来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1871年后的法国 第4集 第4集》

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  birth baptism, marriage, death, have to be witnessed.
  出生 受洗 婚礼和葬礼都需要见证人
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  And since the French Revolution this is kept by the State,
  自从法国大革命之后这个权利由政府掌握
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  not by the parishes.
  不再由教区掌握
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  So, you have to have people who witness it,
  所以需要有人见证这些重要事件
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  who say,
  需要有人证明
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  "I see this baby, i sign on the dotted line."
  "我看见了孩子出生 我在此签名为证"
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  Now usually what you do in a small village is you would take
  通常在小村里这是由
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  some notable person,
  某个地位显要的人完成的
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  who knew how to read or write, perhaps your wealthy uncle,
  会读书写字 也许是你富有的叔叔
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  or somebody's wealthy uncle, and then you'd
  或某某家富有的叔叔
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  because the person can sign his name
  因为他会签名
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  and then you'd take your cousin,
  而你的表弟