来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1871年后的法国 第12集 第12集》
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because it captures what I think are the two central themes是因为它捕捉到了 -
in this period in French colonial history.法兰西殖民史上的两个中心主题 -
Both the young officer and the older general in the novel文中的年轻军官和老将军 -
are serving in the French army都在法国军队中呆过 -
because they are obsessed with recovering他们为如何恢复法国被普鲁士侵略时 -
the national strength and prestige that France had lost所丢失的国家权力和威望 -
in the devastating defeat to Prussia.而感到困惑 -
Now, the older general thinks about this老将军想的 -
in terms of recovering Alsace-Lorraine,是通过收复阿尔萨斯洛林 -
in terms of continental rivalries,以欧洲大陆上的战争来解决 -
but the young officer sees France's road to greatness但年轻军官认为要达到法国的辉煌 -
in very different terms;需要走别的路