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超级大国的兴衰(视频+MP3+中英字幕) 第260期:转身面对陌生人(18)

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Since Peter had insisted on looking West, Russian's Slavic traditions were all too often neglected.

由于彼得一直坚持向西方学习,俄国的斯拉夫传统常常被忽略
Peter had recreated the Russian upper classes in his own image.
彼得还按照自己的形象,重新塑造了上层阶级
But they had become literally too Western in their ways for the Russian peasantry's liking.
但是有点过于西化,不符合俄国农民的喜好
By moving the capital to St. Petersburg, Peter literally turned his back on the physical center of the Third Rome, Moscow.
把首都迁到圣彼得堡,彼得基本上是忽略了莫斯科这个第三罗马帝国
Both of these actions help to create the so called dualized Russia of the Westernized "haves",
这些举措都促成了所谓二元化的俄国,拥有很多西化的东西,
end up the traditionally Russified Russian "have nots".
但是却缺少了很多,传统俄罗斯的元素
It was almost as though Russian society was evolving backwards and to the old Roman Patrician Plebian construct.
就仿佛俄罗斯社会正在倒退,回到了古老的罗马贵族与平民的时代
俄罗斯风光

Although Peter built universities, he also created a secret police which helped stifle Russian intellectual growth.

虽然彼得创立了大学,他还建立了秘密警察以镇压俄罗斯知识分子的势力
Finally, Peter did nothing to better the lot of the average Russian peasants in their communes.
最终,彼得使农民生活水平完全没有任何改善
Peter depended on the local nobility to run his far flung empire.
他依靠当地的贵族管理他庞大的帝国
And the local nobility depended on serf labor in order to stay solvent.
而当地的贵族又依赖那些劳作的农奴来清偿债务
Peter also refused to do anything to better the practice of agriculture.
彼得也拒绝花钱改善农业生产
By the early 1700's, important advances had been made in the art of farming.
18世纪年早期,农耕技术有了重大进展
But Peter made no effort to share them with the masses.
但是彼得一点也不重视

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intellectual [.intil'ektʃuəl]

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n. 知识份子,凭理智做事者
adj. 智力的

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construct [kən'strʌkt]

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vt. 构筑,建造
n. 构想

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stifle ['staifl]

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v. 使不能呼吸,窒息,抑制

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solvent ['sɔlvənt]

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n. 溶剂,解决者 adj. 有偿付能力的,有溶解力的

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serf [sə:f]

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n. 农奴,奴隶

 

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