that "Europe," in quotes, is apt to bring to French regions--

这样的"欧洲" 很可能影响法国各地
is that they're going to get rid of the license plates,

他们将要弃用牌照
which seems like a silly thing.

这看起来似乎很愚蠢
But one of the things that I always do when I'm driving,

但我开车总是做的一件事
which I drive constantly in France,

在法国我经常开车
is you see cars go by and you see a twenty-three,

当有车经过时你会看到一个 "23"
you think oh, the Creuze, that's a really rare bird,

真名叫Creuze 这是一种稀有的鸟
it's the least populated department, after the Lozère, in France,

在法国这是继洛泽尔后人口最少的地方
and you kind of imagine this person with a twenty-three is going up to see his or her aged

你会想这个人带着"23"正要去摩泽尔
grandmother in the Moselle, fifty-seven;

看他五十七岁的老祖母
and you do these sort of games of where people come from.

你做着这种人们从哪来的游戏
And that's interesting and it's important, but they're going to get

这很有趣也很重要