来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1871年后的法国 第9集 第9集》

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  and over there is in the east of what had been France,
  这个问题就在法国的东部
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  that is Alsace and Lorraine,
  被德国夺走的阿尔萨斯和诺兰的问题
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  and--because each bill had to be discussed by a whole
  然而由于每一份法案需要
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  commission of deputies, and it went on and on,
  通过整个下议院讨论 久而久之
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  commissions become sort of mini-ministries.
  下议院变成了一个代替政府的迷你政府
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  The perception is that this is an impotent system,
  那就意味着这是一个低效的机构
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  it's an impotent system,
  非常低效
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  that's condemned France to be less than virile.
  使法国变得越来越无力
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  And remember, this is the time when the population
  记住 此时正是人口问题突出的时期
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  of the fact people are becoming very afraid
  人们当时恐惧人口
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  that the population is not reproducing itself.
  呈逐年递减的趋势
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  So, this is one of the big
  所以 这就揭示了