They were originally written as semi-secret court entertainments, scribbled on bits of paper and passed from hand to hand, like jewels or flowers.

起初它们只是半隐秘状态的宫廷娱乐，潦草地写在纸片上，手手相传，就像珠宝或鲜花。

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“She had her dresses encrusted with quite spectacular jewels and women of the court followed suit,” she notes.

“她把她的裙子镶上相当壮观的珠宝，然后宫廷里的女人开始效仿这种着装。”

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She reminds us that they were originally written as semi-secret court entertainments, scribbled on bits of paper and passed from hand to hand, like jewels or flowers, as part of love-games.

她提醒我们，起初它们只是半隐秘状态的宫廷娱乐的应景之作- - -潦草的写在纸片上，手手相传，就像珠宝和鲜花，作为恋爱游戏的一部分。

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