He was born in 1899, and his life,

他生于1899年而他的一生
to me, is fascinating

对我而言有着极大的吸引力
because he was one of the last generation raised in the old

因为他是在俄式老贵族城堡中
aristocratic chateau life of Russia.

长大的最后一代
And it wasn't just a Russian aristocracy;

而且不单是俄国意义的贵族
it was really a very cosmopolitan European aristocracy.

还是具有世界级性的欧洲贵族
He lived in the summers on a country estate outside St.

夏季他住在圣彼得堡外的一个乡村庄园
Petersburg, in a beautiful chateau.

一个华丽的城堡里
And his uncle owned the chateau down the road,

那是他叔叔的城堡
and actually left it to him when he was a very young man.

在他很年轻时就送给了他
So, he actually owned for a short time this huge chateau,

所以他短暂地拥有了这座巨大的城堡
and other relatives and friends lived in estates surrounding theirs.

而且亲朋好友都住在庄园附近