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Louis XV was more than ready to get married.
路易十五的婚事早已准备妥当
When he was 15, his original fiance,
他15岁时 最初的未婚妻
who was the little Infanta of Spain,
西班牙的小郡主
was still only five years old.
只有5岁
And, since 15-year-old boys loathe sweet, little girls,
因为15岁的少年厌恶甜美的小女孩
he was rather embarrassed to have her around the place.
所以他为女孩身处宫中深感窘迫
Also, the ministers were terribly keen to get him breeding,
而大臣们急于让他生养后代
so the little Infanta and
所以小郡主
her dolls were packed off back to Madrid,
和她的娃娃只能收拾行李返回马德里
and a new wife had to be found.
国王需要一位新的王后
They cast about for princesses,
他们想方设法寻找公主
and they eventually settled on Marie Leszczynska,
最终选定了玛丽·蕾姗斯卡
who wasn't the most obvious choice,
她并非最明智的选择
since her father was the deposed king of Poland,
因为她的父亲是波兰的废君
and she really had no money.
而且她一贫如洗
She was 22, quite pretty,
公主年方22岁 美丽动人
although, as the female courtiers disparagingly remarked,
尽管女官们轻蔑地评论道
Her complexion had never known any other cosmetic than snow.
她穷得只能用雪当化妆品
Nonetheless, 15-year-old boys aren't really very choosy,
尽管如此 15岁的少年并不挑剔
and Louis fell madly in love with her at once.
路易立刻疯狂地爱上了她
