来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：欧洲文明 第5集 第5集》

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  although these people were the Grub Street hacks,
  尽管这些人是潦倒的边缘文人
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  Voltaire denigrated them as the canaille,
  被伏尔泰贬低为草民
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  the rabble, the scribblers
  乌合之众 三流作家
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  jealous, eager, anxious, hungry--;
  他们嫉妒 急功近利 浮躁 贪心
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  is that their attacks on the regime and against the unearned privilege,
  但正是他们对政权的攻击和对特权的抨击
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  as they saw it, helps erode belief in the monarchy,
  加速了君主制度的毁灭
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  and helps suggest that the monarchy itself
  并且表明了君主制本身
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  and the people hanging around the monarchy at Versailles
  以及奉行凡尔赛君主制的人
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  is lapsing into despotism.
  正在走向专制
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  So, they do make a difference.
  所以 他们确实推动了启蒙运动
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  Let me give you an example.
  举个例子
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  This is sort of a classic one.
  这是一个经典的例子