And you can actually, instead of imagining what things look like,

你不用想象巴黎看起来的样子
you can see them.

你可以直接看到
And here, this is from the steps of Montmartre,

这是蒙马特区的台阶
way before the god-awful Sacré-Coeur was built,

在那个糟糕的圣心堂建造之前
the basilica--more about that some other time,

那个大教堂改天再讲讲这点
when I'm in a real frenzy of contempt

我真的强烈鄙视这玩意儿
for the destruction of the Parisian skyline.

因为它破坏了巴黎的天空轮廓线
But, anyway,

不论如何
this is looking down from Montmartre,

这是从蒙马特高地向下看
and here you've got the image of-- the female image of liberty,

这幅画画的是自由经过人格化后的女性形象
Marianne, and she comes in as the provisional government

玛丽安娜她在临时政府
that is going to capitulate France,

要出卖法国时出现