道他在说什么。 这位珠宝商说，他把这条项链交给了教会官员红衣主教路易·德·罗汉(Louis de Rohan)，让他送给女王。

Marie Antoinette had never asked for the necklace. She knew nothing about it and was convinced that Cardinal Rohan was trying to make her look bad. She had King Louis arrest him. During the trial, the real story came out. A lady of the court had forged a note from the queen, asking Rohan for the necklace. When Rohan gave it to the lady, instead of handing it over to the queen, she gave it to her husband. He, in turn, brought it to London and sold the diamonds. Cardinal Rohan was found to be innocent. Marie Antoinette was not happy with the verdict. She still wanted Rohan punished. So Louis sent him away from court. This angered noble families that had supported the cardinal. Even though Marie Antoinette had never asked for the necklace in the first place, she was still seen as

玛丽·安托瓦内特从未要过这条项链。 她对此一无所知，坚信红衣主教罗翰是想让她出丑。 她让路易国王逮捕了他。 在审判中，真相大白了。 朝廷的一位女士伪造了王后的遗书，向洛汗国索要项链。 当洛汗把它交给那位女士时，她没有把它交给王后，而是交给了她的丈夫。 反过来，他把它带到伦敦，卖掉了钻石。 红衣主教罗翰被判无罪。 玛丽·安托瓦内特对判决结果并不满意。 她还是希望洛汗受到惩罚。 所以路易把他赶出了宫廷。 这激怒了支持红衣主教的贵族家庭。 尽管玛丽·安托瓦内特从一开始就没有要求过这条项链，但她仍然被视为

guilty in the eyes of the people. She had sent an innocent man away. Life continued to go badly for the queen. In July 1786, she gave birth to a baby girl who died the following summer. And Marie Antoinette's oldest boy, Louis Joseph, was very ill. The government of France wasn't doing well, either. The high costs of supporting the American Revolution along with the king and queen's spending left the country with no money. The people of France were furious. They placed a lot

在人民的眼中有罪。 她送走了一个无辜的人。 王后的生活仍然很糟糕。 1786年7月，她生下一名女婴，次年夏天夭折。 玛丽·安托瓦内特的大儿子路易斯·约瑟夫病得很重。 法国政府的表现也不太好。 支持美国独立战争的高昂成本，加上国王和王后的开支，使这个国家没有钱。 法国人民怒不可遏。 他们放了很多

of the blame on Marie Antoinette. Rumors spread about her in pamphlets and flyers. Crude cartoons made fun of her and blamed her for all the country's problems. People hissed at her in public. She discovered threats to her life on signs near her seats at the theater.

玛丽·安托瓦内特的责任 关于她的谣言通过小册子和传单传播开来。 粗俗的漫画取笑她，把国家的所有问题都归咎于她。 人们在公共场合对她发出嘘声。 她在剧院座位附近的告示牌上发现了对她生命的威胁。

"LET THEM EAT CAKE!" HERE IS ONE OF MANY RUMORS SPREAD ABOUT MARIE ANTOINETTE. THE STORY WAS SAID TO REVEAL MARIE ANTOINETTE'S CLUELESS ATTITUDE TOWARD THE PEASANTS. WHEN TOLD THAT THE STARVING PEOPLE NEEDED BREAD, SHE REPLIED, "LET THEM EAT CAKE!" THE REMARK WAS MEANT TO SHOW HOW OUT OF TOUCH SHE WAS WITH THE PROBLEMS OF THE POOR. BUT THIS STORY WAS NOT TRUE. SIMILAR WORDS WERE ACTUALLY SAID BY THE WIFE OF

“让他们吃蛋糕吧!”这是关于玛丽·安托瓦内特的众多谣言之一。 据说这个故事揭示了玛丽·安托瓦内特对农民的无知态度。 当被告知饥饿的人们需要面包时，她回答说:“让他们吃蛋糕吧!”这句话意在表明她是多么不了解穷人的问题。 但这个故事不是真的。 类似的话实际上是由一个人的妻子说的

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