It is still going on.

事情还在继续
And, so, lots of money was invested in Russia,

很多钱投资在了俄国
particularly in Russian railroads;

特别是俄国的铁路
they invest in Spanish railroads, and in Italian railroads,

他们还投资了西班牙铁路意大利铁路
and in other things as well.

还有其他方面
But there is this conduit; and money has a big influence in diplomatic matters,

由于这个渠道资金对外交事件影响很大
and if you're trying to explain why it is that the French ambassador,

如果大家试图解释为什么法国大使
a totally forgettable guy called Maurice Paléologue,

一个完全被遗忘的叫莫里斯·帕莱奥洛格的家伙
is chasing around in the garden representatives of the czar,

在花园中追着沙皇的代表
trying to firm up the details that russia will,

试图使俄国放宽在一些细节上的要求
if France is invaded by Germany,

如果法国被德国入侵
move its armies in this direction and attack Russia

也是转移他的军队到这个方向上进攻俄国