cooperation, if not money in the pockets, of George Pompidou,

如果不是那些放到腰包里的钱的话
the President of France, who said, "we must renounce this

他说"我们必需丢弃这些
outmoded aesthetic"--that's an exact quote.

过气的审美观" 这是他的原话
And, so, the big battle over the Tour Montparnasse which is--

于是有关蒙帕纳斯大厦的争议
here I give my own view but,mon vue--

我跟你们说说我的看法我的观点:
it is a hideous building that is a blight on the skyline of Paris.

一栋奇丑无比的建筑横在巴黎的天际线上
And it's said the only thing good about it is

据说它唯一的优点在于
you can't see it when you're viewing Paris from the top;

你在顶上观望巴黎的时候你就看不见它了
and they have the elevator that shoots up to the top;

而且那里还有直达顶上的电梯
and it destroyed--

后来建筑毁坏了
well, anyway, what can one say,

尽管这样人们又能说什么
it's an obvious thing.

这是显而易见的结果