Chapter 19 太后恩宠

Empress's favorite

Empress n. 皇后;女皇(第一眼看成了princess)

阅读了这一章后,开始对宋朝的历史感兴趣,林语堂在这一章说到宋朝有好几位贤能的皇后。这颠覆了我对久居深宫中女人的印象

此外,这一章和之前的几章内容中介绍了神宗皇帝对于苏轼才华的喜爱,我每次读到这里都不由得紧张起来,感觉皇帝马上会对苏东坡予以重任。有时也会感概,怎么皇帝也会身不由己呢……

下图:宋朝市井的生活

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How did the empress help Su Tungpo? Did Su Tungpo like living in the capital city?

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表达积累

1⃣️  Su Tungpo always had luck with empresses. 苏东坡总能得到太后的荫蔽。

2⃣️  erobserve (熟词僻义)常用的解释是“观察”,这里是“遵守”的意思

原句:…… to make up the three years' mourning for his mother which he had failed to observe.

3⃣️  起草圣旨 the work of drafting imperial edicts

4⃣️  sonorous  adj. 响亮的;作响的;能发出响亮声音的

5⃣️  at the height of one's fame 

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