35.High School English Reading Listening

Why was Bastille important to the citizens of Paris? The building of the Bastille had been started in 1370 under Charles V By the seventeenth century it had stopped to be important for defense.Cardinal Richelieu turned it into a prison.It was not an ordinary prison to punish common crimes.Its huge doors closed only on enemies of the King The Bastilles workings were secret.Prisoners were taken to it in closed vehicles.Soldiers on guard duty had to stand with their faces to the wall NO talking was allowed Worst of all，a prisoner never knew if he would be there a day，a week，a year，or forever.Only the Kings letter could set him free
　　Over the years the number of arrests by King’S letter had become fewer.By the time of its fall.most of the prisoners were writers who had written against the corruptions(贪腐)of the government Voltaire，the famous French writer，spent a year there in 1717〜1718，and another 12 days in 1726. For those who believed in free speech and free thinking，the Bastille stood for everything evil.The day it was captured，only seven prisoners were found inside.Still，the Bastille was hated by the people It was a symbol of the Kings complete power.
译文：
为什么巴士底狱对巴黎市民很重要？巴士底狱于1370年在查理五世时期开始建造，到了17世纪，它已不再具有重要的防御作用。红衣主教黎塞留把它变成了一座监狱，它不是一个惩罚普通罪行的普通监狱，它巨大的门只对国王的敌人关闭。 囚犯们被关在封闭的车辆中。站岗的士兵们必须面朝墙壁站立，不允许说话。
　　随着时间的推移，被国王的信逮捕的人数越来越少。到了国王的信倒下的时候，大多数囚犯都是写过反对政府腐败的文章的作家，法国著名作家伏尔泰在1717年至1718年在那里呆了一年，1726年又呆了12天。对于那些相信自由言论和自由思想的人来说，巴士底狱代表了一切邪恶的东西。
重点词汇：
on guard 站岗 ; 值班 ; 警惕 ; 提防
NO talking 不许讲话
a week 一周；一星期