来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：欧洲文明第5集第5集》

that a lot of things that went on at Versailles weren't so good.

凡尔赛宫内混乱不堪
The 10,000 nobles who were clustered around Louis XVI

一万名贵族簇拥着路易十六
and particularly his wife were undermining the authority

而他的妻子却在暗中做着有损于
and the prestige of the monarchy, and that wasn't a good thing.

皇室威信与声望的勾当
An incident called "The Diamond Necklace Affair"

所谓的"钻石项链门"事件
is illustrative and mildly amusing, not more than that.

就是一个再合适不过的例子
It also involves this Palais Royal place in Paris before.

也有人说这事曾发生在巴黎皇家宫殿
A woman called Jeanne de Saint-Remy--

一个名叫珍妮·德·圣雷米的女子
the name doesn't matter at all--was a poor noble.

是个没落贵族她叫什么并不重要
She claimed descent from the royal family.

她宣称自己承袭了皇家血统
She had a pretty good education.

她受过良好的教育
She had important protectors.

她有显赫的监护人